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It was too long and heavy to replace the submachine gun, it was too light and had too small of a magazine capacity to replace the light machine gun, and as a main infantry rifle it had many advantages as well as disadvantages as we discussed above In the end, the M14 was simply unable to replace all four of the original guns that it was meant to. Furthermore, the walnut stock of the rifle swelled in the moist jungle humidity, which caused accuracy to be thrown off (subsequently, the walnut stocks were replaced with fiberglass).

On one hand of things, the 7.62x51mm NATO round proved to be highly effective, as it had long range and penetrated the thick cover of the jungle very well.īut on the flip side of things, the M14 was long and heavy, and in full auto mode it was nearly uncontrollable. The M14 was then immediately pressed into action in the Vietnam War, where it was quickly discovered that it had a number of pros and cons. Each unit cost approximately $104 at the time. Army units in the summer of 1959, but it didn’t take until the early to mid 1960s before the M14 had nearly completely phased out the M1 Garand. The new M14 rifle was first delivered to U.S. 308, so be careful about what you load into your particular rifle. 308 Winchester and 7.62x51mm NATO ammunition, but 7.62x51mm rifles will not accept. 308 Winchester cartridge can accept both. The 7.62x51mm NATO round was then introduced by Olin Industries to the general public as the. The T65 was then developed into the new M14 rifle that would be sent into service to replace the M1 Garands. 30-06 Springfield round that the M1 Garand was chambered for. The T20 rifle was extensively tested and developed into the T65, and it was chambered for the new 7.62x51mm NATO round, which was basically a shortened version of the. John Garand, the inventor of the M1 rifle, worked with Springfield at the time and developed the T20 rifle. The military decided that the M1 Garand, though advanced during World War II, had become obsolete as it accepted en-bloc clips in contrast to box fed magazines of more modern weaponry.Ī number of different companies, including Springfield, Remington, and Winchester, then began to work on upgrading the M1 Garand rifle to accept box fed magazines and with a new caliber.