M14

Also known as M14 rifle, 7.62 mm rifle M14, United States Rifle, 7.62 mm, M14

7.62 mm automatic rifle

Key facts

Type: Battle rifle
Place of origin: United States
In service: 1957–present 1957–1964 (as the standard U.S. service rifle)
Used by: See Users
Wars: See Conflicts
Manufacturer: Springfield Armory Winchester Harrington & Richardson Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge, Inc.
Produced: 1957–1980
Number span no built: 1.3 million
Variants: See Variants
Mass: 9.2 pounds (4.2 kg) empty 10.7 pounds (4.9 kg) with loaded magazine
Length: 44.3 in (1,126 mm)
Barrel length: 22 in (559 mm)
Cartridge: 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 in)
Action: Gas-operated , rotating bolt
Rate of fire: 700–750 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)
Effective firing range: 500 yd (457 m) 875 yd (800 m)/3,725 yd (3,406 m) maximum range
Feed system: stripper clips 20-round detachable box magazines

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Length: 1120

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Commons gallery: M14
service entry: 1959-01-01
Commons category: M14 rifle
service retirement: 1964-01-01
total produced: 1500000
inception: 1957-00-00
native label: M14 rifle

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The M14 rifle is an American battle rifle chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. It was accepted as the service rifle of the United States Armed Forces in 1957, with production starting in 1959. The M14 replaced the semi-automatic M1 Garand in US service.

In 1967, it was officially replaced as the US service rifle by the M16 assault rifle, a lighter weapon with a smaller 5.56×45mm intermediate cartridge. The M14 remained in use by the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps for Basic and Advanced Individual Training from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.