DaveHolm

I completely agree with Rangerrookie, we have a 30-06 comfortech and it has so far been proven to be as accurate as I expected for a semi-auto, for me basic federal $15.00/box ammo 150gr. seems to be the most reliable, any of the higher end $30+ store bought ammo does not group as well as the $15 Federal. This gun was bought for a specific reason. It was bought for my father because it is much lighter than the M1 Garand he has hunted with for years, we put open sights on it, since he hates scopes, and it is used in the north woods of Minnesota where 75 yds. is about as far as we need to reach out. It is a great gun for driving through swamps or posting for that matter, where you need the ability to rip off some quick shots at moving deer and be accurate doing so. I don't think anyone will dispute the minimal recoil of these guns. I figure if I can hit a paper plate at 100yds. with open sights time after time, which we do with this gun, and the M1, it is a dead deer. After reading so many posts about this gun prior to purchasing it, and after, I just think some people bought it for the wrong reasons. Our's seems to be very accurate for a semi-auto, and is a joy to carry throught the woods. My dad did get a deer with it last season at about 70yds. Hopefully I will get my shot this year at a deer now that the M1 has passed down to me. We are very lucky to have a Winchester made M1 (barrel & receiver) which in my opinion the most accurate 30-06 semi-auto ever made. So if you want guaranteed accuracy check out the Springfield website, they are producing new M1's and M1A's, I particularily have my eye on the M1A scout squad chambered in .308, now I just need $1600.

Just thought I would throw in my two cents about the barrel nut/stock/fore-end follower. My dad has the R1 comfortech and when putting together last weekend, using the forearm as the tool to tighten down the barrel lock, the fore-end follower (as named in the parts list) just fell right out of the fore-end assembly. It was probably only the 6th to 7th time this gun has been put together and taken apart. There is not a fore-end grub screw (as named in the part list) on the comfortech version we have. There is just a lame little plastic tab that is supposed to keep the nut together with the fore-end. I also called CS and they do not have the comfortech schematics either. Thanks to the previous postings here, especially Tuckers with the diagrams I was able to relate to them what I needed. They are sending out a whole new fore-end piece. I made a little tool out of an old drill bit I had, that is the right diameter to fit the barrel lock bolt and will use that in the future when putting the gun together or taking apart, so as to save the fore-end in case a field take down/put together is necessary. In reading for the better part of a year the threads in this forum relating to the R1 and accuracy, I will say this. This gun was bought to replace my fathers Winchester M1 Garand, simply because the M1 is getting to heavy for him to carry around. We mounted open sites on the R1 and have found it to be pretty accurate as an autoloader (have not killed a deer yet), but this is it's maiden season. We hunt deer in northern Minnesota, the woods is heavy and a shot further that 75-80yds is rare. My father likes to walk through swamps and we also like to drive deer, this gun seems to be the perfect fit. Whether it can stand up to the legendary M1 has yet to be seen. All I know is the deer better watch out when myself and my dad come through the swamp with the M1 and the R1.