Civilian semiautomatic variants are used for hunting, plinking, target shooting, and shooting competitions. military, with variants used as sniper and designated marksman rifles, accurized competition weapons, and ceremonial weapons by honor guards, color guards, drill teams, and ceremonial guards. The M14 rifle remains in limited service across all branches of the U.S. In 1967, it was officially replaced by the M16 assault rifle, a lighter weapon with a smaller, intermediate cartridge. The M14 was the last American battle rifle issued in quantity to U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps for Basic and Advanced Individual Training from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. military in 1957, replacing the M1 Garand rifle in service with the U.S.
It became the standard-issue rifle for the U.S. The M14 rifle, officially the United States Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm, M14, is an American selective-fire battle rifle chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 in) cartridge. Aperture rear sight, 'barleycorn' front sight
