Lapping the firing pin contacts.sounds ridiculous to me really. You don't hear of folks doing this on M1s.
I have never heard it mentioned previously. So you can't state anything against LRB other than the fact that this issue has come up previously. Remember, we are not sure if the firing pin in question was a USGI part or not, nor did he test another firing pin for fit. The issue is with the bolt or the firing pin. I called and asked Hook and he said hogwash. My handcrafted reloads help.I've built dozens of M14s and M1As and never heard of this issue before. Things line up perfect when that is done. It sat in the back of my truck for a while and the rear sight screw came loose. I am going to shoot it tommorrow at a 25m, 300m and 500m. Or buy a Xfer'able M14 and have it built.Īpparently on automatic, the M14K is where its at.īesides an M16 and M1 garand.
One day I am going to have one of those built. Now that is one fine peice of metal and wood. You can see how much shorter the LaFrance folder is here than the Beretta BM59 Alpine folder, previously my fav. If I could have one gun when TEOTWAWKI happens, this would be it. They used an M60 gas system to soften recoil. Here are some pics I stole shamelessly from a recent thread. My ultimate bush rifle would be a LaFrance M14K with Alpine folding stock. He was leaving the Army (in 1963) when the M16 was being phased in. 30 cal and later carried the M60), and he went through basic with an M1. He was an Army machine gunner (carried the. He has no experience with M14's or M16's.
I was showing my dad how my AR's will only flip into the semi selector position, and he was thinking that it needed a key as well in order to toggle full auto, even though I kept telling him the rifle was semi-auto. Thanks for your info! I understand now why they think a "key" is needed. Most M14s have a selector lock installed which only allows semi auto fire. The rifle must have a selector installed to be able to fire full auto. A persons M14 is either full auto at the time or semi auto at the time, but all M14s are full auto capable. No, you don't need a key or anything to make it fire full auto. If you have any more questions you can IM me. Cast semi auto receivers are larger in some areas for more strength.
The differences between an M14 receiver and semi auto commercial M14 type receiver are a protrusion on the bottom for the full auto parts to install to, a dismount notch half way down the operating rod guide, and a groove in the bottom front of the receiver for the connector to sit in. Most NM M14s and M21s had the full auto parts welded so that they will only fire semi auto. The change only requires a couple of small parts but can only be done by an armorer. A persons M14 is either full auto capable or semi auto only at the time, but all M14s are can fire full auto depending on what parts are installed. My dad used to tell me the same thing about M14's. Question for you guys: I was talking to a range officer not too long ago who owns a full auto M14, and he said that he needs a key to make it function as such. M14's are still in use by the military in the form of sniper rifles (I believe). Size comparison between the Bush model and a 14.5" DSA 7.62mm NATO "AR-type." There's no weigh difference between the two, the Bush barrel is larger diameter. All USGI H&R parts on a Springfield M1A receiver.īottom is my Springfield M1A Bush model. Here's two on mine with traditional wood stocks: Early all-USGI M1As are very nice rifles! Used to be mostly USGI parts but is now commercial. Springfield Armory continues to produce an excellent M14-clone in the guise of their M1A rifle. Fulton Armory is glossy, but the quality wasn't there the last time I checked. Smith Enterprise is another top tier M14-type rifle. USGI "kits" are rare and expensive mainly because the Army started using the M14 again several years ago as a long range rifle and took back all the parts it could get it's hands on. The LRB receiver is the current darling of the M14 crowd. Plan to spend $2000 on a M14-type rifle if you want top quality. Anything past that range requires a gifted, or at least well trained shooter.
With optics it can easily go reliably to 500 meters. Still a 300 meter rifle with iron sights but carries a heavier bullet out to that range well. The M14 was revived as a long range rifle officially and unofficially as far back as 1990. Most ARNG and USAR units moved from the M1 to M16 circa 1972 and skipped the M14 completely which was used in foreign military sales. Troops in Europe carried until the early 1970s. The M14 is certainly "retro" in the sense the Army trained with it until circa 1969 even though it was issuing the M16 in Vietnam.