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Revision as of 14:46, 23 September 2022
The M14 Rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
NOTE: M14 redirects here. For other uses, see M14 (disambiguation).
Specifications
Type: Battle Rifle, Sniper Rifle, Designated Marksman Rifle, Light Machine Gun
Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO
Capacity: 5, 10, 15, 20 round box magazine
Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto (M14, M14E2); Semi-Auto (M14 DMR, M21, M25, M39 EMR, and civilian models [M14SA, M1A, M14NM, others])
M14 Rifle
The United States Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm, M14, more commonly referred to as simply M14 is an American battle rifle, the successor to the M1 Garand. It was the standard-issue rifle of the United States armed forces from 1959 to 1964 when it was replaced by the M16 rifle series.
The M14's origins can be traced to a number of modifications considered to the M1 Garand in the waning days of the Second World War. One of these was the T20- an M1 Garand modified to accept Browning Automatic Rifle magazines and select-fire capability. This design proved to be the most popular and would serve as the basis for prototype rifles that would eventually become the M14. Springfield Armory produced two different rifles, the T44 and T47, in the early 1950s as prospective new service rifles, both chambered in the newly-standardized 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge. In 1952, these two rifles were presented to the Infantry Board at Fort Benning, Georgia for trials, with their competition being the T48, a license-produced FN FAL.
The T47 was found to perform poorly and was dropped from the trials in 1953. Further testing showed the T48 slightly outperforming the T44 in the areas of reliability and ease of field maintenance. However, the T48 was shown to perform poorly in Arctic conditions. In the end, the US Army chose the T44 due to being a pound lighter, easier to manufacture, and because it was argued that the existing manufacturing base for the M1 Garand would mean the new M14 could be produced cheaply and quickly, although this idea was found to be infeasible. Production was initially awarded to Springfield Armory, Winchester, and Harrington & Richardson. The first M14s were delivered to the US Army in July 1959.
When the United States entered the Vietnam War in 1964, the M14 was the standard-issue rifle of US troops. The long, heavy rifle was quickly found to be ill-suited for jungle warfare and the wooden stocks would swell in the moist environment, adversely affecting accuracy. The M14 was intended to replace the M1 Garand, M3 Grease Gun, M1 Carbine and Browning Automatic Rifle. However, 7.62x51mm NATO was much too powerful to take the role of a submachine gun and the M14 quickly became notorious for being nigh-uncontrollable when fired in fully-automatic. The M14 lacked the weight that allowed for the BAR to be controllable during automatic fire. On the other hand, 7.62x51mm NATO's firepower and long range was a boon in the thick brush of Vietnam's jungles.
The shortcomings of the M14 in Vietnam were part of reasoning for the development of its replacement, the M16 rifle. The M14 was officially replaced by the M16A1 in 1967. With a service life of under ten years, it is the shortest-serving standard issue US military rifle so far. The M14 remains in service in the US as a ceremonial, parade, and training rifle used by honor guards, drill teams, and cadets. Despite being officially withdrawn from service, M14s have been used as marksman's rifles during Desert Storm, the Iraq War, War in Afghanistan, and other Middle Eastern conflicts of the 21st century. These M14s are often fitted with scopes, polymer or fiberglass stocks, and other modernization accessories. The M14 still sees frontline combat use in service with other nations and non-state actors to this very day.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Post | Matthew Rhys | Daniel Ellsberg | 2017 | |
| The Post | U.S. Marines | 2017 | ||
| Kong: Skull Island | Samuel L. Jackson | LTC Preston Packard | w/ and w/o scope | 2017 |
| The Hunger Games:Mockingjay-Part 1 | District 8 rebels | 2014 | ||
| Osombie | Danny James | Herc | 2012 | |
| The Keeper | Cross' henchman | 2009 | ||
| Black Dynamite | Phil Morris | Saheed | w/ scope | 2009 |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | . | U.S Army soldier | . | 2009 |
| Body of Lies | Oscar Isaac | Bassam | With scope and bipod | 2008 |
