Key Points - The M14 rifle, adopted in 1957 to replace the M1 Garand and BAR, faced significant criticism from US infantry despite aiming to provide more firepower with its 20-round box magazine. -It ...

That legend began with the M1 Garand, a rifle that had served American GIs so faithful during both World War II and the Korean War and was praised by no less than General George Smith Patton Jr.

Meet the M14 Rifle: At the end of the Second World War, General George S. Patton famously wrote that the M1 Garand was “the greatest battle implement ever devised.” While few would ever suggest that ...