SERVICE: Marine Corps
FEATURES: The M-14 7.62mm (.30 cal.) automatic rifle is a magazine-fed shoulder weapon, designed primarily for semi-automatic fire. It was replaced in the late 1960s by the 5.56mm M-161A1 rifle.
BACKGROUND:
At one time the standard issued rifle for Marines, the M-14 is now used primarily in the Competition in Arms program, or for drill and ceremonial purposes. The M-16 replaced the M-14 as the Table of Organization rifle for the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.
