M-14: America's Worst and Shortest Used Service Rifle-What went wrong by Forgotten Weapons

[Gordo]

I could defend the M14 ....but the rifle was also useless on full-auto.

Eli

I have a close personal, long time buddy that says he never had any problem controlling it in full auto while carrying it in service of this country.

 

[Tnhawk]

I don't want no teenage queen, I just want my m 14

still true over 50 years later!

 

[Maxrobot]

My Dad and I were in a small gun club that shot the National Match Course 100 yards. Military rifles, Iron sights. At 100 yards the prone bullseye was 3 inches. 10 shots offhand standing, 0 shots kneeling and 30 shots prone with a reload in each.
We got an M1a almost as soon as they came out (1977) and ours has a four-digit serial number. Almost all GI parts, including bolt and barrel.
We did handloading for competition. Unforunately, we never got the results we got with our M1 Garands and eventually concentrated on 30-06 and our M1s.

 

[SARGE67]

I have a close personal, long time buddy that says he never had any problem controlling it in full auto while carrying it in service of this country.

While having the M-14 from May '67 to Oct '67 as an issued weapon in training, I don't remember any option to switch to full auto. It was prolly/maybe there but just don't remember. They only gave us live ammo at the range. I can only see a Bubba Marine finding that flip lever to full auto and spraying the paper target at the range. A collective "oh shit" was thus avoided. Am almost certain that option was modified...

 

[Gordo]

I don't want no teenage queen, I just want my m 14

still true over 50 years later!

But today, a teenage queen way have a pecker...