Three Letters Re: Which Rifle and Caliber is the Best for TEOTWAWKI?
James: What about the M1A/M14? It would get my vote, even over the FAL. My M1A (“Irene”) has over 8,000 rounds through it, and has never so much as stove piped. And she is a real tack driver. – Gung-Ho JWR Replies: I was a big believer in M1As from 1981 until 2003. (I owned five of them at one time.) But in Aught Three I faced facts, took a deep breath, and I sold my M1As and replaced them with L1A1s. Functionally L1A1s are comparable (but, granted, not quite capable of match grade M1A accuracy), and their accessories and spare …