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[Pages:6504]M14 Rifle History and Development

Online Edition Lee Emerson

June 03, 2007 Draft

Copyright 2005 - 2007 by Lee Emerson All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. Online Editions - October 10, 2006, June 03, 2007 "Sincere and strong love is greatly gratified and delighted in the prosperity of the beloved object; and if the love be perfect, the greater the prosperity of the beloved is, the more is the lover pleased and delighted; for the prosperity of the beloved is, as it were, the food of love, and therefore the greater that prosperity, the more richly is love feasted." ? Jonathan Edwards, Heaven, A World of Charity Or Love, Northampton, England, 1738. This book is dedicated to those who love and to those who love liberty.

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Table of Contents

Preface

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Part 1: The Military M14

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Introduction

11

Engineering Material

12

Engineering Definitions

13

AISI 4100 and 8600 Series Alloy Steels

15

M14 Rifle Preservation

16

M14 Rifle Lubrication

20

M14 Receiver Material

32

AISI 8620 Alloy Steel

34

How was the U. S. Government Issue (USGI) M14 receiver made?

35

Receiver Heat Treatment

36

Development of Magnetic Particle Inspection

37

USGI Receiver Geometry

38

Forming of Military Receivers

40

Intervening Rifle Models: M2 through M13

40

M14 Rifle Development Highlights

41

M14 Rifle Factory Inspection

47

M14 Production at Springfield Armory

48

M14 Production at Winchester

50

M14 Production at Harrington & Richardson

51

M14 Production at TRW

56

The TRW Mystique

57

Raritan Arsenal

59

Experimental Items for the USGI M14 Rifle

59

The Issue M14 Rifle

64

The M14 Rifle in Overhaul

69

M14 in Service with the U. S. Army and U. S. Marine Corps

70

The M14 in the U. S. Navy

79

The M14 in Other Service

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The M14 in the Arts and Entertainment Museum Collections Israel Defense Forces Other Foreign Hostile Action Taiwan Destruction and Export of USGI M14 Rifles Foreign Sales of USGI M14 Rifles M14E1 M14E2 and M14A1 M14 Grenadier M14 M M14 NM M15 U. S. Army Snipers and the XM21 and M21 M14 Product Improved Rifle XM25 and M25 M14 SMUD M14 DMR U. S. Marine Corps Scout-Snipers and the M14 Rifle M14 Enhanced Battle Rifle M14SE, Mk 14 SEI and M80 SDM Semi-automatic Only USGI M14 Rifles Hahn Machine Company and Pearl Manufacturing U. S. Civilian Ownership of Select Fire USGI and Chinese M14 Rifles Ignore the Petition to Sell the M14! Select Fire M14 Rifle Rate of Fire Modification

Part 2: The Commercial M14

U. S. Commercial Production of the M14 Type Rifle Characteristics of Commercial Receivers Commercial Receiver Geometry U. S. Commercial Manufacture Select Fire M14 Type Rifles Camp Perry Military Reservation

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Springfield Armory, Inc.

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Texas Production

137

M1A Receiver Shipments from 1971 to 1975

143

Texas M1A Models

144

Texas M1A Barrel Markings

144

Transition from Texas to Illinois

145

Illinois Production

146

Illinois M1A Models

148

Springfield Armory, Inc. M1A Catalog Numbers

152

Gray-Syracuse, Inc., Valley Ordnance Co. and Hillside Manufacturing

154

Springfield Armory, Inc. and Glenn Nelson

163

Rock Island Armory, Inc.

164

Karl Maunz

164

H & R Gun Co. and Smith Ltd.

168

A. R. Sales Co., National Ordnance, Inc. and Federal Ordnance, Inc.

170

Armscorp of America, Inc. and Armscorp USA, Inc.

173

M36 and M89

175

Fulton Armory

176

Western Ordnance/Smith Enterprise, Inc.

177

Smith Enterprise, Inc. Receiver Design, Manufacture and Testing

178

Smith Enterprise, Inc. Receiver Identification

180

Smith Enterprise, Inc. M14 Services

181

M14K

181

AWC Systems Technology

182

Entreprise Arms

182

Hesse and Sarco, Inc.

