If you're like me and you think the plastic handguard on the M1A is silly then you've come to the right place. This optics mount looks great and is built very well. The instructions are super thorough and ULTIMAK was very responsive with the very small issue I had. The issue is quite common the mount will very slightly contact the stock in some places requiring a very small amount of filing or sanding of the stock. Like I said it's a great modification and looks like the rifle came like that. Definitely worth it.