The M14 rifle remains in limited service in all branches of the U.S. It was replaced by the M16 assault rifle, a lighter weapon using a smaller caliber intermediate cartridge. The M14 was the last American battle rifle issued in quantity to U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps for basic and advanced individual training (AIT) from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.
Marine Corps by 1965 until being replaced by the M16 rifle beginning in 1968. military in 1959 replacing the M1 Garand rifle in the U.S. It became the standard-issue rifle for the U.S.
The M14 rifle, officially the United States Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm, M14, is an American selective fire battle rifle that fires 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 in) ammunition. An M14 rifle shown with a 20-round magazineīattle rifle, automatic rifle, sniper rifle, semi-automatic rifleġ959–1964 (as the standard U.S.
