M14 rifle
The M14 rifle is an American 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle. The United States Military began using it in 1959 during the Vietnam War.[1] The M14 production began in 1959 and ended in 1964. The M14 can be used as a battle rifle and as a sniper rifle in later years. The M14 was based on the M1 Garand and is essentially a modernized variant of it. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the M14 was replaced by the M16A1 by the United States Army in Vietnam.[2]
The rifle returned to active service with the US Army as the M14 EBR in 2002, where it has remained in service as a dedicated marksman rifle with updates and changes to its design, including an adjustable and collapsible stock, adjustable sights, rails and a bipod.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Department of Defense (1972). TM 9-1005-223-10 Operator's Manual for Rifle, 7.62mm, M14, W/E and M14A1, W/E. Washington, DC. ISBN 9781981284078.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Fallows, James (1981-06-01). "M-16: A Bureaucratic Horror Story". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
