U.S. RIFLE, CALIBER 7.62MM, M14 - OPERATION AND CYCLE OF FUNCTIONING

U.S. RIFLE, CALIBER 7.62MM, M14 - OPERATION AND CYCLE OF FUNCTIONING - National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 36734 / Local Identifier 111-TF-2970 - 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. DVD Copied by Master Scanner Thomas Gideon.

[@TheRealKendrick]

Something about the crackling audio of these instructional videos from that era just feels right.

[@patmcchesney3135]

Reminds me of watching films in school

[@willj78]

"A lightweight shoulder weapon"

[@railfan_3371]

l i g h t w e i g h t

[@pacman10182]

@@railfan_3371 that thing was a chonky boi

[@omen1784]

@@railfan_3371my m1a weighs in at only 9 lbs, not too bad. But it is naked as well

[@arewe9647]

There s a reason why everybody use a 5.56 in today rifle

[@chubbycatfish4573]

Compared to a Browning 1919 maybe lol

[@davidmbeckmann]

I don't need no teen age queen, I just need my M-14!

[@boomstick1584]

I suppose after boarding the plane..True statement.

[@williamwalker8107]

Where did I hear that before?

[@charlesmullins3238]

This is my rifle…there are many like it but this one’s mine….aint war hell…

[@BigNate84]

Its really amazing to see all the engineering that went into this weapon. I think its a work of art.

[@joanadarca1202]

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[@sanjoymeitei8632]

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[@sanjoymeitei8632]

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[@vadimyakus]

One of the most beautiful rifles ever created.

[@keithpopko7068]

This is what was issued to me when I was in the Marines (1969-72). Our drill instructors in boot camp made sure we got the ones with a nylon stock because they were easier to take care of and weighed a little less. I preferred the M14 over the M16.

[@pavelow67]

why

[@johnnycash8150]

Because wood stocks require more maitinence and swell in high humidity. And he probably preferred the m14 for more power and increased accuracy when shooting through brush.

[@TheBuilderize]

He probably preferred the M14 because of the greater stopping power and the fact that the ammo for the M16 during its first years of service was absolute garbage and made the gun jam very often.

[@knightofficer]

the M14 was one of the best weapons ever created for use in conventional warfare, and would have been perfect for use during either world war, or the Korean war. Unfortunately the US congress decided that our boys needed a super future rifle able to compete with the AK-47! which led to the adoption of a relatively ok assault rifle that was issued with terrible ammo, and no cleaning kits. Also in asymmetric warfare, it does no good having the ability to head shot the angle dancing on a pin head at 800 yards when the enemy is jumping out at you from the bushes with a shit coated stick

[@TheBuilderize]

knightofficer But now the M16 is one of the best if not the best assault rifles in the world because the AR15 platform has been modified so heavily.

[@sbeckett91]

Why does every video made in that era remind me of Looney Tunes for some reason?

[@TheTyrial86]

Because when the animations were made, disney and the cartoonists of loney toons made them. The US governement used the cartoonists alot back then for propaganda and education videos.

[@johndunn4228]

@@TheTyrial86 They should bring that type of training back.

[@JohnBrowningsGhost]

Makes me smile watching the rifle bucks around when the narrator talks up the muzzle device.

[@history70]

The important thing to remember is that this sort of training film was intended to educate the complete range of new recruits, from experienced hunters and competitive shooters all the way down to city kids who have never seen a real firearm before they enlisted. For people who already know firearms, I can sympathize with your comment about the film moving too slowly. But the training system has to accommodate all skill levels.

[@ArgoTheDoggo]

the awesome quality of the video and of the animations (70 years before!), proves the intellectual superiority of the old Usa army and Nation instead the actual days

[@ScoutSniper3124]

The M-14 is my absolute favorite... I've used it in everything from NRA regional matches to the mountains of Afghanistan. It's old school, and quite arguably the best battle rifle that US. Forces has ever employed. 50 years after it's short term as our main battle rifle, being replaced by the M-16, the M-14 is still alive and kicking, still in battle, and still rocking the house with accurate hard hitting firepower. Staff Sergeant, US.Army, Combat Infantry Sniper, multiple tours As a SOT-A member in Afghanistan, 2010-2011, used a National Match M-14 (heavy barrel, glass bedded stock, match trigger, 1/4 MOA hooded aperture rear sight, semi-auto only) rifle (which I fitted with a Leopold M3A scope, and PEQ-15 infrared designator) which was on loan from the Weapons Sergeant in the ODA I was attached to. Love that rifle... I have a "loaded" M1A that I still compete with on occasion.

