We noticed that the diameter of the faux buffer tube was too large to accept any of the popular aftermarket buttstocks. The comb of the buttstock was augmented with a securely fit snap-on riser that resulted in comb height being as close to the center of the bore as we could measure.
Lockup was secure in terms of side-to-side wobble, but the unit did move forward and back about 0.05 inches. The buttstock resembled the basic configuration of an AR-15 with a compression lever available to set length of pull. Plus, a single 3.1-inch length of rail (seven slots) was bolted to the underside, to which we mounted a bipod. Two 1.6-inch-long sections offering three slots were mounted on each side of the forend. The true function of the venting was to attach sections of Picatinny rail. In addition, the forend offered a traditional grip relief as well as vents on each side and beneath the stock. Features included sockets for QD (quick-detach) sling swivels on each side of the forend and just above the pistol grip. But this stock is not sold separately online at.
The Archangel stock was, in our view, closer to being a chassis application due its drop-in construction. Along with the adjustable-length buttstock, we wondered if this would provide optimal eye relief as well as comfortable length of pull.
We then affixed a 4-16x50mm Steiner Predator scope with 30mm tube using extra-low-mount rings. In addition, the steel mount is not available separately. We could have purchased an aluminum mount from the Springfield Armory online store for $155 and put it on ourselves, but we wanted to make absolutely sure it was done properly. The scope mount added $299 to the cost of the rifle, including installation. Why? With limited availability of scope mounts for the M1/M1A platform, we wanted to see what Springfield Armory had to offer. Nevertheless, we chose its brother, item number AA9611, with iron sights only, but with a factory-installed optical scope mount. The front sight, made by XS Sights of Fort Worth, featured a tritium insert. The dot is positioned to co-witness with the 0.125-inch-wide front post as viewed through the 0.135-inch rear ghost ring aperture. Item number AA9611PK ships with a Vortex Venom red-dot sight affixed to the bracket recognized as the en bloc clip designed to guide the loading of clip bound ammunition, a remnant of its Garand heritage. Springfield Armory offers two CQB models. Picatinny forward mount 4th generation 1-piece receiver mount Rugged and more versatile than past M1A carbines, this is a powerful workhorse that can be quickly adjusted to fit any shooter.ġ6.25 in. Springfield Armory Socom 16 CQB 7.62X51 AA9611, $2442 as tested GUN TESTS GRADE: B+ The CQB uses the same barreled action as previous carbines but sheds the traditional stock in favor of a carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer stock by Archangel featuring a 5-position adjustable-length buttstock. The subject of this evaluation is the newest carbine, the $2442 Socom 16 CQB. This was a simplification of the Socom II we covered in 2012that featured a multi-rail forend made by Vltor Weapons Systems. In the September 2014 issue of Gun Tests, we evaluated the Springfield Armory Socom 16, which added a scout-style scope mount positioned forward of the ejection port. Since then, Springfield Armory has offered several versions of the rifle, including a number of carbines utilizing a 16.25-inch-long barrel. In 1974, Springfield Armory of Geneseo, Illinois began offering a civilian-legal semi-automatic rifle based on the M14, which it christened the M1A.
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