| Beaufort | . | IDF marksman | With scope | 2007 |
| The Rundown | Dwayne Johnson | Beck | With scope | 2003 |
| The Rundown | Henchmen | With scope | 2003 | |
| Black Hawk Down | Johnny Strong | SFC Randy Shughart | With camouflage paint scheme and M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2001 |
| Thirteen Days | . | U.S. Marine Security Detail | . | 2000 |
| The General's Daughter | . | U.S. Army honor guard | . | 1999 |
| The Negotiator | . | Police honor guard | . | 1998 |
| The Postman | Larenz Tate | Ford Lincoln Mercury | . | 1997 |
| Mars Attacks! | . | U.S. Army Soldiers | . | 1996 |
| Mars Attacks! | Jack Black | Billy Glenn Norris | . | 1996 |
| Congo | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | Kahega | . | 1995 |
| On Deadly Ground | Joan Chen | Masu | . | 1994 |
| Hot Shots! Part Deux | Michael Colyar | Williams | with scope | 1994 |
| Forrest Gump | . | U.S. Army recruits | . | 1994 |
| Forrest Gump | Tom Hanks | Forrest Gump | . | 1994 |
| Forrest Gump | Mykelti Williamson | Pvt. Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue | . | 1994 |
| The Shawshank Redemption | Clancy Brown | Capt. Byron Hadley | . | 1994 |
| Clear and Present Danger | . | U.S. Navy honor guard | With & without ceremonial M6 bayonets | 1994 |
| A Perfect World | Bradley Whitford | Bobby Lee | With scope | 1993 |
| Passenger 57 | Marc Macaulay | Vincent | 1992 | |
| South Central | . | Gang member | . | 1992 |
| Flight of the Intruder | US Marine honor guard | With magazines removed and M6 bayonets | 1991 | |
| The Hunt for Red October | U.S. Navy sailor | 1990 | ||
| Jacknife | U.S. Army | Starlight scope | 1989 | |
| Born on the Fourth of July | Tom Cruise | Ron Kovic | 1989 | |
| The Siege of Firebase Gloria | . | U.S. Marines | . | 1989 |
| Full Metal Jacket | . | U.S. Marine recruits | . | 1987 |
| Full Metal Jacket | Vincent D'Onofrio | Pvt. Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence | . | 1987 |
| Full Metal Jacket | R. Lee Ermey | GySgt. Hartman | . | 1987 |
| Full Metal Jacket | Matthew Modine | Pvt. "Joker" | . | 1987 |
| Lethal Weapon | . | Sniper | . | 1987 |
| Gardens of Stone | D.B. Sweeney | Spc. Jackie Willow | . | 1987 |
| Gardens of Stone | Laurence Fishburne | Sgt. Flanagan | . | 1987 |
| Gardens of Stone | Casey Siemaszko | Pvt. Wildman | . | 1987 |
| Raw Deal | . | Mobster | With suppressor and scope | 1986 |
| Commando Leopard | Rebels | 1985 | ||
| The Annihilators | US Army soldier | Footage | 1985 | |
| Wheels of Fire | Gary Watkins | Trace | 1985 | |
| Wheels of Fire | Linda Grovenor | Spike | 1985 | |
| Wheels of Fire | Uncredited | Mutt | 1985 | |
| Wheels of Fire | Scourge's men, True believers' solders | 1985 | ||
| The Green Berets | . | Mike Force soldier | . | 1968 |
| The Green Berets | . | U.S. Army soldiers | . | 1968 |
| The Green Berets | . | Viet Cong | . | 1968 |
| Goldfinger | . | U.S. Army soldiers | . | 1964 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii Five-O (1968) | 1968-1980 | |||
| A Rumor of War | 1980 | |||
| The A-Team | 1983-1987 | |||
| Vietnam War Story | Todd Graff | Pvt. Malone | "Seperated" | 1987 |
| The X-Files | Cult members (S4E05), Militia gunmen (S4E08) | "The Field Where I Died" (S4E05), "Tunguska" (S4E08) | 1996 | |
| CSI: Miami | 2002-2012 | |||
| E-Ring | 2005-2006 | |||
| Jericho | 2006-2008 | |||
| Burn Notice | 2007-2013 | |||
| Ultimate Weapons | 2009 | |||
| Top Shot | 2010-2012 | |||
| Top Shot - Season 4 | S04E01 | 2012 | ||
| Vegas (2012) | 2012-2013 | |||
| Last Resort | 2013-2013 | |||
| The Walking Dead - Season 6 | A Savior | "Twice as Far" (S6E14) | 2010-Current |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Far Cry 6 | "MS16 L" | Unusable fire selector, 15-round capacity | 2021 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2019 | |||
| Far Cry 5 | MS16 | Unusable fire selector | 2018 | |
| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam | optional bayonet | 2017 | ||
| Mafia III | 2016 | |||
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | M14 | 2016 | ||
| World of Guns: Gun Disassembly | M14 | scope and bayonet | 2014 | |
| State of Decay | "M14" | 2013 | ||
| "M14 Talon DMR" | with JAE-100 stock | added in Lifeline DLC (2014) | ||
| Arctic Combat | 2012 | |||
| Project Reality: Vietnam | 2012 | |||
| Payday: The Heist | M308 | 2011 | ||
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam | 2010 | |||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | w/ M14E2-style pistol grip, stock, bipod, and optional foregrip | Semi-automatic fire only | 2010 | |
