Key Points and Summary – The M14 rifle, designed in the 1950s to be the US military’s single, do-it-all battle rifle, had a notoriously short and troubled service life. -While powerful, its ...

Dallas County commissioners have authorized a sheriff's department request for M14s, M16s and an armored personnel carrier from a Department of Defense surplus program.

M1A vs. M14 For all intents and purposes, the M1A and M14 rifles are nearly identical. That being said, differences do remain.

Subsequently, the M14 was phased out by the late 1960s as the main infantry rifle of the United States military by the M16 and later the M4 rifles.