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Here's Why It's a Good Thing the US Military is Getting Rid of the M14
rangerrebew:
Here's Why It's a Good Thing the US Military is Getting Rid of the M14
13 Feb 2020
We Are The Mighty | By Jim Grant
The M14 is one of the worst DMRs in history, and should have never been adopted by the military.
That's a powerful statement, but a mostly objective one.
While the M14's design originated from what General Patton dubbed "The greatest battle implement ever devised" — the M1 Garand — by the 1950s it was already outdated. Military small arms development had seen unparalleled growth throughout World War II and this growth continued into the Cold War.
https://www.military.com/off-duty/2020/02/13/heres-why-its-good-thing-us-military-getting-rid-m14.html
sneakypete:
--- Quote from: rangerrebew on February 17, 2020, 04:37:14 pm ---Here's Why It's a Good Thing the US Military is Getting Rid of the M14
13 Feb 2020
We Are The Mighty | By Jim Grant
The M14 is one of the worst DMRs in history, and should have never been adopted by the military.
That's a powerful statement, but a mostly objective one.
While the M14's design originated from what General Patton dubbed "The greatest battle implement ever devised" — the M1 Garand — by the 1950s it was already outdated. Military small arms development had seen unparalleled growth throughout World War II and this growth continued into the Cold War.
https://www.military.com/off-duty/2020/02/13/heres-why-its-good-thing-us-military-getting-rid-m14.html
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Uhhh,call me Captain Obvious,but the military pretty much got rid of the M-14 around 1968.
PeteS in CA:
Actually, a variant, the M-14 EBR, came into use in 2002.
Contrary to what the article implied, the M-14 was selective fire, while the M-1 is semi-automatic. The supposed problems with the M-14 - I cannot speak from experience - were that it was long and heavy, and difficult to control in full-automatic. Some who used it, however, love(d) it.
Bigun:
--- Quote from: sneakypete on February 18, 2020, 02:04:43 am ---Uhhh,call me Captain Obvious,but the military pretty much got rid of the M-14 around 1968 as the standard-issue infantry weapon.
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I fixed it for you @sneakypete
The M-14 is still in the inventory and still used I do believe.
skeeter:
--- Quote from: sneakypete on February 18, 2020, 02:04:43 am ---Uhhh,call me Captain Obvious,but the military pretty much got rid of the M-14 around 1968.
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Its still the military's 'Designated Marskman Rifle'.
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