Garand inspects an early model of his M1 "Garand," chief combat rifle of World War II and Korea. This article, "Military Rifles: M1 to M14" appeared originally in the in the March 1974 issue of ...

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 story of the M14 began during the latter part of World War II when an evaluation of the M1 rifle was conducted by the U.S. Army Ordnance Department. Although the Garand proved to be a superb ...

The M14 was meant to supplant the M1 Garand, the M1 Thompson submachine gun, and the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR). But the M14 was heavy and nearly impossible to control on full auto.

Regardless, there’s no arguing that it’s one of the Garand’s signature noises. The M1’s service life came to a close in 1957 and was replaced by the M14—the latter being a clear ...

276 Pedersen. .276 Pedersen patent drawings The M1 Garand went on to serve through World War II, Korea, and the phase-out started in 1959 when its derivative, the M14 chambered in 7.62x51mm began ...

It was the M14, the last U.S. military rifle to be produced at the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts. The rifle was essentially an improved version of the M1 Garand, but it served ...

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 ...