M14 was standard issue military rifle before m16.
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The designation M16A1 can be broken down into Military model 16 version 1. As the M16 follows the M14 and M15 (a variant of the M14) and is the first revision.
The M14 rifle is indeed still in use by the US military. While most soldiers are issued the M16 , or the carbine version of the M16, the M14 is still used where longer range fire and greater penetration may be needed.
The M14 rifle continues to see service in all branches of the military, as well as several foreign militaries. It is not, however, the standard service rifle of any.
the top 3 rifles in the american military are the M4, the M16 and the M14
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There were 4 producers for the US military- Springfield Armory, H&R, Olin Mathieson (Winchester) and TRW. The civilian rifles (clones) are not the same as the true M14, and are made by several companies.
Assuming that you mean the M21 sniper rifle used by the US military, it is generally not available to civilians. This is a modified M14 rifle. The M14 is capable of fully automatic fire, and is classed as a machine gun under US law. Only those machine guns ALREADY registered with the BATFE by May 1986 can be transferred to a private citizen. The last TRANSFERRABLE M14 rifle I saw for sale was over $10,000. A close copy would be the Match Grade Springfield Armory M1A, which sells for $2,000-$3,000- plus about $1,000 for a good scope.
It's just a military nomenclature. The US uses M, presumably for "model".
The M14 and M16 were both new rifles which debuted while the US was involved in Vietnam to some extent. The M14 is the battle rifle - the M16 is an assault rifle.
The M14 was originally produced for the U.S. military by four manufacturers: TRW, Springfield Armory, Winchester, and Harrington and Richardson