The M14 rifle, officially the United States Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm, M14, is an American battle rifle chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. It became the standard-issue rifle for the U.S. military in 1957, replacing the M1 Garand rifle in service with the U.S. Army by 1958 and the U.S. Marine Corps by 1965; deliveries of service rifles to ...

2018年5月14日 · As World War II was winding down, armorers and inventors took a look at what was being used by U.S. servicemen and how to improve those tools.

Following World War II, the U.S. recognized the need to improve upon their classic M1 Garand, resulting in the development of the M14. The battle rifle would soon be replaced as the standard-issue rifle of the U.S. military, but the heartiness and reliability of the M14 etched its place in the annals of arms enthusiasts for decades to follow.

Paratroopers from the 82d Airborne Division carry M14s in H. Charles McBarron’s The American Soldier, 1963. (Army Art Collection) Throughout World War II, the M1 Garand rifle, which was manufactured in large quantities, served the U.S. Army extremely well.

2019年12月3日 · The M14 Concept. At the end of World War II, the U.S. Military had an unusually high number of small arms types, using a wide range of ammunition: the M1911 pistol (.45 ACP), the Thompson and M3A1 submachine guns (.45 ACP), the M1 Carbine (.30 Carbine), the M1903 Springfield and M1 Garand rifles (.30-06), the Browning Automatic Rifle (.30-06 ...

2020年7月13日 · The U.S. military fought World War II with many small arms chambered for the high-powered .30-06 round. However, during the war, combat ranges were noted to have dropped dramatically, with most normal infantry engagements taking place at 300 meters or less.

The M14 rifle was officially adopted by the US military in 1957 and was replaced in service as a primary infantrymen’s rifle in 1967, making it the shortest-serving American military rifle. Its development, production, and service were plagued by numerous problems, and the M14 can be considered the example study case of how not to...

2024年12月7日 · Standardized as the Multiple Gun Motor Carriage M13 and Multiple Gun Motor Carriage M14, the M13 saw limited service during WWII, notably in Italy and Southern France. The M14 saw service as a troop carrier with British and Commonwealth countries during WW2 and later Belgium, Israel, the Netherlands, and Spain.

An enhanced M14 rifle with good optics and good ammunition, plus a detachable 20-round magazine that allows faster and more continuous engagement, has given the M14 a new lease on life. Since the various types of enhanced M14s have proven especially useful in Afghanistan and to a lesser extent Iraq, it is likely that they will remain in U.S ...

2014年6月18日 · The M14 rifle established itself after World War II & is now a legendary select-fire 7.62mm NATO warhorse that fights on in the War On Terror