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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | <small><small><small>'''United States Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm, M14'''</small></small></small>
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! Type:
| [[Service rifle]]
|-
! Country of origin:
| {{{data2|[[United States]]}}}
|-
! Designed:
| {{{data3|1954}}}
|-
! Used by:
| [[United States]], [[Estonia]], [[Greece]], [[Israel]], [[Japan]], [[Latvia]], [[Lebanon]], [[Lithuania]], [[Philippines]], [[South Vietnam]], [[Taiwan]], [[Turkey]], [[Venezuela]], [[Iceland]]
|-
! Number built:
| Over 1.38 million
|-
!colspan="2" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: lightblue no-repeat scroll top left;"|Specifications
|-
! Weight:
| 5.2 kg (11.5 lb)
|-
! Length:
| 1,181 mm (46.5 in)
|-
! Barrel length:
| 559 mm (22 in)
|-
! Cartridge:
| [[7.62x51]]mm
|-
! Rate of fire:
| 700-750 rounds/min (however, usually operated in Semi-Automatic)
|-
! Muzzle velocity:
| 975.4 m/s (3,200 ft/s)
|-
! Effective range:
| 460 m (500 yd)
|-
! Sights:
| Aperture rear sight, "barleycorn" front sight
|-
| colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" | {{{footnotes|}}}
|}
The '''M14''', officially called the '''United States Rifle, 7.62 mm, M14''',<ref>Headquarters, Department of the [[Army]]. [https://www.logsa.army.mil/etmpdf/files/020000/025000/026378.pdf TM 9-1005-223-10], Operator's Manual for Rifle, 7.62-mm, M14, W/E (1005-589-1271); Rifle, 7.62-MM, M14A1, W/E (1005-072-5011); Bipod, Rifle, M2 (1005–71 1–6202) w/ Change 2. [[Washington, DC]]: Headquarters, Department of the Army, 1973</ref> is an [[American]]-made [[automatic rifle]] [[chamber (firearms)|chambered]] in the [[7.62×51mm NATO]] ([[.308 Winchester]]) [[cartridge (firearms)|cartridge]].
The M14 is a [[selective fire]] [[rifle]] meaning, in common parlance, it is a "[[machine gun]]".
The M14 is a [[center-fire]], [[magazine (firearms|magazine]] fed rifle that is essentially a modernization of the legendary [[M1 Garand]] used in [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]].
The [[M1 Garand]] was eventually replaced by the M14 by 1961 in the [[U.S. Army]] and by 1965 in the [[U.S. Marine Corps]]. From 1959 until it was replaced by the [[M16 automatic rifle]] in 1970, the M14 was the standard issue [[infantry]] rifle for U.S. military personnel in the [[contiguous]] [[United States]], [[Europe]], and [[South Korea]].<ref>FM 23-8, 1969</ref>
The last American "[[battle rifle]]" issued in mass to U.S. [[soldier]]s was the M14. A battle rifle is a rifle that fires full-power [[rifle ammunition]], such as the 7.62×51mm as opposed to low-power ammunition such as the [[5.56mm]] used in the [[M16]], [[M4]] and [[AR-15]].
The M14 is still in limited service in United States military as a [[sniper rifle]], as an [[accurize]]d [[shooting competition]] rifle and as a ceremonial weapon by honor guards. The M25 and M21 sniper rifles are based on the M14.
==Variants==
The M14, along with its [[military]] variants (M14, [[M21]], [[M25]]) and [[civilian]] [[market]] variants (the [[Springfield Armory]] [[M1A]] and others), is [[semi-automatic]] for the civilian market and [[fully-automatic]] (meaning [[select fire]]) for the military market.
==Appeal for Home Security==
The M14 is popular mostly for its accuracy. The weapon's [[iron sights]] and construction make it extremely [[accurate]], especially for a [[semi-automatic]] weapon. The rifle is also common, making parts and accessories readily available.
