The greatest battle implement ever devised.” General George S. Patton’s famous praise for the M1 Garand set a towering ...

S. military service in large numbers, particularly in Vietnam. I became a fan of the M16, but it was clear even then that the M16 had a number of performance limitations compared to the M14.

and SP4 David Booker, Geneva, Indiana, keep close watch during their guard duty tour on the Dak To perimeter with their M14 weapons in Vietnam on June 11, 1969. American defenders have beaten off ...

The M14 soon established a reputation for ruggedness and superb accuracy. Two perceived problems for general-issue infantry usage in the jungles of Vietnam were the heavy weight and lack of ...

The M14 design attempted to address these issues. Firing the full-sized 7.62x51mm NATO round, the robust-looking M14 could pack a punch and was accurate out to 500 to 800 yards, depending on what ...