7.62 mm automatic rifle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The M14 rifle is an American 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle. The United States Military began using it in 1959 during the Vietnam War.[1] The M14 production began in 1959 and ended in 1964. The M14 can be used as a battle rifle and as a sniper rifle in later years. The M14 was based on the M1 Garand and is essentially a modernized variant of it. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the M14 was replaced by the M16A1 by the United States Army in Vietnam.[2]
The rifle returned to active service with the US Army as the M14 EBR in 2002, where it has remained in service as a dedicated marksman rifle with updates and changes to its design, including an adjustable and collapsible stock, adjustable sights, rails and a bipod.
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