My M1As have all worked flawlessly; I've never known anyone personally that has had an issue with theirs. In my experience, the whole perception of "Springfield Armory M1As* have quality control issues" is just based on people repeating things that they have heard.

If someone isn't speaking from personal experience, I don't pay any attention to their opinion.

Personally, I wouldn't consider supporting a manufacturer from communist China when I could support an American company.

*Yeah, I'm aware that M1A is a Springfield Armory trademark and therefore by definition any M1A is a Springfield Armory (yeah, I'm also aware that Springfield Armory is a private company without any relation to the military Springfield Armory).