banned for I assembled an M4. Overly complicated for the average demographic the military draws from. I've known a few soldiers who quickly forgot how to disassemble one. I've fired it. Works fine at moderate ranges, but doesn't go beyond that.

The M16 has actually been reworked since it's original use and works better than it use to, BUT it was also coupled with the idea that 'firepower' is the number of bullets in the air. The M1 and M14 were capable of longer ranges, more single shot damage, and equal accuracy, coupled with the ideal that 'firepower' is the number of bullets that hit the enemy. The M14 has the same firing selections as the M16. I had a Vietnam War marine vet suggest the M14 before any other weapon. I had a Korean War army vet that cherished his M1 as if it was his child. I do not argue with their experiences.

Banned because children are less valuable than weaponry.

The M14 had more power because it was designed with the 30.06 round in mind, but it was later changed to handle NATO rounds of the time, which are more powerful than NATO rounds now. I think it lacked in automatic firing rate, but performed above expectations in every other field. Although John Garand only had minor consulting where it was developed, it is the evolution of the M1 into a fully-automatic weapon. It was adopted by the military briefly during the Korean War, but the M1 took over as Vietnam approached, partially based on political and military mindset reasons.

As I told you before, questions are how we learn. No, the marines do not make service use of the M1. The drill rifles are maintained for ceremonial use with the marines, national guard, and others. Drill rifles have their gas cylinder lock screws welded to lock and gas cylinder. The barrel is drilled, plugged and welded at chamber mouth. The barrel is welded to the receiver and the firing pin hole is welded closed on the bolt face. They can not fire.

Allow me to clarify. He has two sons who were with him when he passed away shortly after his wife died. He loved them all very much. The M1 he cherished was assigned to him while serving as a sniper during the Korean War, one of the most notable of his experiences being at Heartbreak Ridge. He cherished the weapon because, much like another soldier, it was there for him and took care of him in the field of battle, an experience very few outside of veterans understand. The weapon was turned in at the end of the war and the Garand Collector's Association saw fit to recover the rifle and present it to him in thanks for his service. His sons now take care of the weapon.

And now for pictures! I quickly assembled a small portion of my equipment. The rifle is an M1 produced late during WWII, refitted before service in the Korean War, and then refurbished at San Antonio Arsenal. I refurbished the wood once more. The ammo crate it sits on is of Greek origin, from 1970. It contains two spam cans of M2 ball ammo similar to the one to the right of the crate. M2 ammo is lead bodied with a steel shell to prevent deformation during flight, thus making it armor piercing. The green belt is a Greek bandoleer with cardboard inserts and loaded en bloc clips, of which there are two empty and two loaded nearby. The clip with the silver tipped bullets is loaded with incendiary ammo. The small tube next to the incendiary ammo is a yellow capped container of heavy grease, used to lubricate the operating rod slide, which faces the camera. Next to that is a multi-tool, equipped with a screwdriver to unscrew the gas cylinder (front underside of the barrel), a cylindrical tab used to push out several internal components, and a specialized head to open the entire bolt with one twist.

Banned because it doesnt matter how old it is.

Banned for insensitive comments.

Can you post some pics of the M14? I googled it, but I cant really tell which one is the M14 and which ones are not The results in Google vary quite a lot.

Ah, I thought so.

I understood what you meant with that child comment, I just needed something to ban you for.

However, thats a very interesting and meaningful story, Draak

Also, your equipment looks cool like this, considering that you quickly assembled it to take a picture, so you can post it here.

And MAN your M1 looks so awesome and well-preserved

Nice work and thanks btw

"Cute Pokemon always get Parahax!"

Banned for NOT caring about children

"Cute Pokemon always get Parahax!"

Banned because I have a headache on account of reading "list of paradoxes" on Wikipedia.

btw tea leaf paradox isnt a paradox. Centrifical force will force matter to the sides and base of the cup depending on the magnitude.

Banned because I get it.

Banned for being anti-zombie:  How dare you let a perfectly good brain rot like that.

banned for I have a zombie plan ready, as you have seen.

SD: Read my description of the gun. It is old, but it can put a bullet anywhere in a 2.5 inch area at 100 yards.

Morph: The Korean War sniper was truly an awesome man. And I took a lot of measures to get that M1 where it is, from taking a ruler to the gas cylinder for perfect spacing to leaving a scar across the back of my hand while removing the handguard rings.

And here is the M14, as it was originally designed:

Interesting Note: Although the M14 only had a brief stint as a service rifle, it has been revived as a specialized rifle in the US Navy. Although refitted for a scouting scope and expanding stock, the M14 is used by snipers to cover ship-boarding activities. Below is a modified M14 for modern use. Notice that what defines a rifle is the receiver (where the bullet is cycled and fired), which is on the top behind the plastic handguard of the above rifle and nestled between the trigger assembly and rail on the rifle below.

banned for you know you're envious.

Banned for incase of zombie apocolypse. I got these