Malum Prohibitum said:
foxtrotterz said:
Sorry, to answer your question, yes, the military version has a selector switch. It is on the right side of the gun, just where the stock meets the receiver, just in front of the rear sights.
I've shot one, and I would need a lot of training to control it on full auto.
Our troops in Vietnam after shooting 10's of thousands of rounds through one, still hadn't had enough training to control them. Shooting a .308 in full auto is a task for any man. That is the purpose of the flip up butt plate on the rifle, to help control it, but still didn't do a ton of good. It would have been a lot better to offer a double or triple burst.
Suttree, check out M14tfl.com for a ton of info on the platform, although I will warn you, the moderators are very strict over there on the weirdest things, so read forum rules and tread lightly. Also,
http://www.m14.ca/ is another decent one. I haven't spent much time on the second link, but from what I saw, it looked decent.
There is a ton to learn about this platform. There is an absolute legend that is about 85 and is still accurizing these rifles and garands about 60 miles west of Atlanta. He is worth every penny, his rates are also about 20% of what most gunsmiths would charge for the same work, and he has easily 10x the experience. That man knows the M1 and M1A platform and lives to work on them. Get one asap if you feel it is for you and rush out to see him before he is no longer with us. Ol' Hook is his name, PM me for more info on him.