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 ...

2025年1月13日 · Based on the beloved M1 Garand of WWII, the M14/M1A is a gas-operated centerfire rifle chambered for the powerful, and somewhat more affordable, 7.62x51mm NATO/.308 Winchester cartridge. The rifle was initially designed to replace the M1 Garand, the M1 Carbine, the M3 SMG, and the Browning BAR, all while providing enough firepower 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.

2022年5月25日 · Instead of opting for a capable, existing foreign design, it proved favorable to take on a locally-designed and produced American automatic rifle. The new weapon became the Springfield "M14" which was more or less a highly modernized M1 Garand rifle of World War 2 (1939-1945) fame. Design work on the new rifle began in 1954.

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.

2024年3月10日 · Late in World War II, the M1 Rifle became to the military arms field what the Model A Ford and early Ford V-8's became to dirt track racers. In a search for a suitable mechanism capable of...

2017年1月4日 · 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.

• By the End of WWII the world had a solid respect for the effects of pure volume of fire – firepower. • Russia quickly produced the SKS and AK-47 chambering the

2013年5月17日 · A U.S. Army requirement for a lightweight select-fire infantry rifle was initially established during World War II. After years of development and testing, the US Rifle, 7.62mm, M14 was finally adopted as the “Standard A” rifle of the United States on May 1, 1957.

2016年1月30日 · Although the M14 was phased out as the standard-issue rifle by 1970, M14 variants are still used by various branches of the U.S. Military as well as other armed forces, especially as a sniper rifle and as a designated marksman rifle, due to its excellent accuracy and effectiveness at long range.