wasn't really happy with my m1a. still haven't shot it. turns out that some of them had a problem that causes the magazine to fit super tight. I called Springfield and they will cover shipping and fix it. they said it's just a matter of removing some material from the stock. I actually attached the trigger group to the action without the stock and placed an empty mag in just to see what was going on. it's seems like there is something else causing the problem.

not downing springfield but I was bummed i dropped that much cash and had issues right out the box. I got busy and kinda lost interest in the rifle because of the problem. will send it off at some point and hopefully be happy with it. at least that's the plan.