Seems like i recall some newer manufacturers for M1a's other than LRB and Springfield. Any ideas on who's making a decent standard GI style these days?

Fulton Armory makes some nice ones.

Thats the one i was thinking of thx! I wonder when these damn things are ever going to be available again...this gun run [bleep] is getting old

About a 150 M1A's on GB, new & used .

One Fulton & a new James River. Hadn't heard of those.

I wouldn't spend a dime with them . They are well known on the competitive shooting circuit. Just me but they are after money plain and simple, and get it however as they don't care a flip. At least that was the case circa 2004 when we quit shooting. I suspect nothing has changed. Well overpriced for what you got at the time. And willing to steal ideas and claim they were their own...

This peaked my interest so I checked on Gunbroker. NIB SA can be had for $1800ish

That's about the right price. M14's are not easy to make, I'd stick with the Springfield as they have been doing it right for a long time. What's more, their prices are reasonable.

Other makers
Fulton Armory
James River
Bula Defense