need help pricing a springfield m1a

cfl1911 · 11-02-2007, 09:44 AM

A lady I know is selling her late husbands (long story) guns and she has a springfield m1a that is real nice EXCEPT when the state police took the guns they took off the butt plate which they lost so it will need a new butt plate other wise its a nice rifle. What range price wise should she ask? I know its condition condition condition but it is real clean.

M14man · 11-02-2007, 08:38 PM

There were numerous grades of M1A's from standard to supermatch. Lower serials below 80,000 are often favored over later ones. $1000 is a fair price and it could go as high as $1400 for a standard gun. Higher range would be for pre-ban, more added if match grade.Lower ranges if fiberglass stock, post ban, altered...etc

SilverRun · 11-02-2007, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by M14man

There were numerous grades of M1A's from standard to supermatch. Lower serials below 80,000 are often favored over later ones. $1000 is a fair price and it could go as high as $1400 for a standard gun. Higher range would be for pre-ban, more added if match grade.Lower ranges if fiberglass stock, post ban, altered...etc

Yep, what he said.

shrub · 11-08-2007, 06:12 PM

Not trying to hijack the thread or anything but why would the state police feel the need to take the butplate off of a firearm?

Colt · 11-08-2007, 08:59 PM

hhhuuuu....Where??? Why???

micmacman · 11-09-2007, 09:29 PM

a grand is a great price for a Springfield,especially if a early one made from USGI parts,the Chinese clones are going for $800 now

Dookiebutt · 11-13-2007, 06:54 AM

Chinese clones???? Like there weren't enough of them already? What will they think of next?

micmacman · 11-13-2007, 08:06 PM

mixed reviews about them,some say their a great platform for the money to work with,having the weak link the bolt needing replaced

others say their junk

cz777 · 11-15-2007, 10:36 PM

well some gun makes hate to under cut and some dont make anything but out source all parts at the lowest cost [crap] and sell high [smoke and mirrors] so if the chicom weapons were not banned many usa makers would have gone out of business so get a ban passed or smear them with lies or both!

rckymtnboy · 11-16-2007, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by shrub

Not trying to hijack the thread or anything but why would the state police feel the need to take the butplate off of a firearm?

I think it might have something to do with the fact they were her "late" husband's guns...maybe the guns had some relation to his passing... total guess, but that's the only reason I can imagine they would need to take them in the first place. Probably had to take this one into the lab for some sort of analysis...or it could be that one of them just needed a butt plate for their own M1!

11-02-2007, 09:44 AM	#1
cfl1911 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Trader Rating: (0)	need help pricing a springfield m1a A lady I know is selling her late husbands (long story) guns and she has a springfield m1a that is real nice EXCEPT when the state police took the guns they took off the butt plate which they lost so it will need a new butt plate other wise its a nice rifle. What range price wise should she ask? I know its condition condition condition but it is real clean.

11-08-2007, 08:59 PM	#5
Colt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 126 Trader Rating: (0)	hhhuuuu....Where??? Why??? __________________ If you want peace or freedom you must prepare for war... -The punisher (modified)

11-15-2007, 10:36 PM	#9
cz777 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 15 Trader Rating: (0)	china vs usa well some gun makes hate to under cut and some dont make anything but out source all parts at the lowest cost [crap] and sell high [smoke and mirrors] so if the chicom weapons were not banned many usa makers would have gone out of business so get a ban passed or smear them with lies or both!

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11-02-2007, 08:38 PM	#2
M14man Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FLA Posts: 341 Trader Rating: (0)	There were numerous grades of M1A's from standard to supermatch. Lower serials below 80,000 are often favored over later ones. $1000 is a fair price and it could go as high as $1400 for a standard gun. Higher range would be for pre-ban, more added if match grade.Lower ranges if fiberglass stock, post ban, altered...etc

11-08-2007, 06:12 PM	#4
shrub Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Guilford Vt. Posts: 100 Trader Rating: (0)	Not trying to hijack the thread or anything but why would the state police feel the need to take the butplate off of a firearm?

11-09-2007, 09:29 PM	#6
micmacman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5 Trader Rating: (0)	a grand is a great price for a Springfield,especially if a early one made from USGI parts,the Chinese clones are going for $800 now

11-13-2007, 06:54 AM	#7
Dookiebutt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 971 Trader Rating: (0)	Chinese clones???? Like there weren't enough of them already? What will they think of next?

11-13-2007, 08:06 PM	#8
micmacman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5 Trader Rating: (0)	mixed reviews about them,some say their a great platform for the money to work with,having the weak link the bolt needing replaced others say their junk