| ArmA II | w/ Aimpoint scope | Added in Operation Arrowhead expansion | 2010 | |
| Shellshock 2: Blood Trails | 2009 | |||
| 1968 Tunnel Rats (VG) | 2009 | |||
| Operation 7 | 2008 | |||
| 7.62 High Calibre | w/ various attachments | 2008 | ||
| Silent Hill:Homecoming | 2008 | |||
| Combat Arms | Variety of names | w/ synthetic stock, magnified scope and suppressor (M14 SE) | When aiming down the sight, the game incorrectly displays a red-dot scope instead of the magnified scope used in in-game sniper/marksman rifles | 2008 |
| Cross Fire | 2007 | |||
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | w/ Rail Adapter System and short barrel, optional M203 grenade launcher, red dot sight, suppressor, or ACOG scope | Semi-automatic fire only, no fire selector in third-person model | 2007 | |
| Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 | w/ optional scope and silencer | 2007 | ||
| Hitman: Blood Money | 2006 | |||
| Vietcong 2 | 2005 | |||
| Battlefield: Vietnam | 2004 | |||
| Shellshock Nam '67 | 2004 | |||
| Vietcong: Fist Alpha | Available w/ ART sight | 2004 | ||
| Fallout Tactics | M-14 | incorrectly fires .303 British ammunition | 2001 | |
| Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | w/ white and wood finish | 1999 | ||
| Jurassic Park: Trespasser | 1998 |
Anime
| Film/Series Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Strange Case Files of Ryoko Yakushiji | Marianne | 2008 | |
| Upotte!! | Ichiyon (Japanese for One Four) | With and without scope and Harris bipod | 2012 - ???? |
M14E2
The M14E2, later redesignated the M14A1, is a select-fire automatic rifle variant of the M14 developed during the Vietnam War. It was a replacement for the ill-fated M15 rifle, and both of them served in the same automatic rifle role as the Browning Automatic Rifle. The M14E2 saw use in the Vietnam War.
The M14E2 can be distinguished by its pistol grip stock with a curved buttstock, folding vertical foregrip, bipod, and improved muzzle brake.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat Chaser | Peter Weller | George Moran | 1989 | |
| Uncommon Valor | Patrick Swayze | Scott | Equipped with Scope | 1983 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The A-Team | Viet Cong fighter | "A Nice Place to Visit" (S1E14) | 1983-1987 |
M21/M25 Sniper Weapon System
The M21 SWS is a selective-fire M14 National match rifle with the selector lever locked in the Semi-Automatic position. There are no M21 Rifles known to be in US Movie Armories as they are all NFA weapons due to the Full Auto fire control lug on the right rear of the receiver. For the rifle to be a M21 and not a Springfield M1A the locked FA mechanism should be visible on the right side of the receiver.
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Flashpoint | 2001 | |||
| Delta Force: Black Hawk Down | 2003 | |||
| Battlefield: Vietnam | 2004 | |||
| Shellshock Nam '67 | XM21 | 2004 | ||
| Vietcong: Fist Alpha | 2004 | |||
| Vietcong 2 | 2005 | |||
| Elite Warriors Vietnam | 2005 | |||
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | M21 | Available w/ silencer in campaign and ACOG scope in multiplayer. | 2007 | |
| Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising | With Leupold Mark 4 scope | 2009 | ||
| Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | M21 | 2010 | ||
| Medal of Honor (2010) | M21 | w/variety of accessories | multiplayer only | 2010 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Still from "All Ghillied Up" only. | 2011 | ||
| Project Reality: Falklands | 2012 | |||
| Project Reality: Vietnam | "M14" | With anachronistic Leupold Mark 4 scope | 2012 | |
| Arctic Combat | 2012 | |||
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 | Not usable | 2017 | ||
| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam | Normal variant | 2017 | ||
| Suppressed variant; added in 1.03 update | ||||
| Vigor | M21 | 2018 |
Anime
| Film Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kochikame | With grey furniture | 1996 - 2005 | |
| RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ | Laura | With bipod, suppressor and thumbhole stock | 2008 |
M14 Designated Marksman Rifle
A variant of the M14 designed for use as a DMR by the US Marine Corps prior to the adoption of the M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle (see below), featuring a McMillan M2A olive-drab fiberglass stock with integrated pistol grip and cheek riser. Often used with a Harris bipod.
