[grumpy_old_man]

Have a read and enjoy:

The Curious Career of the M-14 | Field & Stream

and

M14 EBR

Now I just wish I could add an EBR to the stable.....maybe after that SOCOM I'm saving for!

Best,
Grumpy

 

[Harper]

Very enjoyable read, Grumpy.....I can hardly wait for these spring winds to let up.

 

[grumpy_old_man]

Another blast from the past on the M14!

Enjoy!!

http://www.gunsmagazine.com/1958issues/G0758.pdf

Best,
Grumpy
PS Love these old gun mags from the '50's....

 

[Harper]

Another great article, Grumpy! And oh, how the times and attitudes have changed since '58. Certainly not for the better. You're right.....it's fun to browse through the magazine. Thanks....

 

[grumpy_old_man]

Another great article, Grumpy! And oh, how the times and attitudes have changed since '58. Certainly not for the better. You're right.....it's fun to browse through the magazine. Thanks....

Hi Harper;

I just loved the speculation in that article that the reason for the selector lock was so that the DCM could sell 'em to civvies with the locks instead of switches! Can you imagine the look on Big Sis' face if the Army started surplussing out M14's with selector locks and a big notice not to fit the switches?! We're just lucky we can still get M1A's and twenty bangers...

All the best,
Grumpy

 

[H2O MAN]

M14 EBR

Now I just wish I could add an EBR to the stable.....

Great article... I got to meet the key M14 EBR people at SHOT
2011 and I plan to meet up with Mr. Armstrong later this year.

 

[Lurp2]

My first issue gun was an M-14. As the article says it wasn't very good on full auto so you just left it on single...really liked that gun....Thanks Grumpy

 

[Genral_Tojo]

AK 47 vs M 16 vs M 14 - YouTube

Not just the '14, but EXCELLENT video.

Big Picture: The Right to Keep and Bear Arms - YouTube

Another good one where it talks about the importance of it and the 2A.

Don't forget 'Nam.

vietnam war cronkite - YouTube

 

[dh1633pm]

When I was active in the Air Force every armory I ever got to look into had a few M14's. They never seemed to be taken out, but they were there. "How did you ever get to look into an armory" you ask? I did military funerals part time for 8 of my 30 years in the military. We used NM Garands. Can't send someone off with honors using a regular Garand. Out funeral NM Garands were kept in the base armory.

 

[H2O MAN]

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