The [b]M14[/b] is an [[united_states|American]]-designed 7.62×51mm NATO [b][[battle rifle]][/b], developed in 1954 by Earle Harvey and Lloyd Corbett at Springfield Armory, adopted by the U.S. military in 1959. Its design was heavily based on the earlier [[M1 Garand]], but uses standard 20-round detachable magazines instead of 8-round internal one and select-fire capability.

It began to be supplanted in 1963 by the [[M16]] [[rifle]], eventually being fully adopted into the U.S military by 1969. It continues to be used in secondary (marksman) roles due to its firepower, longer range and accuracy.

h4. See also
* [[M14 (Girls' Frontline)]]
* [[Mk 14 EBR]]
* [[List of weapons]]
* [[Ruger Mini-14]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: M14 rifle":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M14_rifle
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