U.S. Rifle, Cal. 7.62MM M-14 Operation And Cycle Of Functioning (1960)
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- National Archives And Records Administration
ARC Identifier 36734 / Local Identifier 111-TF-2970
U.S. Rifle, Caliber 7.62MM, M14 - Operation And Cycle Of Functioning
Department Of Defense. Department Of The Army. Office Of The Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964). Design And Capabilities - Field Stripping Provisions - Cycle Of Functioning - Feeding, Chambering, Locking, Firing, Etc. - Semiautomatic And Automatic Operation.
I can't believe Bethesda found a voice over guy who sounds exactly like this 1960s voice over guy. Go Vault-Tec!
lmao anyone can sound like this with a 60s microphone
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Geez, I don't know how many times I've taken my M14 apart in the Army. We had many training exercises where you had to disassemble, clean and reassemble in pitch darkness. As the sarge said, there are no streetlights in the jungles of Vietnam.
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The manual order of arms was pretty challenging for a 17 year old with this beast. When we transitioned to the M-16, it seemed like a toy.
Yeah, the difference in weight was noticeable.
@@d.martin7692 especially when you had to hold the 14 on your fingertips at arms length😂 good times😁
@@mauricepowers8079 - Yeah, I was going to mention something like that...we had to hold them over our heads some times on hikes. Tried to keep our elbows locked. Rubber arm memories....
@@d.martin7692 Marine Corps it was straight out on top of your fingertips...that FUCKING SUCKED😂...built up your upper body strength though...BUT IT STILL SUCKED😂
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Why do these videos relax me so much
The clip loading mechanic is a very good idea especially for older veterans who are familiar with the garand
dion woollaston i pretty sure thats a m14 not a garand
angel cat yes I know but it looks like one and combined with the clip loading mechanic means older veterans won't have to relearn how to use it
Sorry but the stripper clip loading had nothing to do with veterans used to a garand. It was used because the US was still being cheap on magazines and only issued 5 M14 magazines per man and expected them to top off their magazines.
@@Angelcat710 I'm pretty sure he knows that. DUH.
@@dionwoollaston5717 I am 75 Y/O.. M1 in ROTC. M14 in Army.
The statement made at 1:15 is one I find simply maddening, and a huge lost opportunity to provide our troops with a proper assault rifle in the 1950s. As the narrator states, the 7.62mm NATO cartridge was a half inch shorter than the old .30-06 cartridge, and somewhat lighter, and the objective was to provide similar ballistics to the .30-06. But the idea that they could have such a powerful cartridge in a proper assault rifle, and then replace the M1, BAR, M1 carbine, and M3 submachine gun with the resulting weapon was a _ridiculous_ pipe dream. And indeed, it never happened. The M14 couldn't do all those jobs, and _plenty of people told the army so_ before its adoption.
During WWII the Germans fielded the world's first assault rifle (the StG44) firing an intermediate cartridge less powerful than their 7.92mm Mauser rifle cartridge (ballistically very similar to .30-06), and they had concluded, based on detailed study of WWI combat actions, that the vast majority of combat took place at ranges of 300m or less. So the capability of full power rifle cartridges to reach out to 1000m was largely wasted, and unnecessarily saddled troops with a heavier, slower-firing weapon, and heavier ammo, resulting in their ability to carry fewer rounds. A rifle firing an intermediate cartridge would be lighter, and have less recoil, and the ammo would be lighter, so soldiers could carry more; and moreover this made full-auto capability a practical proposition. Lo and behold, they introduced the StG44 and it was a huge success. The Russians recognized it, and went on to create their AK47 and its 7.62x39mm intermediate round. The British recognized it, and designed their EM2 and an intermediate .280 round. The US army, on the other hand, didn't recognize it. They liked the idea _in theory_ but insisted on having a round with full-power battle rifle ballistics, _completely_ missing the point that that kind of long range performance was unneccessary for an infantry rifle, and came at a cost in weight and recoil that negated practical full auto capability. They tried to eat their cake and have it too.
