M14 Rifle

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M14 Country of origin United States of America Designer Federal Armory at Springfield, Mass. Weapon type Battle Rifle Caliber 7.62x51mm (.308 Winchester), M80 Action Gas-piston operated, Rotating bolt Overall length 112.1 cm (44 1/8 inches) Weight empty 5.1 kg (11 1/4 lbs.) Magazine capacity 20 rounds, detachable Rate of fire 700 - 750 rounds per minute Maximum effective range 700 meters (with bipod)

The M14 is a rifle adopted by the U.S. Military as a replacement for the M1 Garand. Officially it is known as U.S. rifle, 7.62mm, M14, and described as "a lightweight, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed, shoulder weapon"^[1]. It is designed primarily for semiautomatic fire and has a selector switch on the shooter's right at the rear of the receiver that allows for fully-automatic fire.

The M1A is identical in all respects to the M14, but lacks the automatic fire capability.

The M14 was replaced by the M16 in the 1960s, under Secretary of Defense Robert MacNamara.

[edit] See Also

• M1
• M21
• M16

[edit] References

1. ↑ United States Department of the Army Field Manual 23-8, 7 may 1965, p. 3

[edit] Sources

• Department of the Army Field Manual 23-8, U.S. Rifle 7.62mm, M14 and M14E2, Department of the Army, May 1965