[@patrickreilly2338]

Nice

[@joanadarca1202]

Poi

[@cudarocker]

I love how even in black and white film, you can still see the Parkerized finish. Good quality old hardware.

[@oldgysgt]

I never saw an M14 jam from dirt. I did see a lot of M16s jam from dirt. The M14 is a fine rifle, as is the M16. With the M14 we carried two 20 round magazines and an extra 60 round bandoleer, for a total of 100 rounds. With the M16 we carried six 30 round magazines, and an extra 140 round bandoleer, for a total of 320 rounds. The lightness of the M16 and the .223 ammo made this possible.

[@diet_dr.demoncore]

The demonstrator keeps a serious face at 23:00 after a full auto 20 round mag dump, that takes some talent!

[@Wundrdawg1]

He was definitely one of the few that were highly trained to do that dump too.

[@jaredchinchello1760]

I know I couldn't do that, I'd have a big stupid grin on my face every time.

[@Algos7000]

The enginering of this gun is mindfreak. Awesome

[@ppk2823]

I prefer the 2D animation style over obvious CG. Just has a classy look to it, and I feel that 2D animators in general are under appreciated, unfortunately.

[@pacman10182]

glass pane animation is pure class, bring it back

[@ppk2823]

tyler roberts i’m on it

[@abettermind]

Just got my first M1A (a 1980 NM) and this video was a great place to start. Im younger than my rifle and i still felt nostalgia watching this video. I bet its a real treat for those that lived those times.

[@georgesouv]

The technology and quality of this video is amazing considering when it was made!

[@samhenson8177]

I love how everything has to work just perfectly with each other in order to work at all. The engineering behind this is mind boggling.

[@joanadarca1202]

Poi

[@kenweber4739]

many fond memories. M-14 in Vietnam was modified, by friend, for full auto. many rounds toward VC/NVA. I was 5'7" and 135 pounds. had no problem with full auto. some climb from 7 o'clock to 2 o'clock

[@ToryII]

I bonded with the M14 in boot camp, especially at the rifle range. It's kinda silly to bond with a rifle. Funny, I was happy they gave me a much lighter M16. The rifle really has a lot of nostalgic value to me. I carried it thru boot camp and then on guard duty in infantry training, and then later for one more year at Marine Barracks. Today, because of technology, iron sights or manual sights are no longer neccessary. Thanks to whoever it was that was nice enough to post this video.

[@springevans8654]

7.62 millimeter. Full metal jacket.

[@andiarrohnds5163]

These videos are the best.

[@msotil]

The best Army rifle of all times.

[@user-ql6dq6zg6k]

Unfortunate that both it and the ammunition are so heavy compared to the M-16 and its variants.

[@amiraboodi2075]

Great job. Thanks for sharing this beautiful video with us.

[@DisownedVT]

I love coming back here every so often to relearn about this stuff

[@FrozenKoolAidDude]

If this was a TV show, I'd buy the DVD set 'cuz, this is damn good!

[@mr6johnclark]

Set gun to full auto... Turns into Anti-aircraft gun... But with todays technology... Easily Fixed

[@cudarocker]

DNchap1417 .308/ 7.62x51................7.62x54 is Russian not NATO

[@Treblaine]

The problem with "accurate under full auto" is largely a product of what range you need to be accurate. If you are 2 foot away from a guy then yeah, you can get all 20 rounds full-auto to hit his chest, guaranteed. But that's not when you need full auto, especially for such powerful rounds that will with all likelihood debilitate with a single hit. Full auto is needed for fast fleeting targets, where you don't have time or lead-guessing ability to just tap one in the centre-mass, you need a shotgun like spread for clay pidgeon shooting. Now... can you get that in a 5kg rifle in 7.62NATO at 12 shots per second? Even with muzzle brakes and hydraulic recoil absorption I doubt that. Yould be better off just trying to aim individual shots at them as fast as you can. Don't talk to me about suppressive fire with raw cyclic rate, the best suppressive fire is aimed fire that would be KILLING fire if they weren't forced to take cover. Quantity of fire is no substitute for quality of fire. Raw fire rate works as a bluff, experienced fighters know not to fear a huge volume of unaimed fire.

