Best show for M14 parts?

[buckshotu2]

Trying to gather some parts for a couple M14/M1A builds. having a hard time locally sourcing parts. I can find them all day long online, but I'm really wanting to check out parts in person. Is there a particular show or vendor that sells locally? this question will probably incite hysterical laughter by some of the more experienced....... Worth a try.

 

[coopermania]

Locally maybe Chantilly Gun Show. Online is the easiest,
I have dealt with Jay Higgins for over thirty years. He used to have a store in Laurel.
He now has a store in Florida that sells military firearm parts and electric trains. He will not ******** you about the Manufacture or quality of his parts. He sometimes has a ad in Shotgun News.
The name of his store is. Amherst Depot

 

[byf43]

Mr. Bill Ricca

http://www.billricca.com/


I've done business with Bill for more years than I can count.
Straight shooter. He will NOT b.s. you.
He comes to the gunshow at Frederick Fairgrounds, most of the time.


I've also done business with Jay Higgins.
It's been years, though.

 

[coopermania]

Mr. Bill Ricca, I have not heard that name since the gun shows in Greenbelt.

 

[buckshotu2]

Thanks for the info! I will give these guys a call. Sounds like they will have what I'm looking for.

 

[trbon8r]

Sir,

You may already know this but the M14 parts market is tough. The days of CMP $35 OP rods, trigger groups, and bolts are about 15 years past.

Forget the overpriced gun shows. Buy from vendors that have a good reputation in the M14 world. The best sources for real GI parts are Treeline, RA Parts, Orion 7, and not too many others. None of them are cheap anymore. Beware of junk cast reproduction parts. There are lots out there.

If you are looking for complete parts kits, Treeline has them at around $1400 with a new Criterion barrel. That is about the best you can do. It's a lot of cabbage to lay out at one time, but it will cost you more to try and piece a kit together yourself.

 

[kingfish]

I remember buying complete parts kits at the PG county show for $350 back in about 2003. Parts are real hard to find now. Your best bet for a show is Bill Ricca, as stated above. He used to attend the Frederick and PG county shows but it seems he's scaled back a bit. The last time I saw him was at the latest York show and I dont recall him having an M14 parts but I wasnt looking for any. At the Dulles show, towards the back left corner are a couple Asian women that sell some M14 parts along with M1 carbine, Garand and some FAL stuff.