M14 rifle

The M14 battle rifle

The United States Army using M14 rifles in Tet Offensive

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. 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.

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.

M14 Rifle Media

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  U.S. RIFLE T25 .30 (T65) SN# 3*Manufactured by Springfield Armory, Springfield, Ma. - Weapon test fired 3,500 rds. No breakages or need to replace weakened components. Left side of handguard broken off. Upper sling swivel missing. No magazine.

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  A U.S. soldier with an M14 watches as supplies are dropped in 1967 during the Vietnam War.

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  A rare M14 presentation model, serial number 0010

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  An Army marksman in Fallujah, Iraq, using an M14 with a Leupold LR/T 10×40 mm M3 scope

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  A USMC designated marksman rifle in use

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  A gunner's mate using an M14 rifle to fire a shot line from the USS Carter Hall to Template:USNS

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  A SEAL operator with an M14 rifle is participating in maritime interdiction enforcement during Operation Desert Storm.

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  ROCA Special Force Team Leader poses for a photo with a boy and a Type 57