Funny but I knew a lot of guys, even some that served in Iraq, that preferred it over the M-16. What went wrong is that politics got involved and the M-16 was chosen even before enough M-14s could be built and issued.
I carried the M14 with full auto switch in VN. I think it was a great weapon and superior to the 16.
In `76 we still had a few of `em in our company armory but as far as I remember they were never checked out to the range...
I went through Army basic with a M14 in mid 67' and didn't get to fire a M16 till I got to VN in early Feb. of 69' and was issued one.....granted the M14 was heavier but I felt that I shot better with it and I actually preferred it over the M16.
I guy I used to work with told me that the few M14s his squad had in VN saved them from being killed when most of the M16 were jamming. I had a M1a and found nothing wrong with it except they are hard on brass. If you reload for it, you trash the brass after 3 reloads. I had some separate just above the base. I know this isn't an issue in combat.
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Yep...same here. We had several in the armory when I was at Buckley from 92-94 timeframe. Never shot them but we had all the parts to maintain and even rebuild them.
M-14 was a good piece of hardware. I’m betting the VC and NVA weren’t very happy when they were on the receiving end!
The M14 is a really good rifle and would have been a superior battle rifle in 1940. In my opinion, it is better than the beloved M1 Garand.
Growing up in the early 60’s, my favorite toy rifle was my M14 (followed by my Thompson). Could not get the M14 but I do love my M1A Scout.
Is it a good or bad “battle rifle” today, I don’t know. But it is a lot of fun to shoot.
Growing up in the early 60’s, my favorite toy rifle was my M14 (followed by my Thompson). Could not get the M14 but I do love my M1A Scout.
Is it a good or bad “battle rifle” today, I don’t know. But it is a lot of fun to shoot.
I know they still had the M14 in the early 80's cause I shot one while in Navy.
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