The downside to that package is admittedly the barrel length and the earlier version had a shorter barrel. I love the platform and have several including the forerunner to what he's carrying. Notice in a couple of images that he is using M1956 web gear with his rifle. I'm including some photos of him with his M14 in Afghanistan. He also said that all of the army's M14's are now semi-auto only.
He carried a load of 10 magazines on his belt which he sad was pretty heavy, and he told me that the M14 was difficult to handle getting in and out of helicopters, but he loved the long range capabilities of the weapon. I picked my sons brain about his opinion of the M14 as a battle rifle and he said there were pros and cons. I will post photos when I am finished with the project. I am going to take the rifle as close cosmetically to its original form as I can. I tired to order an LBR M14SA but wasn't excited about the five month wait to get it, so I went with the Springfield Armory rifle available in a local shop. Last week I purchased a new Springfield M1A. After talking to my son who was issued, and carried an M14 on his second tour in Afghanistan I decided I wanted an M14 style rifle. While most of my interest in firearms is from the Civil War to WWII I recently was bitten by the M14 bug.
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