183

Troy Industries, Inc.

183

LRB of Long Island, Inc.

185

Origin of Chinese M14 Rifles

188

Norinco and Poly Technologies Corporation

190

Production of Chinese M14 Type Rifles

191

Chinese M14 Type Rifle Export to the United States

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Keng's Firearms Specialty, Incorporated Century Arms International IDE USA/CJA Chinese M14 Type Rifle Export to Canada Chinese Receivers Markings of Exported Chinese M14 Type Rifles United States Firearms Laws U. S. Law and the Chinese M14 Rifle 1994 Assault Weapons Ban Canada Firearms Laws

Part 3: All Things Small and Wonderful

M14 Barrel Material General Information on AISI 4140 Alloy Steel General Information on AISI 416 Stainless Steel The Barrel Making Process M14 Barrel Length USGI M14 Rack Grade Barrels USGI M14 National Match Barrels Chinese M14 Barrels U. S. Commercial M14 Barrels USGI M14 Stock Designs USGI M14 Wood Stocks USGI M14 Synthetic Stocks USGI M14E2 Stocks Commercial Synthetic Match Grade Stocks Folding and Telescoping Commercial Stocks Other Stocks Hand Guards USGI Sights Commercial Sights Muzzle Attachments Military Sound Suppressors

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Commercial Sound Suppressors

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USGI M14 Technical Documentation

253

USGI Parts

263

USGI Part Materials

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Miscellaneous Notes on USGI Parts

267

USGI Parts Manufacturers and Identification

281

USGI Parts Stamped With Drawing Numbers

298

USGI Parts Sales

299

Parts Interchangeability with the M1 Garand Rifle

301

M1 Garand Parts on M14 Type Rifles

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USGI Parts Packaging

302

Notes on Commercial Parts

306

Notes on Chinese Parts

309

Chinese Parts Identification

311

Commercial Parts Identification

312

USGI Magazines

313

Foreign Manufacture Magazines

316

U. S. Commercial Magazines

317

Miscellaneous Notes on Scope Mounts

317

Side Single Point Scope Mounts

318

Side Two Point Scope Mounts

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Side Three Point Scope Mounts

320

Side Three Point Scope Mount Fitting on Commercial M14 Receivers

326

Scope Mounts Secured to the Rear Sight Pocket

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Rail System Mounts

328

Barrel Rail Mounts

329

Cleaning Kit

330

USGI Tools

331

Commercially Available Tools

333

USGI Accessories

333

Commercial Accessories

339

M2 Type Bipods

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Other Bipods Ammunition Other Calibers M14 Problems 1987 Springfield Armory, Inc. Recall Notice Accurizing Tips Miscellaneous Tips Your Relationship with M14 Gunsmiths and Firearms Dealers M14 Gunsmiths

Appendices

Appendix A: Serial Number Data for the Commercial M14 Appendix B: M14 Rifle Item Descriptions and Federal Stock Numbers Appendix C: M14 Magazine Capacity Restrictions Appendix D: T44E4 Rifle and Accessory Information Appendix E: M14 Rifle Spare Parts Allowance for 100 Rifles Appendix F: Significant Testing and Evaluation of the M14 Rifle Appendix G: References to United States Patents

Bibliography

List of Tables

Table 1: Elements of Alloy Steels Table 2: Composition of AISI 8620, AISI 4140 and AISI 416 Steels Table 3: Properties of AISI 8620, AISI 4140 and AISI 416 Steels Table 4: Suppliers of USGI Rifle Grease Table 5: Select Properties of Some Military Greases Table 6: Select Properties of Some Military Lubricating Oils Table 7: Coefficient of Static Friction for Select Materials Table 8: Harrington & Richardson X series Rifles Table 9: M14 Rifle on Television Table 10: Springfield Armory National Historic Site M14 Rifles Table 11: U. S. Government Exports of M14 Rifles to Foreign Nations Table 12: M14E1 Rifle Types

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