U.S. RIFLE, CALIBER 7.62MM, M14 - OPERATION AND CYCLE OF FUNCTIONING

You Tube ^ | 08/07/2010 | AK267

[43north]

Those are FN SCARs, not FN-FALs.

[DemforBush]

Excellent video! I learned quite a bit from that one. I honestly never knew you could reload the mag with top-feed clips. Makes sense, given its M1 history.

BTW, for anyone in the know...how does the M14 compare to the FN FAL and/or the HK G3?

[NVDave]

More accurate than the FAL (in general) and having more potential for increasing accuracy than the FAL, and easier on the brass than the G3.

[doorgunner69]

except .. we never had an auto option, or I don’t remember it.

You did not miss anything. When we got to RVN in 67 we scrounged up a few selectors (being in ordnance helped) and popped them on. One tiny roll pin.

Instant chaos, virtually impossible to hit anything after the first shot. Have photos of me holding the stock down to try and control muzzle rise. Not conducive to accuracy either.

Oddly, a buddy found a bipod intended for the M15 I believe, and the thing was almost useful from prone with that. Still, twenty rounds went very fast and hot. I had hair back then

[cpdiii]

BTW, for anyone in the know...how does the M14 compare to the FN FAL and/or the HK G3?

The FAL is a fine rifle and easy to maintain in the field. The sights on the FAL suck. I never understood why they did not put the same sights on it as the Garand or the M14. However it is still a fine rifle and can give great grief to bad guys down range. At 100 yards using rapid fire I can put most of the rounds in a pie plate using an FAL.

[doorgunner69]

Never fired a FAL, but read that it was a stretch to use the 7.62mm round in it. Supposedly originally designed for a smaller cartridge. As a result, had a rather harsh recoil from the larger round.

I had a HK-91 civilian G3, and never really liked it all that much. Hard to clean with the blowback design, and it did have a nasty recoil impulse. Possibly due to the delayed roller lock blowback action. Tore up brass but was very accurate with iron sights. Always liked the looks of the FAL, too bad I never got to handle one.

[expat1000]

>>BTW, for anyone in the know...how does the M14 compare to the FN FAL and/or the HK G3?

Just my own non-technical preference, but I’ve owned them all and if I could have one back, it would be the M14.

[KeyLargo]

Cool. I still have my Army M-14 Expert badge from 1966.

[KeyLargo]

“Good training movie. Mini 14’s are great weapons too.”

I got one this year, but I still miss its’ big daddy..