M14 (rifle)

The M14 is a select-fire battle rifle that fires 7.62x51mm NATO ammunition, derived from the M1 Garand and used by the U.S. Military mainly from 1957 to 1962. The M14 is still in use in small numbers with Special Forces units, Police sharpshooters, on Navy ships for security purposes, and even in prisons.

The M14 is still used as a sniper rifle and/or a desginated marksman rifle in some armies, due to its inherent accuracy. In the US military it was replaced by the M16 as assult rifle and by the M21 and M24 SWS as sniper rifle.

The commercial, semi-automatic only version available to the general public is sold by Springfield Armory and other manufacturers as the M1A, M14S, and other models.

US M-14
Technical Summary

Also known as:
Caliber:	7.62 NATO
Type of mechanism	Rotating bolt with gas operation
Designed by:	Derived from M1 Garand design
Barrel Length:	22 inches
Overall Length:	44 inches
Magazine type and capacity:	20 round detachable box magazine
Effective Range:	300 meters
Maximum Range:	1000 meters
Weight:	4.5kg

Table of contents

1 History 2 Dates and places of manufacture 3 Types of sights 4 Markings 5 Accessories 6 Reloading Information 7 External Link

History

Dates and places of manufacture

Types of sights

• Rear peep, front blade, metric
• Rear National Match peep with hood, front National Match blade, metric

Markings

• U.S. Rifle, M14

Accessories

• Bayonet
• Bandolier
• National Match sling
• Combination Tool

Reloading Information

External Link

• springfield-armory.com
• petitiononline.com (petition to legalize civilian ownership; 18000+ signatures)