The result was a rifle that was not really a substantial improvement on the M1 rifle, and couldn't do the job of the BAR, M1 carbine, or M3 submachine gun _at all._ As more realistic people had tried to warn the army: the full power cartridge will render the weapon uncontrollable on full-auto fire. That's precisely what happened, and in consequence, almost all the M14s in service had their selector switches disabled to render them semi-auto only. Then, after foisting this too-powerful cartridge on the rest of NATO, we got into Vietnam, ran into enemy troops equipped with _proper_ assault rifles, and found out (whoops!) we need one of those too, and we ended up switching to the M16. And the hasty development the M16 had in Vietnam caused it to have problems it needn't have had, had we switched to a proper assault rifle a decade earlier and worked the bugs out _before_ introducing the rifle in the middle of a war.
Your summary of the M14 is spot on. It's a good rifle, but not what the army needed.
US military is obsessed with turning every grunt into Sgt. York, just look at the new M7 program and it's ridiculous calibre.
I love how not once in the instructional video does a soldier take aimed automatic fire, unless he's got the m2 carbine or the m3 grease gun, yet it was supposed to totally replace those, and all they can do is hip fire it in F/A
Rambo training in action
Automatic fire is used as suppressive fire during movement
That was my rifle more ways than one. I got sent to Small Arms Maintenance School to become of infantry company armorer. Great days.
Me too but in 1975 it was relegated to the reserves.i trained on it ,the.45 the .50bmg,good tihe 203 grenade launcher and mmmm3 grease gun .good times bro huh?
Poi
So cool to have this video. Thanks
I had a full auto M1carbine. Fun, but expensive to shoot. I sold it 20 years ago. It was an M2 but converted to an M1. I found all parts to bring it back to M2
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So difficult to design such a fine weapon, this inventor is a genius. 😉
I have an M1A. Love this video!
Highly classified tutor for marines on those days. Simple explanation . I never used a fire arm in my whole my life ie am 44 years old, except air guns for fun. In my younger ages it truely intruged me of a guns mechanism. Its clear as a crystal here in this video.
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I’m saving for the M1A. I love the history and nostalgia
THE HAD MORE STOPPING POWER THEN THE M16 WHICH CUT DOWN ON RICASHAY IN THE JUNGLE AND BETTER AT DISTANCE.
In the endless debate of how to pronounce 'carbine' as in -ine vs -een, they come up with a third and pronounce as 'carbon'. lol
@Jose "All truth's are self evident" Carb-In-E.
Carb-O'N = Beloved Carb(Gas).
Attention to detail; team work is the key.
One Team
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@Jose how about thank you sir for schooling me.
Second to None
Steady & Loyal
Ready & Able
Now, correct all the Blue Falcon's and show them the spelling that describe the action!
Shoot them in the FACE
LONG LIVE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Just like how you pronounce "Willys"... Willis or Willeez...
currybean is right
Like aluminum
Nice weapon and back in service 👍👍👍
Quite concise
I was drafted in 1966. Trained with M14. Sent to Germany. We were scrambled when the Israeli war started and had to sleep with our weapons. In high school ROTC we drilled with M1s. I never saw an M16.
The same is true for those rifles as well as any piston driven action, and there's no physics laws being denied. The powder is still burning as the bullet travels through the barrel, so the bullet is still accelerating as it passes the gas port. So the bullet is moving at about 2,800 ft/s at this point and it takes a bit longer for the siphoned gases to fill the gas cylinder and drive the piston back than it does for the bullet (propelled by those same gases) to leave the muzzle.
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That carbine they showed at around 1:58, looked like it was firing fully automatic. They had fully auto carbine rifles?
Exactly what I needed to see to understand the difference between the way the Mini-14s I have owned and an M-14 selective fire function. I have had the Mini-14 in full auto and selective fire versions. I came up with a relatively simple device that attaches to the outside of the rifle by the screw on right side which retains the metal liner to the stock. Silicon pads everywhere the device is in contact with the stock and where the charging handle hits a toggle prevent marring any surfaces on your valuable weapon. The only modifications to the original firearm are a hole in the secondary sear, (the one that holds hammer back while the trigger is pulled) and a "secret" hole hidden in the slot of the aforementioned right sleeve to stock screw. The more mechanical of you should see the rest. Do not break the law, as there are serious consequences. You probably can own a selective fire Mini-14 if you pay appropriate transfer taxes and obtain correct forms. I don't recommend any other way!
