In 1999, Naval Special Warfare, Crane Division approached Jon Klein for assistance in modernizing the M14 rifle.
They wanted a rifle that could still fulfill the DMR role as well as be deployed in confined spaces.
Thus, the M14 EBR was born.
I faced down that dreaded verbiage, Out of Stock over and over.
A week later, it showed up on my doorstep.
I was like a kid at Christmas.
The pistol grip of the stock is an AR-pattern Ergo Grip, and is interchangeable if you so desire.
Additionally, the chassis system comes with a formed Kydex handgrip with a built in palmswell.
The detachable Kydex hand grip minimizes heat transfer generated by high firing rates.
I called my buddy Mike who ownsMagnum Mikes Custom Gunsmithing, and he agreed to help me out.
Mike had the rifle out of the SOCOM stock and into the new Sage EBR chassis in no time.
Like any good EBR build, it needed a beautiful optic with a proper height and eye relief.
As you well know, this requires an optic mount for the M1A rifles.
The scope is very robust, tracks perfectly and has a great reticle.
With a high-powered rifle and scope, a bipod is a must.
This is a handy little gun with a lot of power.
The suppressor I chose is the OSS HX-QD 762 TI.
Normally, asuppressor on an M1Awould be a very long system.
Very, very long.
However, with the Sage EBR stock system fully collapsed, the rifle with suppressor measures only 39.
This is perfect for most standard rifle bags and offers quick access for maneuverability in confined spaces.
Its admittedly not cheap but definitely worth it if you ask me!
