U.S. Army/Navy/USMC M14-based sniper and DMR/SDM rifles circa late-1960s to late 201Xs

[macethetemplar]

Speaking of EMRs (tool kit is for earlier green DMR but carried over)

Thanks for sharing that older tool kit I had never seen that before. Still haven't been able to track down either the TM 11473A-IN/2 or the TM 11473A-OR/1A but I have the actual PWS build guide. These posts made me want to take mine out so I did lol and it turned into quite a stormy range day.

 

[kft101]

Thanks for sharing that older tool kit I had never seen that before. Still haven't been able to track down either the TM 11473A-IN/2 or the TM 11473A-OR/1A but I have the actual PWS build guide. These posts made me want to take mine out so I did lol and it turned into quite a stormy range day.

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That is one SHINY magazine! Is it chrome plated for extreme pew-pew-pill feeding?!

 

[macethetemplar]

That is one SHINY magazine! Is it chrome plated for extreme pew-pew-pill feeding?!

HAHA my dad calls them the terminator mags.... The standard CMI Stainless mags come high polish like that, and with the conditions like that every day in FL I tend to lean stainless when I can. I hadnt really thought of it until now but I really should brush them to match the chassis.

My pocket carry for a bit was a Ruger LCP, the slide rusted within a month, sent it back twice to ruger for a recoat before I finally found a stainless slide.

 

[Random Guy]

For anyone interested, here are some pics of my latest M14 replica project - an early Mk 14 Mod 0 circa 2004ish. First, two pics provided some inspiration. What is unique about these early Mod 0s is the 1st generation SAGE chassis with 13” long forend, and full length 22” barrel. These would be 2004 era SAGE chassis, but feedback to Crane included a request to lighten the rifle. So, beginning in 2005 the production Mod 0s had the shorter “chop mod” forends that were 11.25” long and the barrels were shortened to 18” length. My replica is the earlier version.

My project parts collected between 2020-2024:

Notable deviation with my replica is a medium weight chrome-lined match barrel, instead of a standard profile USGI M14 barrel.

Mock-up (still need the SAGE op rod guide mounting bolts and to install the faux M14 selector lock). For those curious, the rifle will weigh about 15.5 pounds unloaded with the padded M60 sling. Durable but heavy.

So that’s my latest M14 replica project.

 

[sinister]

... my latest M14 replica project ... the rifle will weigh about 15.5 pounds unloaded with the padded M60 sling. Durable but heavy.

 

[FatBoy]

What did the original BAR weight


@Random Guy As always, attention to detail is second to none. Your insurance appraiser must be like “what the fuck “ …

 

[sinister]

What did the original BAR weight

M1918, 7.25 kg (15.98 lb)

 

[Random Guy]

My replica early Mk 14 Mod 0 is heavy and is best shot from the bench or prone. Folks might be surprised what a DMR or sniper type M14 weighs when built around a heavy McMillan stock. USMC M14 DMR w/ bipod, sling and empty magazine being weighed:

As noted, the feedback to Crane from soldiers regarding the early Mk 14 was it was too heavy, so chassis was shortened 1.75” and barrel was shortened by 4” (going from 22” to 18”, and it was the standard skinny profile, not the thicker, medium weight barrel that I used). I think the production Mk 14 Mod 0 weighed about 14 lbs unloaded. The SAGE chassis adds about 2.5 to 3 lbs over the standard M14 stock, depending on configuration.

 

[USMCSGT0331]

Well, at least one of them is vintage, lol. Both of these clone M14's are built with 100% military used/issued take-off parts (except for the civilian semi-auto receivers). Even the Sionics style MAC M14 silencer on the XM21 was made in the early 1970's, and it's probably the only one (or one of the only) vintage Sionics/MAC M14 silencers in a private collection. These builds took a very long time to assemble, but it was worth the effort!

XM21 vs Mk14 Mod 1:

 

[LRShooter101]

Still Alive & Kicking!
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 19, 2022) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Connor Lashus, from Dallas, aims an M14 Enhanced Battle Rifle on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a live fire exercise, Jan. 19, 2022.

 

[LRShooter101]

Spc. Jared Higgins, an infantryman with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, scans his sector with an M14 Enhanced Battle Rifle during Operation Southern Strike III in the district of Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2012.

 

[LRShooter101]

Pfc. Carlos Rivera, a squad designated marksman with Alpha Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, scans his sector while providing security in the district of Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, July 30, 2012. His unit is part of the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and Combined Task Force Arrowhead.

 

[LRShooter101]

Spc. Earnest Budlong, a native of Middletown, R.I., a sniper with the Company B, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, engages targets with a modified M14 Enhanced Battle Rifle during Orient Shield 12. The Orient Shield exercise is one of the foundations of U.S. and Japanese defense cooperation, and is U.S. Army Japan's premier field training exercise.

 

[LRShooter101]

Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 73rd Brigade, 16th Division, adjust the scope on an M14 Enhanced Battle Rifle at a rifle range at Camp Taji, Iraq, June 25, 2015. Training at the building partner capacity sites is an integral part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve’s multinational effort to train Iraqi security force personnel to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

 

[kft101]

Well, at least one of them is vintage, lol. Both of these clone M14's are built with 100% military used/issued take-off parts (except for the civilian semi-auto receivers). Even the Sionics style MAC M14 silencer on the XM21 was made in the early 1970's, and it's probably the only one (or one of the only) vintage Sionics/MAC M14 silencers in a private collection. These builds took a very long time to assemble, but it was worth the effort!

XM21 vs Mk14 Mod 1:

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