Well its 6 months later do you still feel that way about it Phillip?
The military is seeking a more effective weapon than the M-4/M-16. Why not make the M-14 with an aluminum receiver and other light weight parts? The stock can also be made of lightweight synthetic materials. Why reinvent the wheel? The 20 round mag could also be increased to 30 rounds. New plastic shells could also reduce the weight of the ammo.
A 8.6blackout with a shorter barrel to be used with a suppressor in a EBR chassis with a 50 round drum magazine for the fully automatic version.
Polymer case ammo for weight reduction
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Thanks for the reply ... is that also on a piston AR-15 ? AK-47 ? Seems that would defy the laws of physics.
Where is the bullet when the piston starts moving ?
The narrator said lightweight, but isn’t weight is the reason why they replaced it as standard assault rifle?
Reminds me of the Fallout series.
The M-14 rifle, best damned all around rifle ever produced in America. I've owned two M-1 Garands, three M-1 carbines and two Springfield '03's. Used an M-16 in Vietnam. Was trained on the M-14 in boot camp, the M-14 in A.I.T, and was issued an M-14 to finish my 2 year hitch at Ft Carson, Colorado on return from Vietnam.
Hahaha haha! That's why it served for so long.... not! It was a disaster.
Thank you.
I own an M1 Carbine stock but that weapon was still standard issue through Vietnam just it had been in Korea because the M14 was meant to replace the M1 and .30-06 LMG.
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That’s a full auto kar98 right there
Great rifle, as long as you shoot in semi auto. th-cam.com/video/VAABMvmaGWQ/w-d-xo.html
Less known is that it was only adopted for the US because the head of the ordinance board cheated in the trials vs the FN FAL. When they came to arctic part of the trial, modifications were secretly allowed on the M14, not on the FN FAL which subsequently looked worse in comparison. The M14 was rarely adopted anywhere else, whereas the FN FAL was the go to rifle for decades for many countries.
There's a cool video titled "How the U.S. got shafted out of the FN FAL" The Ordnance Dept. at Springfield did the same with the German MG42, dragging their feet at producing a reliable copy in 30-06 and later adopting the less than reliable M60 over a proven superior design like the MG (MG42-MG3) or the still-unproven FN MAG.
Yoooo, ama 28 now , and this is the very first day of my knowledge ,that m14 has an automatic fire mode
the M14 battle rifle had a short life span, from late Korea to early Vietnam... its been switched to a sniper weapon since then
Now it has been in use longer than any other rifle.
There are 1913 Springfields still in current US forces use...
@@nicholashodges201 Wtf are you even talking about. ZERO US forces nowadays issue 1903 springfields dumbass.
That Is because of the knock down power of the 308. Cal. . The AR-15 does not have the punch. It has been proven. I have sent down range a 178 gr. Remington, model 300, 7MM at 1000 yards at a elevation of 48 elevation. 3 rounds. In the size of a cup saucer.
The M14 was a great gun but it's downside was this weapon bring to bulky for Armored vehicles and service life being short since it was almost immediately replaced with the AR-15 or M16.
It's a vary sophisticated mechanism, it's a legendary good gun.
It will have already left the barrel by the time the piston moves.
“Hi Joker, 7.62 millimeter, full metal jacket”
This is so _C O O L !_
I just want my M14...
I had a Johnny Eagle
M-14 when i was a kid
@@roryschweinfurter4111 You were such a lucky kid.
Actually it's Fred Flix that I was talking about
0:37 "is a lightweight should weapon" 😂😂😂
Very good teacher, very good class, now I know how Pakistani tribal copy guns in a week and it's working 10% more heavy /more solid.
Took basic training will it really liked the weapon only problem was it was too short
You heard him pilots and tankers. This is your replacement for a submachinegun.
