31 July 2024 M14 Picture of the Day

[Sapper740]

He told us about his collection of Samurai armor and arms upstairs and we looked at all his many really neat firearms.

Yes, Tom had an impressive personal collection, of which very few customers were invited to view. Tom must have liked you. Tom had many live machine guns, not the least of which were the one and only live BESA 7.9mm I've ever seen and an MG08/15, the "lightened" version of the MG08 although at 43 lb still a very heavy load for a single Gefreiter.

[RCS]

After the TRW contract expired, an attempt was made to try and salvage their
M14 production by chambering the 223 or 5.56mm cartridge. It was too late.

Some of these were sold to civilian collectors

Finally found some rare photos of the conversions

[Sapper740]

After the TRW contract expired, an attempt was made to try and salvage their
M14 production by chambering the 223 or 5.56mm cartridge. It was too late.

Some of these were sold to civilian collectors

Finally found some rare photos of the conversionsAttachment 136942Attachment 136943

Were these also in selective fire? It would've been interesting to compare it to an AC556.

[RCS]

Yes full auto and they very easy to control - legal sales too

[RCS]

You can not compare the M14 by TRW in 223 cal to the Ruger AC556. I would think that the TRW in 223 is heavier because of
the smaller 22 cal bore. Better comparison might be the Colt 606 to the TRW in 223 cal

[browningautorifle]

You can not compare the M14 by TRW in 223 cal to the Ruger AC556.

I'll bet they would shoot like an FN C1 with a .22 sub caliber device. No perceptible recoil and as accurate as the shooter. Anyway, I'll take two.