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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>

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! Weight:

! Weight:

| 5.2 kg (11.5 lb)

| 5.2&nbsp;kg (11.5&nbsp;lb)

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! Length:

! Length:

| 1,181 mm (46.5 in)

| 1,181&nbsp;mm (46.5&nbsp;in)

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! Barrel length:

! Barrel length:

| 559 mm (22 in)

| 559&nbsp;mm (22&nbsp;in)

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! Cartridge:

! Cartridge:

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! Muzzle velocity:

! Muzzle velocity:

| 975.4 m/s (3,200 ft/s)

| 975.4&nbsp;m/s (3,200&nbsp;ft/s)

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! Effective range:

! Effective range:

The M14 (and its [[semi-automatic]] variant called the [[M1A]] manufactured by [[Springfield Armory]] and others), 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.  

The M14 (and its [[semi-automatic]] variant called the [[M1A]] manufactured by [[Springfield Armory]] and others), 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.  

Automatic weapons ([[machine gun]]s), such as the M14, [[M16]], [[FAL]], [[HK91]], [[AK47]] and [[AK74]], are legal for [[civilian]] use in the [[United States]]. Hence, automatic weapons, such as the M14, are both legal and popular for in most states of the Union by passing a [[BATF]] background check and paying a $250 tax stamp as stipulated by the [[National Firearms Acts of 1934]] (NFA34). <ref>"You must be 21 to purchase a machine gun in the US. The following states allow private ownership of machine guns if registered with ATF: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WV, WI, WY. Some states have their own registration requirements, but most just say you have to have it registered with ATF. Any machine gun that can be privately owned has to have been manufactured and registered prior to May, 1986." [https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081029061508AADbqDy Ask Yahoo], Accessed January 24, 2016</ref>

Automatic weapons ([[machine gun]]s), such as the M14, [[M16]], [[FAL]], [[HK91]], [[AK47]] and [[AK74]], are legal for [[civilian]] use in the [[United States]]. Hence, automatic weapons, such as the M14, are both legal and popular for in most states of the Union by passing a [[BATF]] background check and paying a $250 tax stamp as stipulated by the [[National Firearms Acts of 1934]] (NFA34).<ref>"You must be 21 to purchase a machine gun in the US. The following states allow private ownership of machine guns if registered with ATF: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WV, WI, WY. Some states have their own registration requirements, but most just say you have to have it registered with ATF. Any machine gun that can be privately owned has to have been manufactured and registered prior to May, 1986." [https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081029061508AADbqDy Ask Yahoo], Accessed January 24, 2016</ref>

Certain states such as [[New York]], [[Massachusetts]], [[New Jersey]], [[Connecticut]] and [[California]] have banned sale of automatic weapons except to [[law enforcement]] and [[military]] (and gangs and criminals of course since they never follow laws). Some people argue that [[American]] [[citizen]]s may keep and bear personal firearms of same level as the military.  Automatic weapons are still a popular purchase among [[conservative]] [[gun enthusiast]]s, despite being quite expensive since the [[Reagan Administration]] [[McClure-Volkmer Act of 1986]] (MV86 - signed by President [[Ronald Reagan]] in May 1986) and the [[Bush Administration]] [[Import Ban of 1990]] (IB90 signed by [[George H. W. Bush]] in November 1990)."<ref>[[Fate of Destinee]], [http://thearmsguide.com/2349/full-auto-is-legal/ Full Auto is Legal], Accessed January 24, 2016</ref>

Certain states such as [[New York]], [[Massachusetts]], [[New Jersey]], [[Connecticut]] and [[California]] have banned sale of automatic weapons except to [[law enforcement]] and [[military]] (and gangs and criminals of course since they never follow laws). Some people argue that [[American]] [[citizen]]s may keep and bear personal firearms of same level as the military.  Automatic weapons are still a popular purchase among [[conservative]] [[gun enthusiast]]s, despite being quite expensive since the [[Reagan Administration]] [[McClure-Volkmer Act of 1986]] (MV86 - signed by President [[Ronald Reagan]] in May 1986) and the [[Bush Administration]] [[Import Ban of 1990]] (IB90 signed by [[George H. W. Bush]] in November 1990)."<ref>[[Fate of Destinee]], [http://thearmsguide.com/2349/full-auto-is-legal/ Full Auto is Legal], Accessed January 24, 2016</ref>

==See also==

==See also==

* [[Battle rifle]] - 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]].

* [[Battle rifle]] - 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]].