As a MARINE. The M-1Grand was the best!!!. But as always!!?. I wish the M1-Grand would have a 30 round MAG. CWA
Ну что так сложно? Зачем такая сложная разборка?
Looks like to control full auto fire it was held at waist level and with practice, instinct dialed in the bullet to target.
Those guys aren't even strong enough to push the bullets into the magazine.
2:08 aged like milk
Best battle rifle every made bar none
The M14 is light weight?
Yeah, real propaganda!
Subjective statement. Mine weighs about 8lbs with a 20 cap mag!
That was for baby boomers , for everyone born after 1964 it weighs 150 lbs,
I prefer the FAL.
1:06 I didn't know the army used to teach riflemen to shoot full automatic rifles like Arnold Schwarzenegger?
The term was known as "walking fire". It was carried over from the BAR gunner technique used from WWI to Korea.
OH YES THE M16 JAMMED ROUND AND OVERHEATED.
The first major batch of M16s sent into Vietnam were intentionally sabotaged by men who had a vested interest in keeping the M14 and the federal Armory that manufactured them in existence and relevant. This was proven factual in a series of congressional hearings. The M16 was, and still is, an outstanding rifle. The M14 can't hold a candle to it. There's a reason the M14 had the shortest service life in U.S military history.
Civilian enthusiasts and critics all miss a defining quality of the M-14 that is absent from itz replacements: nothing beats it with a bayonet locked on! If you know how to use it so equipped, you are ready for those terrible moments when all your irreplaceable ammo is expended. When that happened with the M-16, a bayonet was useless. Many a grunt simply grabbed it by the barrel and swung it like a baseball bat. An entrenching tool worked much better!
Battle rifle vs assault rifle.
Of course you run out of ammo MUCH sooner with the M14, so you actually need the bayonet. Hahaha!
must be somewhat disturbing when the empty cases hits you in the forehead like every time :)
Keeps you aware of your suroundings
I was firing left handed, so those cartridges were constantly bouncing off my face.
@@Phil4762 did you not know you can fire right handed?
@@DANTHETUBEMAN yes, of course you are correct, and the range NCO’s kept urging me to switch over. But I could not maintain accuracy at the same level. During range qualification (which as you probably know is timed), I was fortunate to reach ‘expert’ but just barely. When I ran through it again firing right handed (at their insistence), I achieved a significantly lower score. So I just endured the “cartridge barrage” - not a problem, really. Got used to it.
@@Phil4762the man way,,, ps, stop shooting guns backward till you learn to shoot right,,,, handed, lol
Great weapon, with a bayonet on the end good for assaulting and defending positions.
Quite aware of that, it was my point. by the way 7.82 mm =.307874016 check if you like.
Back when a man had to know things! Not ask the phone
Yeah, back when you couldn’t ask your phone, so you had to take an hour to ask a book
@@sirboomsalot4902 Back in the days, we used to refer to "asking a book" as "reading". I also used to tie an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time!
@@MrX-tm8fy Lol, though in all seriousness why the heck did I put “ask a book”? Me one month ago was fricken stupid lol
the "carbon"? wow. how hard is it to say it correctly? and that is not car-bine. but "carbon" is a new one on me . i love the m-14. its solid, accurate, reliable. if you run out of ammo you can stick a bayonet on the end and can stab them. or beat the crap out them with that steel buttplate and considerable weight. i learned to use it when i first went in the army. had full confidence in it that i never had in the mattel toy.
Tôi muốn dùng một khẩu để xử giặc tàu khi nó xâm lược Có bán không, giá bao nhiêu thì OK..
OR, just wash the gun down with WD40 and not strip it at all.
I remember seeing this video in High School Military Science, it is still as corny and badly done as I remember.
This video is nowhere near as good as that old WW2 video showing how guns work. 😔
Same ballistics my ass
7.62MM is not the same as .308 inch. most all think it is but it is not. Do the math,
Almost all caliber named bullets are not the exact size indicated. Go look up the actual size of bullets. They often use a caliber "name" that simply makes it different than other calibers.
Way too complicated
FN FAL BETTER THAN
The FN had a very short sight radius.