The M14 is considered a more realistic 'long-range' patrol weapon than the standard M24 rifle used by snipers, explained Sgt. Maj. Lewis Worrell, 4th BCT's operations sergeant major, and primary ...

A semi-automatic, gas-operated rifle fed from detachable box magazines, the M1A is a semi-automatic version of the M14 select-fire service rifle developed in the 1950s. After World War II ...