U.S. RIFLE, CALIBER 7.62MM, M14 - OPERATION AND CYCLE OF FUNCTIONING
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- 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.
"A lightweight shoulder weapon"
l i g h t w e i g h t
@@railfan_3371 that thing was a chonky boi
@@railfan_3371my m1a weighs in at only 9 lbs, not too bad. But it is naked as well
There s a reason why everybody use a 5.56 in today rifle
Compared to a Browning 1919 maybe lol
Something about the crackling audio of these instructional videos from that era just feels right.
Reminds me of watching films in school
I don't need no teen age queen, I just need my M-14!
I suppose after boarding the plane..True statement.
Where did I hear that before?
This is my rifle…there are many like it but this one’s mine….aint war hell…
Its really amazing to see all the engineering that went into this weapon. I think its a work of art.
Poi
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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.
One of the most beautiful rifles ever created.
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.
Nice
Poi
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.
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.
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.
why
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.
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.
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
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.
Makes me smile watching the rifle bucks around when the narrator talks up the muzzle device.
I love how even in black and white film, you can still see the Parkerized finish. Good quality old hardware.
The enginering of this gun is mindfreak. Awesome
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
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.
The demonstrator keeps a serious face at 23:00 after a full auto 20 round mag dump, that takes some talent!
He was definitely one of the few that were highly trained to do that dump too.
I know I couldn't do that, I'd have a big stupid grin on my face every time.
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
The technology and quality of this video is amazing considering when it was made!
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.
glass pane animation is pure class, bring it back
tyler roberts i’m on it
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.
Poi
The best Army rifle of all times.
Unfortunate that both it and the ammunition are so heavy compared to the M-16 and its variants.
Why does every video made in that era remind me of Looney Tunes for some reason?
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.
@@TheTyrial86 They should bring that type of training back.
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.
Pou
If this was a TV show, I'd buy the DVD set 'cuz, this is damn good!
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.
from the opening frame I thought this was going to be a Looney_Tunes cartoon. Kidding. Superb rifle.
7.62 millimeter. Full metal jacket.
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
Wow... at the time, the US army really put some thought into this one. Never realized it until now.
These videos are the best.
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
Great job. Thanks for sharing this beautiful video with us.
I love coming back here every so often to relearn about this stuff
Set gun to full auto...
Turns into Anti-aircraft gun...
But with todays technology...
Easily Fixed
DNchap1417
.308/ 7.62x51................7.62x54 is Russian not NATO
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.
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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.
@@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.
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.
Outstanding Video.
Good presentations still existed before PowerPoint xD
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.
HAHAHAHA, omg, I wish this video was part of the Designated Marksman course!
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.
Thanks so much for uploading this!
Notice that all of the M14s in this film have the early walnut handguards, not the later-type fiberglass ones.
Black plastic ones in 60-63. never seen a wood stock M2 till this video.
Excellent video.
Great video. Very informative and easy to understand.
love it Old School Explanation...
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.
kenneth mcgriff
Soviet patoon has 24 men.
But 3 differend ammo types for a fucking platoon is completely stupid.
Thank for showing this
I love how you take it seriously!
Its just cool seeing an old black and white instructional video.
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.
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.
Old School Fort Bragg Style!!! Airborne!!!
All the way
oh wooden girl how I love you
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.
Poi
Poi
There will never be another rifle like it
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.
This was my rifle. And I miss her dearly.
best field strip video i ever seen
Hickok 45 is a great connoisseur that I admire very much
Favorite rifle.
Beautiful rifle
That is very high quality film.
this is awesome
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.
Loved this weapon
very useful,accurate weapon and a good sniper
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.
You are generally correct regarding the engineering and reliability. An M-14/M-1A has a relatively open architecture and open gas exhaust routing that makes it fairly resistant to jamming due to dust or powder fouling or water or leaves or cold or heat or lack of constant cleaning.. Its 7.62x51mm round also has a lot more power than the M-16's 5.56x45mm ammo or the AK's 7.62x39mm. This is very useful if you have to shoot at someone hiding behind a tree or wall or car.
The 7.62×51 is that powerful huh?
Very cool.
Como mierda puede tener tanta calidad este video? Estos tipos si que saben como hacer cosas...
*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"
SOLD I'm buying mine tomorrow!!!
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.
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 :)
Poi
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excelente vídeo valeu.
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Oh, how I miss Sergeant Stuart Queen. He always said it best.
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The mechanism is very clever
good quality for an old video
It was designed for a quick reload. If the shooter needs more rounds, they can simply push some down instead of swapping mags. It only looks awkward because he is doing it slowly so the camera can catch the action.
This will replace all these rifles. Those were some high standards. Talk about a lot of innovation.
The M-14 does not have anything like "recoil unreliability" unless that is your term for some other function. It is a very reliable rifle and it is not greatly affected by dust or rain. The only thing you need to do is feed it decent quality ammo, not poorly processed reloads (reloads work fine if they are of good quality).
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.
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.
They need to do these old-school style videos for the more modern weapons and pieces of equipment.
Ave. distance of enemy engagement dropped from WW II through Korea to Vietnam. Something like 400 yards to 150 yards and closer. No need for the larger caliber at those distances, meaning an infantry man could carry twice as much ammo. That was the win.
The M-14 turned out to be better than the FAL and G3 at the end of its prototyping and development testing, though it started out way behind. The M-14 has always been available to Special Forces and Marine guards on naval vessels. But more recently, it has also been brought back as a Designated Marksman rifle in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is accurate, powerful, and reliable in dusty, hot, rainy, or cold environments
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 UA-cam videos regarding operation and field-stripping. If you live somewhere besides U.S., you should do basic study of gas-operated rifles.
Super thank you
Well said Ben Dover.
functioned quite well even in full automatic fire
HOLY SHIT! 1947! YOU HAVE TO TELL ME WHAT IT"S LIKE IN THE FUTURE! I AM FROM 1675 AND HAVE FOUND THIS THING, I SHALL CALL IT A COMPUTER. YES. YES I WILL.
A minor problem. Millions of new recruits (some of whom started with ZERO firearms knowledge) have learned to field strip and reassemble an M-14 in the dark. It isn't "rocket science". Lots of highly experienced shooters are happy to put up with the mildly compicated strip procedure, because they know they will be rewarded when they pull the trigger.
Perhaps the best main battle rifle ever. The best.
Of course, this opinion predates the spray and pray era….
Very true, makes me wonder if they remastered it. If so I hope they do it with other vids like this
This is an absolutely beatiful fire arm that has been intentionally ruined when it was "Developed" into M16. In the Mechanism and Caliber, it's 100% similar to the Russian AK 47 except that the piston and gas cylinder in the AK is located above the barrel. I like this.
Pretty much all post-WWII personal automatic weapons are gas-operated with a rotating bolt.
Besides FAMAS, the French have their own atmosphere.
gotta love black and white
that's why we have different types of weapons. SMG/ARs are meant for medium range combat, LMGs are true automatic rifles that are to heavy to keep you on target, pistols and shotguns work wonders up close, and Battle rifles are your best friends for long range combat!
i feel like im watching an instructional video during boot camp lol
its good to see a old 50's video, even one showing a good takedown,
my favorite rifle - M14