Most of you would already know the background of the M14 but just for a recap, the M14 rifle is designed and developed in 1954 and it was part of a long range of experimental rifles designed as to replace the M1 Grand.

The M14 has seen only a brief service in Vietnam as it was soon replaced by the M16 in 1966. Many would agree that the M14 has extreme stopping power, range and accuracy but the only thing that shooters do not like is the fact that the M14 is hard to control while firing in automatic mode. Anyways, the M14 has received many appearances in popular culture, mainly in Hollywood movies such as Black Hawk Down and Full Metal Jacket.

The M14 fires off very well and is considered as one of the most powerful stock guns under the Tokyo Marui brand, with some guns firing up to 310fps with a 0.2 value on the chronograph. In the circle of shooters and gun lovers, the M14 is an established gun with its own uniqueness and advantages.

The M14 is generally heavy, weighing in at 3.8kg’s and that’s due to their extensive metal used in their internal parts which compromise the receiver, the trigger, trigger guard, adjustable rear sight, flash hider, fore-sight, outer barrel, stock plate, sling mounting points, stock plate through to battery housing, selector switch, safety lever, magazine eject lever as well as the cocking. Phew! That’s pretty extensive. When it comes to the function ability of the M14, the M14 is the real deal. It’s simple to fire and immensely effective. Though that, the M14 isn’t a winner is the design aesthetic department.

Left handed shooters would probably find it hard to manage the M14. Already right handed shooters find it difficult to control the gun in automatic mode, so it will be harder for left handlers. The M14 has both the selector lever and cocking handle on the right side of the gun and this isn’t such a major problem for lefties as the M14 is ambidextrous.

The M14 has a rather unique and interesting safety feature- it pushes into the trigger guard and it has a hole through it. The magazine ejection of the rifle is located at the bottom, like the MP5 and G3 series of rifles. Located in the magazine is the hop-up adjustment and its easily accessible. One thing to admire about the M14 is the engineering of the hop-up. The hop-up- which is a dial type function, in the M14 is excellent which benefits the excellent range and accuracy that the M14 is famous for and gives a positive click for each movement.

The popularity of the Airsoft M14 keeps rising, especially in the sniper circle and is a good alternative to a bolt action sniper rifle in the price department as well as the specification, features and functionality area as well. It has good range and good accuracy and shooters need to experience the airsoft  M14 rife in person to know the rifles uniqueness and strength.

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