[@taeiloakilioni3181]

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[@DNchap1417]

Oops, slight typo on my part... I definitely meant the 51, not the 54, even though both rounds share identical ballistics. Not interchangeable though. In an alternate universe, I'd rather have them adopt the 54 with an improved propellant so in the event war breaks out and you're touring Eastern Europe, you want your weapons to be compatible with their ammo, thus easing logistical burdens.

[@boomstick1584]

@@Treblaine ,,,,,,,Exactly. From back in the day when we could, a bump stock .308 AR lightweight carbine has so much muzzle climb, your last 8 rounds of a 20 rd magazine are shooting the tops out of trees. You can get only 4 or 5 rounds on target. Real full auto would be WORSE, as it has a higher rate of fire. Probably get more rounds on target because OF THE FASTER FIRE RATE. The heavy weight of the M14 helps, but not 100%. 5.56/.223 stops all of those issues. Or just get a 9mm or 45 ACP AR-15.. For 100 yards or closer,,,,,all that’s needed anyway. VERY manageable and many times more accurate than a pistol.

[@SarniaMods]

and for those reasons, i subscribed. Because, the information is 100 percent accurate and nothing is left out and you cant get that everywhere. thanks for uploading these vids.

[@MrPhyuphway]

I love classic america educational video... vj' voice ,accent and talking sentences are easily to understand and effective for learning ...well plan of director and script writers... even English low skill level foreigner(non native English language users). good job classic america

[@7078dino]

love it Old School Explanation...

[@Doogerauoy]

Great video. Very informative and easy to understand.

[@4IDSapper]

They have been re-issuing the M-14 to U.S. troops in Afganistan since before 2005. Check out the Enhanced Battle Rifle that is assigned to the DSM (designated squad marksman). It is an M-14 with a new stock and a scope added. Otherwise, it is the same rifle. I carried the M-14 in Military school, and the M-16 A-1 and M-1911 on active duty. The troops are better off with an M-14. It can reach out and touch someone, or get through a wall and still deal with the bad guys.

[@donstokes432]

Outstanding Video.

[@RodrinBird]

Thanks so much for uploading this!

[@DeadSilent120]

Wow... at the time, the US army really put some thought into this one. Never realized it until now.

[@hugotruong3922]

Thank for showing this

[@vdub1962]

Just got the m1a socom cqb and I love it. The m14 was a controversial platform esp given we passed on the FN, but if nothing else, still a very iconic weapon. I love the m14 and I love the updated version that I have. Ty for this upload.

[@joanadarca1202]

Pou

[@ToryII]

Excellent video. I never had one with a sear selector. The rifle was heavy for me (5'6") but lighter than the M1. I could take it down and back together in less than a minute in total darkness. It's best feature was its accuracy. On 'qualification' day the temperature had dropped about 15-20 degrees and I had a crosswind of about 15 mph. I scored only Sharpshooter at 216 points.

[@Hodejegeren]

I love how you take it seriously!

[@werre2]

Excellent video.

[@89tonstar]

I think its a true testament to Garand's and stoners design in that this rifle is still being humped by troops today along side little sweet 16. I think anyone and their brother could tell the M14 was not going to replace all those weapons, it truly only replaced the M1 in service while the M16 replaced both the carbine and submachine gun. Today the role of the BAR was replaced by the 240 Bravo and M249a2

[@yuv06]

Loved this weapon

[@cooldude2847]

this is awesome

[@complex2034]

best field strip video i ever seen

[@joshd.1651]

Good presentations still existed before PowerPoint xD

[@darwinfoto09]

Its just cool seeing an old black and white instructional video.

[@Shitbird3249]

I heard stories of the capability of the m14, though I trained with the m16a4 I was able to see what my grandfather was talking about for those many times over the years, just one marine to another and a box of 7.62 to keep things going, best memories of my short life.

[@FunVanDriver]

Favorite rifle.

[@Marc329]

from the opening frame I thought this was going to be a Looney_Tunes cartoon. Kidding. Superb rifle.

[@odeezyandtigs]

very useful,accurate weapon and a good sniper

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

HAHAHAHA, omg, I wish this video was part of the Designated Marksman course!

