Key Points - The M14 rifle, adopted in 1957 to replace the M1 Garand and BAR, faced significant criticism from US infantry despite aiming to provide more firepower with its 20-round box magazine. -It ...

Original caption from 1969: "SP4 Michael Ferreira, left, Dallas, Tex., and SP4 David Booker, Geneva, Indiana, keep close watch during their guard duty tour on the Dak To perimeter with their M14 ...

That legend began with the M1 Garand, a rifle that had served American GIs so faithful during both World War II and the Korean War and was praised by no less than General George Smith Patton Jr.

Meet the M14 Rifle: At the end of the Second World War, General George S. Patton famously wrote that the M1 Garand was “the greatest battle implement ever devised.” While few would ever suggest that ...

A US Marine and his M14 service rifle during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War (Photo Wikimedia Commons) In April 1958, the government-owned Springfield Armory in Massachusetts initiated production ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** From the February, 1952 issue of ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** The gas cylinder on the M14 rifle, ...

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. - Soldiers with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's Service Rifle team braved the heat and stiff competition to uphold the Army's reputation as the military's best ...