* [[Essay:Why do conservatives own firearms?]] -- According to [[Thomas Jefferson]] it is as the final deterrent against potential [[tyranny]] of [[Big government|government]]

* [[Essay:Why do conservatives own firearms?]]—According to [[Thomas Jefferson]] it is as the final deterrent against potential [[tyranny]] of [[Big government|government]]

* [[M1 Garand]]

* [[M1 Garand]]

==Bibliography - Further Reading==

==Bibliography - Further Reading==

* [[Boston T. Party|Party, Boston T.]], ''[[Boston's Gun Bible]]''. [[Wyoming]] [[American Redoubt]] [[Javelin Press]], 2009 revision to 2002 edition, 848 pages, ISBN-10: 1888766069, ISBN-13: 978-1888766066. Contains a whole chapter dedicated to M14

* [[Boston T. Party|Party, Boston T.]], ''[[Boston's Gun Bible]]''. [[Wyoming]] [[American Redoubt]] [[Javelin Press]], 2009 revision to 2002 edition, 848 pages, ISBN 1888766069, ISBN 978-1888766066. Contains a whole chapter dedicated to M14

* [[Boston T. Party|Party, Boston T.]], ''[[Molon Labe!]]''. [[Wyoming]] [[American Redoubt]] [[Javelin Press]], 30 January 2004, 454 pp (first edition, paperback), ISBN 1-888766-07-7 - Conservative [[Christian]] [[Libertarian]] [[dystopian]] fiction novel entirely based around the issue of [[States' rights]] and the [[Tenth Amendment]]'s connection with the [[Second Amendment]] right to [[firearms|armed]] [[citizen]] defense against federal [[tyranny]]. Contains plot that is tied to the M14.

* [[Boston T. Party|Party, Boston T.]], ''[[Molon Labe!]]''. [[Wyoming]] [[American Redoubt]] [[Javelin Press]], 30 January 2004, 454 pp (first edition, paperback), ISBN 1-888766-07-7 - Conservative [[Christian]] [[Libertarian]] [[dystopian]] fiction novel entirely based around the issue of [[States' rights]] and the [[Tenth Amendment]]'s connection with the [[Second Amendment]] right to [[firearms|armed]] [[citizen]] defense against federal [[tyranny]]. Contains plot that is tied to the M14.

* [[Chris Kyle|Kyle, Chris]], ''[[American Sniper]]: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal [[Sniper]] in U.S. Military History''. [[New York]]: [[Harper]], January 29, 2013, 454 pp, ISBN-10: 0062238868, ISBN-13: 978-0062238863. Number 1 [[New York Times]] [[:Category:Best Selling Authors|Best-Seller]]. [https://www.amazon.com/American-Sniper-Autobiography-Military-History/dp/0062238868 Book on Amazon.com]

* [[Chris Kyle|Kyle, Chris]], ''[[American Sniper]]: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal [[Sniper]] in U.S. Military History''. [[New York]]: [[Harper]], January 29, 2013, 454 pp, ISBN 0062238868, ISBN 978-0062238863. Number 1 [[New York Times]] [[:Category:Best Selling Authors|Best-Seller]]. [https://www.amazon.com/American-Sniper-Autobiography-Military-History/dp/0062238868 Book on Amazon.com]

* [[Chris Kyle|Kyle, Chris]], ''[[American Gun - A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms]]''. [[New York]]: William Morrow Paperbacks, May 27, 2014, 336 pp, ISBN-10: 0062242725, ISBN-13: 978-0062242723. [[New York Times]] [[:Category:Best Selling Authors|Best-seller author]]. [https://www.amazon.com/American-Gun-History-U-S-Firearms/dp/0062242725 Book on Amazon.com]

* [[Chris Kyle|Kyle, Chris]], ''[[American Gun - A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms]]''. [[New York]]: William Morrow Paperbacks, May 27, 2014, 336 pp, ISBN 0062242725, ISBN 978-0062242723. [[New York Times]] [[:Category:Best Selling Authors|Best-seller author]]. [https://www.amazon.com/American-Gun-History-U-S-Firearms/dp/0062242725 Book on Amazon.com]

* Duff, Scott A., John M. Miller, and contributing editor David C. Clark. ''The M14 Owner's Guide and Match Conditioning Instructions''. Export, Penn.: Scott A. Duff Publications, 1996. ISBN 1-888722-07-X. [https://www.amazon.com/owners-guide-match-conditioning-instructions/dp/188872207X Book on Amazon.com]

* Duff, Scott A., John M. Miller, and contributing editor David C. Clark. ''The M14 Owner's Guide and Match Conditioning Instructions''. Export, Penn.: Scott A. Duff Publications, 1996. ISBN 1-888722-07-X. [https://www.amazon.com/owners-guide-match-conditioning-instructions/dp/188872207X Book on Amazon.com]

* Rose, Alexander.  ''American Rifle: A Biography.'' New York: Bantam Dell Publishing, 2008.  ISBN 978-0-553-80517-8. [https://www.amazon.com/American-Rifle-Biography-Alexander-Rose/dp/0553384384 Book on Amazon.com]

* Rose, Alexander.  ''American Rifle: A Biography.'' New York: Bantam Dell Publishing, 2008.  ISBN 978-0-553-80517-8. [https://www.amazon.com/American-Rifle-Biography-Alexander-Rose/dp/0553384384 Book on Amazon.com]

==External Links==

==External links==

* [http://iawca.org/automatic-weapons-faq Full Auto FAQ] at the [[Idaho Automatic Weapons Collectors’ Association]]

* [http://iawca.org/automatic-weapons-faq Full Auto FAQ] at the [[Idaho Automatic Weapons Collectors’ Association]]

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