We then affixed a 4-16x50mm Steiner Predator scope with 30mm tube using extra-low-mount rings. In addition, the steel mount is not available separately. We could have purchased an aluminum mount from the Springfield Armory online store for $155 and put it on ourselves, but we wanted to make absolutely sure it was done properly. The scope mount added $299 to the cost of the rifle, including installation. Why? With limited availability of scope mounts for the M1/M1A platform, we wanted to see what Springfield Armory had to offer. Nevertheless, we chose its brother, item number AA9611, with iron sights only, but with a factory-installed optical scope mount. The front sight, made by XS Sights of Fort Worth, featured a tritium insert. The dot is positioned to co-witness with the 0.125-inch-wide front post as viewed through the 0.135-inch rear ghost ring aperture. Item number AA9611PK ships with a Vortex Venom red-dot sight affixed to the bracket recognized as the en bloc clip designed to guide the loading of clip bound ammunition, a remnant of its Garand heritage. Springfield Armory offers two CQB models. Picatinny forward mount 4th generation 1-piece receiver mount Rugged and more versatile than past M1A carbines, this is a powerful workhorse that can be quickly adjusted to fit any shooter.ฤก6.25 in. Springfield Armory Socom 16 CQB 7.62X51 AA9611, $2442 as tested GUN TESTS GRADE: B+ The CQB uses the same barreled action as previous carbines but sheds the traditional stock in favor of a carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer stock by Archangel featuring a 5-position adjustable-length buttstock. The subject of this evaluation is the newest carbine, the $2442 Socom 16 CQB. This was a simplification of the Socom II we covered in 2012that featured a multi-rail forend made by Vltor Weapons Systems. In the September 2014 issue of Gun Tests, we evaluated the Springfield Armory Socom 16, which added a scout-style scope mount positioned forward of the ejection port. Since then, Springfield Armory has offered several versions of the rifle, including a number of carbines utilizing a 16.25-inch-long barrel. In 1974, Springfield Armory of Geneseo, Illinois began offering a civilian-legal semi-automatic rifle based on the M14, which it christened the M1A.