Also agree on SA's SOCOM variant to their M1A; this is a worthy successor to it's Garand ancestor. I prefer the SOCOM I, personally -- the custom VLTOR forend on the II is too heavy and I don't need all the 1913 rails -- a forward mount for my Aimpoint Comp-M3 is all I need.
The one I really liked was SA's Scout m1a from a few years back. I've got a pal that bought one on the 2nd hand market and decked it out to his liking.
Oddly, my latest purchase has been a pair of yugo sks's.
Now, If I can find some Norinco steel core to feed them...