[@davidabernathy4553]

Well now this was a interesting video and I always did like the M14. I started out in 1968 training with the M14 but calling it a lightweight weapon. I would say not hardly. But by time I went on to fort ord, California for ait we were switched over to the M16 and that's what I went to Vietnam with.

[@GunsNGames1]

Beautiful rifle

[@ryansample6016]

That is very high quality film.

[@DNchap1417]

This would be my military doctrine: In every platoon, there should be about 20 soldiers. Of these, 8 of them carry SMG/ARs as their main weapon, 8 men carry battle rifles such as this one, 2 men are riding shotguns and the other 2 use an LMG. Of the battle riflemen, the one with the best accuracy should be given a sniper scope. In short, the SMG/AR men and the LMG men give suppresing fire while the riflemen pick off people from afar.

[@acb1511]

kenneth mcgriff Soviet patoon has 24 men. But 3 differend ammo types for a fucking platoon is completely stupid.

[@history70]

You are correct. These were based on a modified M1 Garand design, which was standard issue to the Italian armed forces after WWII. It was essentially a slightly shorter M1, select fire, chambered for 7.62x51, with 20 round removable mag, with grenade launcher/sights. This was adopted in the 1950's and was called the Beretta BM 59. It was adopted by the Italian armed forces and a couple others. Non-select-fire, non-grenade launcher versions for civilian sale in the U.S., were BM 62 and 69.

[@escopetak12]

excelente vídeo valeu.

[@getsomeanthrax]

@CoolasIce2 those are training cartridges or "blanks",used mostly for testing loading,extraction,locking..etc

[@fknucklewit]

An incredibly complicated rifle. I used an L1A1 SLR for many years. Based on the FN FAL, the field strip is via a lever lock on the left hand side of the stock. The central pivot pin located behind the magazine housing allows the working parts and cover slide to be removed in one motion. Also, if the gas system is removed, weapon can bolt action fire with just the bolt and bolt carrier fitted.

[@flufebunekilr]

@claudiobenassi85 thank you, i just saw couple ar 15's with and without a spring in the stock, but one had an HAR conversion which opperated with a piston to bolt and a spring on the rod ontop of the barrel... thnx i gots it now:)

[@stevenlougher]

Thank you for serving! You should be proud to know that the Military has reinstated the M14 for service. The recent engagements in Iraq, and Afghanistan required longer ranged firearms than the M16 and the old M14s were perfect for the job. What that tells me is that they never should have been decommissioned in the first place as they are still considered modern assault rifles.

[@Undead373]

Hickok 45 is a great connoisseur that I admire very much

[@SPISheste]

my favorite rifle - M14

[@browneye77]

This was my rifle. And I miss her dearly.

[@ColonelMarcellus]

I saw this movie (back then they were movies, not videos) in High School. Our ROTC battalion used M14s for drill and for military funerals.

[@bahadirarici4553]

Super thank you

[@JCiceroM]

Notice that all of the M14s in this film have the early walnut handguards, not the later-type fiberglass ones.

[@oldscout80]

Black plastic ones in 60-63. never seen a wood stock M2 till this video.

[@jaybodenstein609]

I used the M-14 in basic training at Fort Bragg, N.C. December 1966. Brought back memories. I still recall the first time I dropped into the hole to fire one. Wow. There were about 100 or more men firing into targets. Awesome. The sound of all of those rifles going off, I thought, would be enough to scare an enemy into a quick retreat. We also learned how to use it with the bayonet.

[@joanadarca1202]

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[@joanadarca1202]

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[@jeffshootsstuff]

Very cool.

[@history70]

The explanations and animations are excellent if you have a real one available for viewing. This was an Army training film, and the trainees had real rifles to examine and perform the various operations of cycling and field stripping. If you don't have any friends who own an M1 or M-14/M-1A that you can examine, you might try viewing some of the other KZbin videos regarding operation and field-stripping. If you live somewhere besides U.S., you should do basic study of gas-operated rifles.

[@johnhild-pt4qm]

There will never be another rifle like it

[@ArtietheArchon]

oh wooden girl how I love you

[@sigit3023]

The mechanism is very clever

[@willc44]

SOLD I'm buying mine tomorrow!!!

[@michaeljwarren]

Old School Fort Bragg Style!!! Airborne!!!

