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FWIW, Sarco had some .308 converted M1 Garand kits for sale at one time, think they were called BM-59's.... Also, I agree with Tabs on this issue as well...Get what you want... When I went through the military, I was trained with an M-14.... growing up as a kid that would go out and shoot for the hell of it, it was a natural transition for me to mold into that particular rifle. Now, I love guns, and thought that I wanted the AK, the HK91, the Cetme etc... but what I was actually doing was spending money on nice guns that were cheaper than the M1A and by doing so kept me from getting an M1A..... These guns for me did not feel like rifles... while some were very accurate, they did not have the feel that the M1A has.... it feels like a rifle, not like a military issue type rifle (PC LOL) I guess in short when spending 1k plus on a rifle, you really need to consider what feel that you want from the thing, are the sights too high, do I really want a pistol grip type rifle etc.... One last thing.... I thought the M1 garand would make a great pacifier for the M1A.... wrong...... couldn't get used to the "PING"...lol but it was a CMP rifle and could easily shoot groups into a nickle sized bullseye at 50yds.