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Springfield Armory M1A

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The Springfield Armory M1A is a semi-automatic rifle based on the M14 rifle, made for the civilian and law enforcement markets in the United States by Springfield Armory, Inc. beginning in 1971, with M1A a proprietary name for the company's M14-pattern rifle. Early M1A rifles were assembled from surplus government-issue parts before Springfield Armory began manufacturing its own, and production moved from Devine, Texas to Geneseo, Illinois in 1974 after Robert Reese purchased the company from Elmer Ballance. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Caliber
.308 Winchester 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Semi-automatic rifle 1
Introduced Year
1971 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
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Springfield Armory

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Source Wikidata: Springfield Armory M1A
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1. Wikipedia: Springfield Armory M1A
  • Infobox, type
    Semi-automatic rifle
  • Lead, sentence 1
    beginning in 1971
  • Infobox: cartridge
    7.62×51mm NATO .308 Winchester 6.5mm Creedmoor
  • Infobox: production_date
    1971-present
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Wikidata: Springfield Armory M1A
Wikidata Q6713655, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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