==See Also==
* [[M1 Garand]]
* [[M16 automatic rifle]]
* [[M4 Carbine automatic fifle]]
* [[AR-15 semi-automatic rifle]]
* [[Firearms]]
* [[Essay:Invest_in_tangibles#2._Defense_and_Security_.28.22Bullets.22.29|Invest in tangibles: Firearms]]
==References==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:M14 rifle}}
[[Category : 7.62 mm Firearms]]
[[Category : Rifles of the Cold War]]
[[Category : Rifles of the United States]]
[[Category : Sniper Rifles of the United States]]
[[Category : Vietnam War Firearms of the United States]]
[[Category : Cold War Firearms of the United States]]
[[Category : Rifles]]
[[Category : Long Guns]]
[[Category : Firearms]]
[[Category : Weapons]]
[[Category : Investments in Tangibles]]
[[Category : Survivalism]]
[[Category : Home Security]]
[[Category : Self-defense]]
[[Category : Military Strategies and Concepts]]
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | <small><small><small>'''United States Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm, M14'''</small></small></small>
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! Type:
| [[Service rifle]]
|-
! Country of origin:
| {{{data2|[[United States]]}}}
|-
! Designed:
| {{{data3|1954}}}
|-
! Used by:
| [[United States]], [[Estonia]], [[Greece]], [[Israel]], [[Japan]], [[Latvia]], [[Lebanon]], [[Lithuania]], [[Philippines]], [[South Vietnam]], [[Taiwan]], [[Turkey]], [[Venezuela]], [[Iceland]]
|-
! Number built:
| Over 1.38 million
|-
!colspan="2" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: lightblue no-repeat scroll top left;"|Specifications
|-
! Weight:
| 5.2 kg (11.5 lb)
|-
! Length:
| 1,181 mm (46.5 in)
|-
! Barrel length:
| 559 mm (22 in)
|-
! Cartridge:
| [[7.62x51]]mm
|-
! Rate of fire:
| 700-750 rounds/min (however, usually operated in Semi-Automatic)
|-
! Muzzle velocity:
| 975.4 m/s (3,200 ft/s)
|-
! Effective range:
| 460 m (500 yd)
|-
! Sights:
| Aperture rear sight, "barleycorn" front sight
|-
| colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" | {{{footnotes|}}}
|}
The '''M14''', officially called the '''United States Rifle, 7.62 mm, M14''',<ref>Headquarters, Department of the [[Army]]. [https://www.logsa.army.mil/etmpdf/files/020000/025000/026378.pdf TM 9-1005-223-10], Operator's Manual for Rifle, 7.62-mm, M14, W/E (1005-589-1271); Rifle, 7.62-MM, M14A1, W/E (1005-072-5011); Bipod, Rifle, M2 (1005–71 1–6202) w/ Change 2. [[Washington, DC]]: Headquarters, Department of the Army, 1973</ref> is an [[American]]-made [[automatic rifle]] [[chamber (firearms)|chambered]] in the [[7.62×51mm NATO]] ([[.308 Winchester]]) [[cartridge (firearms)|cartridge]].
The M14 is a [[selective fire]] [[rifle]] meaning, in common parlance, it is a "[[machine gun]]".
The M14 is a [[center-fire]], [[magazine (firearms|magazine]] fed rifle that is essentially a modernization of the legendary [[M1 Garand]] used in [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]].
The [[M1 Garand]] was eventually replaced by the M14 by 1961 in the [[U.S. Army]] and by 1965 in the [[U.S. Marine Corps]]. From 1959 until it was replaced by the [[M16 automatic rifle]] in 1970, the M14 was the standard issue [[infantry]] rifle for U.S. military personnel in the [[contiguous]] [[United States]], [[Europe]], and [[South Korea]].<ref>FM 23-8, 1969</ref>
The last American "[[battle rifle]]" issued in mass to U.S. [[soldier]]s was the M14. A battle rifle is a rifle that fires full-power [[rifle ammunition]], such as the 7.62×51mm as opposed to low-power ammunition such as the [[5.56mm]] used in the [[M16]], [[M4]] and [[AR-15]].
The M14 is still in limited service in United States military as a [[sniper rifle]], as an [[accurize]]d [[shooting competition]] rifle and as a ceremonial weapon by honor guards. The M25 and M21 sniper rifles are based on the M14.
==Variants==
The M14, along with its [[military]] variants (M14, [[M21]], [[M25]]) and [[civilian]] [[market]] variants (the [[Springfield Armory]] [[M1A]] and others), is [[semi-automatic]] for the civilian market and [[fully-automatic]] (meaning [[select fire]]) for the military market.
==Appeal for Home Security==
The M14 is popular mostly for its accuracy. The weapon's [[iron sights]] and construction make it extremely [[accurate]], especially for a [[semi-automatic]] weapon. The rifle is also common, making parts and accessories readily available.
==See Also==
* [[M1 Garand]]
* [[M16 automatic rifle]]
* [[M4 Carbine automatic fifle]]
* [[AR-15 semi-automatic rifle]]
* [[Firearms]]
* [[Essay:Invest_in_tangibles#2._Defense_and_Security_.28.22Bullets.22.29|Invest in tangibles: Firearms]]
==References==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:M14 rifle}}
[[Category : 7.62 mm Firearms]]
[[Category : Rifles of the Cold War]]
[[Category : Rifles of the United States]]
[[Category : Sniper Rifles of the United States]]
[[Category : Vietnam War Firearms of the United States]]
[[Category : Cold War Firearms of the United States]]
[[Category : Rifles]]
[[Category : Long Guns]]
[[Category : Firearms]]
[[Category : Weapons]]
[[Category : Investments in Tangibles]]
[[Category : Survivalism]]
[[Category : Home Security]]
[[Category : Self-defense]]
[[Category : Military Strategies and Concepts]]