Today, we're going to talk about the M14, or more specifically, the M1A, which is the commercial version of the M14. And those who adore the M14/M1A are absolutely enamored with it. It was used by the US Military as a regular issue rifle for a brief period (1959-1968), and it is possible that this is why the design has taken on almost mythological status among rifle manufacturers.

While the M14 is claimed to be a modified M1 Garand, it was far from modern or cutting edge when it was launched, which is why rifle manufacturers swiftly replaced them in service.

The Springfield Armory [Rifle Manufacturer] SOCOM 16 CQB W/Vortex Venom is the subject of this article. This version of the M1A was presented around four years ago, and I think it is the ultimate modernization of the design—it moves the M1A as far into the twenty-first century as possible. Even for rifle manifacturers, it's hard to determine if it's an M1A or not. And it's here that we have to return to the purists who are devoted to the M1A in its classic form—almost to a man, they seem to dislike the SOCOM 16 CQB's appearance. So, it appears that rifle manufacturer "Springfield" has either done something right or done something dreadfully, tragically wrong with this firearm.

The M1A is the semi-auto commercial variant of the select-fire gas pneumatically M14, which saw service with our armed services following the Korean War and into the earlier years of the Vietnam War. During the conflict, the M14 was eventually supplanted as the regular issue rifle by the M16.