The M14 rifle, officially the United States Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm, M14, is an American battle rifle chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. It became the standard-issue rifle for the U.S. military in 1957, replacing the M1 Garand rifle in service with the U.S. Army by 1958 and the U.S. Marine Corps by 1965; deliveries of service rifles to ...

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Richard Wiley demonstrates shooting an M-14 rifle to Iraqi Highway Patrol (IHP) police officers during close-quarters marksmanship training Nov. 17, 2006, at the Al Samud IHP Station in Iraq. Wiley is a platoon sergeant with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

In Iraq and Afghanistan today, M14s are still used on the front lines by the Army, often as a sniper weapon, because their effective power, especially in urban settings, and their reliability in the rugged, sandy conditions found in Iraq and Afghanistan.

It's a long-stroke, piston-driven action that's very similar to the most prolific, assault rifle in history: the AK-47. Like the AK, the M14's action can tolerate debris and fouling better than...

Recent Army M14 Usage Baghdad Night / Day Army Sharp Shooters - Mosul, Iraq Army M14 in Iraq 7.62mm NATO remains cartridge of choice for certain tasks

2010年1月14日 · In Iraq, many Americans were surviving sniper attacks because their latest generation of body armor and Kevlar helmets could withstand the bullets from full-power 7.62x54 mm R rounds.

2022年5月25日 · Design work on the new rifle began in 1954. The M1 Garand served as the standard-issue service rifle of the United States Army from 1936 to 1957 and was used from World War 2 through to the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) by various parties around the globe.

Designated Marksman of 22nd Infantry Regiment in Iraq in November 2007, with camouflaged M14 DMR. Photo: USAF. The USMC, which has always stressed marksmanship, saw the need for a DMR. Like previous Marine precision rifles, the DMR was built to match specifications by the USMC Precision Weapons Shop at Quantico, Virginia.

The M14 is a magazine-fed, gas-operated semi-automatic 7.62mm (.30-caliber) rifle still used by the Navy SEALs. It deploys a 20-round magazine, and has an effective range well beyond 500 meters at a rate of 750 rounds per minute.

2016年1月30日 · Few M14s were in use in the Army until the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. Since the start of these conflicts, many M14s have been employed as designated marksman and sniper rifles. These are not M21 rifles, but original production M14s. Common modifications include scopes, fiberglass stocks, and other accessories.