[@jimmyjohnson6232]

All the way

[@anisocoro]

functioned quite well even in full automatic fire

[@PCnever]

Cant wait to get my M1A

[@crazyfvck]

Very cool video. It's fun to watch these old training films and see how they accomplished animations before the aid of computers.. Awesome. I plan on buying a SOCOM 16 from Springfield, which is a shortened version of the civilian M1A. Watching this video has definitely helped me get a better grasp of how all the internal mechanisms function and relate to one another. Thanks for uploading this :)

[@joanadarca1202]

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[@joanadarca1202]

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[@mikeboheist8095]

Reminds me of straining to stay awake watching this movie in a dark classroom to the sound of a clattering film projector. If anyone put their head down on their desktop our First Shirt, SMSgt Valentin would give the bottom of the desktop a swift, hard kick.

[@94iamaranger]

good quality for an old video

[@ImFingAwesome]

They are great to top off a magazine. If you are being fired on you can load from the top and stay lower to the ground.. You can also cary more rounds on them than you can in mags. Also if that's all you have there is not much choice.

[@Jawzzy]

@kapelusprime Haha. Good one. And they have the right rifle to match the obsolete WW1 tactics.

[@goatzega3006]

Well said Ben Dover.

[@PQRXYZ433]

They need to do these old-school style videos for the more modern weapons and pieces of equipment.

[@messiasalmeida3495]

muito bom mesmo

[@BigSwede7403]

@Gunnut321 Exactly. And most of those are adressed in the EBR i´ve heard. And a few other minor things, like location of fire mode selector. IMO, the 5.56mm platform should have been reserved for operators that _realy_ need small, light weapons for self defense or portability. Say vehicle crews, scouting units and maybe some spec-ops. The 7.62mm is way more usefull for front-line duty as it can reach out and punch through obstacles.

[@Arctic10mm]

2 of my friends in infantry were lucky enugh to get issued an m14, only difference was it had sage green synthetic stock. but it was a late 1960's reciever.

[@carloshoracioconeh3349]

Como mierda puede tener tanta calidad este video? Estos tipos si que saben como hacer cosas...

[@CarlsoSpiceyWeiner69]

Very true, makes me wonder if they remastered it. If so I hope they do it with other vids like this

[@YankeeCherokee]

@Gunnut321 they never got rid of it. we still use it today

[@shane24nickerson]

@Gunnut321 well they were brought back,just modernized a little

[@loginavoidence12]

*1950s voice* "we have replaced your clunky toolbox full of tools for individual scenarios to get the job done with this one simple 5lb hammer"

[@MONKEY_BEAM]

Short stroke. The piston only gives a punch to the bolt carrier, instead of travelling all the way down. And yes, the handles are reciprocating, since they're attached directly to the carrier.

[@hisxmark]

I trained with the M1 Garand, was issued an M1 carbine when I got to my unit, and was issued the M14 when I had been in Europe less than a year. If I had to take one of them into combat I would choose the Garand. The mechanism is simpler and as others have noted, full auto is just about useless. Even the carbine, firing .30 cal pistol cartridges climbs uncontrollably. The M14's we were issued required a special tool before they could fire full auto, because the army recognized the problem.

[@Spike674]

Yes he is, and I do believe he was issued an M16 but he requested the M14 and they allowed it. He was a Huey crew cheif and the M14 shares ammo with the M60, which was the primary reason for the switch.

[@CrossroadsReloaded]

I don't really know what I'm doing here, since the only M14 I own is an airsoft one. Still very interesting to see how the real thing works now that I've learnt how the replica works. It's even more interesting to compare the two, and to look at how Tokyo Marui designers originally managed to copy and adapt the functions of real rifles, with battery power instead of gas power.

[@mgibbs88]

They must have planned on making a carbine version with a folding stock if they wanted it to replace the M2 Carbine and M3 Grease Gun.

[@ShaiqNBaiq5464]

I have a the encyclopedia of small arms at home and If im not mistaken there are Italian or Chinese copies (dont remember the country) of M1 Garands with removeable magazines. When I get off of work Ill double check it.

[@history70]

The EBR is a fine rifle and it has an actual advantage over the M-14/M-1A. The receiver group mounts more solidly to the EBR's metal chassis, so it can be more accurate and less subject to moisture variations. However, the pistol grip is a matter of taste, and you will find that an EBR is HEAVIER than the standard M-14, so there is no weight handicap by using the wooden stock. There are some lighter weight kevlar stocks for the "normal" M-14 stock configuration if you need to save weight.