The greatest battle implement ever devised.” General George S. Patton’s famous praise for the M1 Garand set a towering standard for its successor a standard the M14 would struggle to meet. Yet, the ...

The M14 is the U.S. military’s worst ... have a pistol grip to aid in controlling fully ... similar results were found, with the M14 only significantly outperforming the M16 on wood ...

Much has been said and written about the M14 rifle and its use in Vietnam, much of it critical. One U.S. Army veteran disagrees, saying his experience with the rifle was preferable to the M16.

Springfield Armory Inc., based in Geneseo, Ill., offers a version of its tried and true M1A chambered for 6.5 mm Creedmoor.The M1A is a semi-automatic commercial version of the M14 service rifle ...