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U.S. Military M14 Rifle manuals and documents scanned from original documents in high resolution for best viewing and printing. Over 1000 pages of M14 information for a fraction of the cost of finding and obtaining, any of the original publications. Now Available on CD or Flash Drive only $19.95 shipped (U.S. Only) Payment accepted by Venmo, Zelle or USPS MO · M14 Contractor Production History and Analysis; contracts, production numbers, costs, subcontractors. H&R, TRW, and Winchester 1957-July 1964. Very rare 195-page Gov’t document; all 45 copies were to be destroyed. · Field Manual FM 23-10, M21 Sniper Weapon System · The Evolution of Military Rifles, U.S. Army Infantry School · ART Scope Installation and Operation Manual, U.S. Army Limited War Laboratory · Field Manual 23-16 Automatic Rifle Marksmanship · Field Manual FM 23-8 U.S. Rifle 7.62 MM, M14, 1959 · Field Manual FM 23-8 U.S. Rifle 7.62 MM, M14, M14A1 and Rifle Marksmanship, 1974 · U.S. Army Technical Manual 9-1005-223-35 Direct Support, General Support and Depot Maintenance Manual w/ Repair Parts and Special Tool List; Rifle M14, M14A1, Bipod, M2 · U.S. Army Depot Maintenance Manual DWWR -9-1005-223, Work Requirements for the overhaul and maintenance of the M14 rifle and M2 bipod · United States Army Marksmanship Unit, Accurized National Match M14 Rifle (MTU-NM) · USMC Technical Instruction Manual TI-02648A-25/10B Match Conditioning Procedures M14 Rifle 7.62 MM · M14 articles from The Army’s Preventive Maintenance PS Magazine, the go-to source for preventive maintenance and supply updates, procedures, and tips necessary to enhance unit readiness CD OR FLASH DRIVE
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I was going shooting today, and discovered that my gray zippered "bank" pouch with all my ATF forms in it was NOT in my range bag! I never take it out of my range bag, I have looked everywhere twice, no luck. The last place I shot and had the pouch was at the TATA shoot range 8/1/2026. They are just copies, but I would like to find them. So if by chance, you found it, please contact me! Thanks for lookin' Frank Iannamico pouch looks like the one pictured here
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Philadelphia Ordnance may still have some originals.
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WTS: WWII M3 Grease gun parts
Frank I. replied to Planejack's topic in The U.S. M3-M3A1 Message Board
Check Gunparts aka Numrich They had NOS complete M3 ejector housings -
M1928A1 stock purchased…any ideas of maker?
Frank I. replied to Planejack's topic in Thompson Submachine Gun Message Board
Be careful when disposing of rags soaked in linseed oil; they are a spontaneous combustion fire hazard -
USMC weapons report Jan 1944
Frank I. replied to Frank I.'s topic in Thompson Submachine Gun Message Board
David The entire report is 8 pages long and covers Bazookas, flame throwers, mortars, and grenades. Other interesting positive comments were about the M1 Carbine. -
I posted this on the Reising board, but also here for the Thompson crowd Interesting 1944 dated report.
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M1928A1 stock purchased…any ideas of maker?
Frank I. replied to Planejack's topic in Thompson Submachine Gun Message Board
I am familiar with that mark (I always called it the violin mark due to the resemblance) But there is no documentation as to who used it. If you look in Tracie's Thompson Encyclopedia Volume 3, pages 216 and 223, you will see that a similar mark was used by the Lindstrom Company, Bridgeport, Conn. But there is no evidence they made buttstocks. If you remove the stock's metal hardware, you MAY see a manufacturer's ink stamp in that cavity. -
The (original gov't) Springfield Armory attempted to make M14s semi-auto-only in 1963 by welding the selector locks in place. The (again the original gov't) Springfield Armory also made a small run of semi-auto-only receivers. Source M14 The Last Steel Warrior 2nd Edition
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Me too
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The CMP was able to re-import many M1 Garands that were given away as military aid. One country I remember was Greece, with at least 2 lots, in the 2nd lot there were 102,000 M1s, which included some M1C and MID sniper versions. Story was in the Garand Collectors magazine summer 2008 issue. The CMP seems to have some influence somewhere. In the 1980s a lot of M14 parts kits were brought in from Israel, selling as low as $239.00 with original barrels. During the 1990s when the democrats were cutting up surplus rifles, a guy was at Knob Creek selling BRAND new M14 Walnut buttstocks with butt-plates. He said they were from rifles that had been destroyed. https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/captain-crunch-pentagons-heavy-duty-weapon-annihilator
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Should be enough for almost everyone, but depends on how many were destroyed by Bill Clinton and how many were given away as foreign aid. M14 Production from June 1960-July 1964 Total production 1,338,332 M14 rifles O-M – Winchester, 4 contracts, 356,501 rifles H&R, 5 contracts 537,500 rifles TRW, 2 contracts 319,163 rifles Springfield Armory 3-production runs 125,168 rifles Source U.S. M14 Rifle, The Last Steel Warrior 2nd Edition https://chipotlepublishing.com/product/the-u-s-m14-rifle-the-last-steel-warrior-2nd-edition/
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I have had my G18 (posty) for 10 years, runs 99.9% on just about any ammo using the 33rd mags.
