![]() Although the M1 was among the most advanced infantry rifles of the late 1930s, it was not a perfect weapon. The M14 was developed from a long line of experimental weapons based upon the M1 rifle. 1.2 Infantry Board Service Rifle trials.The M14 serves as the basis for the M21 and M25 sniper rifles. The M14 rifle was the last American " battle rifle" (weapons that fire full-power rifle ammunition, such as the 7.62×51mm) issued in quantity to U.S. It is also used as a ceremonial weapon by honor guards, color guards, drill teams, ceremonial guards, and the like. The rifle remains in limited front line service within all branches of the U.S. military personnel in the Contiguous United States, Europe, and South Korea, until it was replaced by the M16 rifle, in 1970. Army and Marine Corps basic and advanced individual training, and was the standard issue infantry rifle for U.S. M14 rifle, officially the United States Rifle, 7.62 mm, M14, is an American selective fire automatic rifle that fires 7.62×51mm NATO (. M14E1, M14E2/M14A1, M14K, M21, M25, Mk 14 EBR, M1A rifleĪperture rear sight, "barleycorn" front sight Two M14 rifles, from the Swedish Army Museum, shown here without their magazines. ![]()
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