Good morning Gentlemen, I have recently acquired a pristine Squad Scout in composite black. The opportunity came up suddenly and I pounced on it. It came in a cardboard box with a 5 round magazine and the owners manual. Nothing else. My question is: What accessories, cleaning devices and fluids do I need to keep this puppy well fed and happy? What do I need to know about types and sizes of ammo to shoot or NOT to shoot. I appreciate your help here. Just wanting to get started out right and figured you guys are the experts. Thanks in advance.
Experts?? I'm no expert . What caliber is it?? What kind of action is it??? Bolt,semi auto,lever??? I've never heard of that particular gun myself but maybe somebody else on here has.
name calling will not inspire us to help. "Gentlemen", indeed. So got any more specs on that firearm you can share? Welcome to the forum!
Silly me. I must have thought I was in the Mind-Readers forum. It's a Springfield Armory, M1A, Squad Scout, in 7.62x51mm (.308) semi-auto, 18 inch barrel, on a black composite stock. It looks just like this picture.
Nice rifle! I would love to have a scout model! These rifles are pretty simple to take care of and maintain. It is better if you use grease instead of oil on these. I highly recommend this: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/379954/lubriplate-sfl-0-gun-grease-14-oz-can I also recommend buying a chamber brush as well. Military style cleaning kit: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/919850/john-masen-deluxe-rifle-cleaning-kit-m1a has a chamber brush. I personally use a product like this http://www.gggaz.com/m14-m1a-chamber-cleaning-tool.html Makes life a little easier. It's important to o keep these chambers clean. A dirty chamber can cause all sorts of feeding and extracting issues. For the rest of your questions you need to watch this guy: [ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HNKcWNeQzDE[/ame] Tony is a heck of a guy and knows this way around these rifles. He has multiple videos on these rifles that covers ALOT of info. Hope this helps!
