Springfield M1A Scout Squad Rifle: An American Classic Lives On

By Gregory Smith

SellingTheSecondAmendment.com

This article was originally published here.

I picked up a Scout Squad with my eye on making a DMR. Most of you probably already know but for those who don’t, let’s define a DMR.

Wikipedia explains the Designated Marksman’s tool like this:

“The Designated Marksman Rifle is the weapon used by soldiers in the designated marksman (DM) role. The DM’s role fills the gap between a regular infantryman and a sniper, typically being deployed at ranges of 250-600 m (273.4-656.17 yards). DMRs have been developed with this middle ground in mind.”

This is the type of roll that I hoped to fill with the Scout Squad M1A from Springfield.

Experience

I’m new to shooting farther than 100 yds. Not brand new, but admittedly I have limited experience. As a boy, I was introduced to shooting primarily through hunting. Lots of my early shooting experience was connected to simply sighting in my .270 Remington BDL before season. Most of the rest of it was shooting at clay pigeons tossed by my father or a friend, or shooting his old Smith & Wesson model 29 in .357 to hit cans off of fence posts.

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