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Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe M1A is a civilian-legal semi-automatic rifle descended from the M14 rifle, which served as the standard issue rifle of the United States military from 1959 to 1970, after the M1 Garand. Springfield Armory made a civilian-legal variant of the M14 in 1974, which was well-received by shooters nationwide. The rifle has a windage and elevation-adjustable rear sight that makes zeroing effortless. The two-stage military trigger, detachable box magazine, op-rod, and roller cam …

Bryant RIdge's AnalysisInland Manufacturing Division of General Motors was the only manufacturer of the M1A1 and manufactured approximately 140,000 by the close of the war. The M1A1 was manufactured in two main production runs, both of approximately 70,000. The first was produced and delivered from late 1942 through until October 1943. M1A1s produced during this run will have early production features, such as flip sights, type 1 barrel bands, high wood etc.The second production run, started in …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Military Armament Corporation Model 11, also known as MAC-11, was designed by an American firearm designer named Gordon Ingram in the 1970s at the Military Armament Corporation (MAC) in Powder Springs, Georgia, United States. It is a smaller semi-automatic version of the Model 10, which is also known as the MAC-10. Sometimes, people mistake the MAC-11 for other variants of the MAC, such as Sylvia & Wayne Daniels M-11/9, Leinad PM-11, or Vulcan M-11-9, which are all …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisIn February 1942 Smith Corona, a company primarily known as a typewriter manufacturer, was contracted to produce the 1903A3 rifle. The original contract was for some 100,000 rifles. The Army’s confidence in the ability of the 1903 rifle was inherent in the following contract as the number specified was for some 380,000 rifles. However, creating the machinery and setting up production meant that the first rifles were not produced until late 1942. Finally, in December 1942, …