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11/11/2007 8:05:48 PM EDT
im am currently on a drill team and i practice 4 days a week . so the thing i need help with is , i am looking for a de milled or replica   m14(m1a works to)because i wanted to also be able to practice at home . i have only been able so far to find m1 garands and 1903 drill rifles,so if you know a website or anything at all please inform me . any help will be appreciated
11/11/2007 8:08:03 PM EDT
[#1]
Would an airsoft M14 work?

It's probably lighter but it would be almost dimensionally identical.

They're pricey but probably much easier to acquire.

ETA:  Jungle Toy lists an M14 on their website.  It's $40 and probably is not the proper weight.  

Perhaps you can add weight?
11/11/2007 8:14:51 PM EDT
[#2]
Lucky bastard. We had chrome 1903s.
11/11/2007 8:19:24 PM EDT
[#3]
the airsoft gun idea may work but the only issue i can thin of is how to add weight to it with out damaging it


we had 1903s at the beggining of this year but they ended up being sold to cmp (there gona sell them)
11/11/2007 8:23:28 PM EDT
[#4]

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the airsoft gun idea may work but the only issue i can thin of is how to add weight to it with out damaging it


we had 1903s at the beggining of this year but they ended up being sold to cmp (there gona sell them)


Go hit a local place that stocks reloading components, pick up a bag of shotgun shell shot.

Get some 15-30 minute epoxy so you have a little working time.  Get a scale and measure out the appropriate weight of shot.  

Mix up a messy slurry of epoxy and shot and pour it any nook and/or cranny you can find.  Try to space it out so the gun is relatively balanced like whatever you're using for drill.

You could also pour the shot in wherever and cap it off with epoxy, duct tape, caulk, etc.

You get the idea.
11/11/2007 8:24:29 PM EDT
[#5]
Look what else I just found.
11/11/2007 8:28:06 PM EDT
[#6]
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the airsoft gun idea may work but the only issue i can thin of is how to add weight to it with out damaging it


we had 1903s at the beggining of this year but they ended up being sold to cmp (there gona sell them)


Go hit a local place that stocks reloading components, pick up a bag of shotgun shell shot.

Get some 15-30 minute epoxy so you have a little working time.  Get a scale and measure out the appropriate weight of shot.  

Mix up a messy slurry of epoxy and shot and pour it any nook and/or cranny you can find.  Try to space it out so the gun is relatively balanced like whatever you're using for drill.

You could also pour the shot in wherever and cap it off with epoxy, duct tape, caulk, etc.

You get the idea.
the only problem i have with doing that is i need the bolt to work to practice a rifle movement  (inspection arms , bring bolt back lock it in place and tilt head down to look at chamber then close)
11/11/2007 8:30:43 PM EDT
[#7]
the rifle from the link you found topcrest may be the answer to my problems
11/12/2007 12:42:14 PM EDT
[#8]

I like where it says ....."Used for training snipers".

I'm surprised they didn't lay it on even deeper.....
11/12/2007 2:35:53 PM EDT
[#9]
I don't think I've ever seen M-14 Drill rifles for sale anywhere.

AJI (in Apache Junction) has a couple of 1903A3 drill rifles. Bolts are spot welded and the barrels are plugged. I think I cried a little when I saw that.
11/12/2007 4:41:07 PM EDT
[#10]
the sadest thing ive seen was when we got the m14s at first we were happy and when we examined the reciever and they welded the bolt in placehen
11/12/2007 5:02:34 PM EDT
[#11]

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I don't think I've ever seen M-14 Drill rifles for sale anywhere.

AJI (in Apache Junction) has a couple of 1903A3 drill rifles. Bolts are spot welded and the barrels are plugged. I think I cried a little when I saw that.


I saw those, I was thinking - wow pretty decent price on these 03's, then I picked one up and saw the nasty blob of weld.
11/12/2007 8:49:26 PM EDT
[#12]
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