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArmA II | DMR | With Harris bipod | 2009 | |
| Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat | With Harris bipod | 2007 | ||
| Operation Flashpoint: Red River | 2011 | |||
| Payday 2 | M308 | w/McMillan M2A stock and short 16" barrel | 2013 | |
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | M14 DMR | Cut from game | 2016 |
Anime
| Film Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Beats! | Hinata | With Harris bipod | 2010 |
ROCK SOPMOD M14
M14 stock system built by Troy Industries, provides a standard M14 with a redesigned gas system and an integrated rail system. Also referred to as SOPMOD M14 (Special Operations Peculiar Modification) or M14 Commando Carbine. Originally designed by Mike Rock under contract of the Naval Surface Warfare Center.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Angelina Jolie | Jane Smith | With silencer and M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2005 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 1 | Militiaman | 2009 - 2010 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Squad | "TR14" | Fitted with Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrip | 2004 | |
| Rainbow Six: Siege | "Mk 14 EBR" | w/ various attachments | Introduced in Operation White Noise expansion (2017) | 2015 |
Mk 14 Mod 0/1 Enhanced Battle Rifle
The Mk 14 Mod 0 is a modernized variant developed for the US Navy SEALs, and thus uses the Navy "Mark" classification. The Mk 14 Mod 0 consists of a M14 inside a Sage EBR chassis (developed for the project) with a shortened 18 inch barrel. The updated Mk 14 Mod 1 features a slightly improved chassis and uses a Magpul CTR stock on an M4-style buffer tube adapter.
A note is that the Sage EBR chassis is sold commercially, so civilian M14 or M1A rifles can also be modified to resemble the military M14 EBR variants.
Film
| Title | Actor | Charactor | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travelers | Kenji Ebisawa | Ken Momose | 2013 | |
| Jurassic World | InGen security operative | 2015 | ||
| American Sniper | Luke Grimes | Marc Lee | 2014 | |
| The Last Stand | Cartel sniper | With an Elcan SpectreDR scope | 2013 | |
| Abduction | Michael Nyqvist | Kozlov | With a suppressor and bipod | 2011 |
| Fast Five | Fernando Chien | DSS Agent Wilkes | With a telescopic sight, bipod and AN/PEQ-15 IR designator | 2011 |
| Wolf Warriors 2 | Hans Zhang | Zhuo Yifan | Airsoft with Harris bipod and RIS foregrip | 2017 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 | ACOG | 2007 | ||
| Cross Fire | 2007 | |||
| Killing Floor | "M14EBR" | Laser aiming module, Sage CA-Mandatory stock, rail covers in place of Kydex handguard | Semi-automatic only | 2009 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | "M14 EBR" (SP) or "M21 EBR" (MP) | Optional attachments: suppressor, Trijicon ACOG, thermal sight, extended magazine | Mod 1 variant with Magpul CTR Stock, semi-auto only; Mod 0 variant seen in menu screenshots, unusable in-game | 2009 |
| SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 | "Mk14 Mod 0" | w/ various accessories | 2010 | |
| Counter-Strike Online | "M14 EBR" | With Skull-5 Anti-Zombie Sniper Rifle variant | 2010 | |
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | "M14 Mod 0 Enhanced" | Desert camo pattern, optional red dot or ACOG sight | Mod 0 | 2010 |
| Medal of Honor | "M14 EBR" | Optional suppressor and ACOG | 2010 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | "MK14" (MP) and "M14 EBR" (SP) | Optional attachments: suppressor, sniper scope, variable scope, ACOG, thermal sight, extended magazine, red dot sight, holographic sight, hybrid sight, and "rapid fire" | Mod 0 and Mod 1 variants (exclusive to multi- and single-player respectively), semi-auto only | 2011 |
| Breach | "Mk 14" | w/ scope | Mk 14 Mod 0 | 2011 |
| Ghost Recon Online | "M14 EBR" | Mk 14 Mod 0 | 2012 | |
| Jagged Alliance: Back in Action | M-14 | Mk 14 Mod 0 | 2012 | |
| Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | " Mk 14" | M k 14 Mod 0/1 - pre-order bonus weapon | 2012 | |
| Medal of Honor: Warfighter | "EBR" | Mk 14 Mod 0 | 2012 | |
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 | "M-14" | Mk 14 Mod 0 | 2013 | |
| Splinter Cell: Blacklist | Mk 14 Mod 0 - not usable | 2013 | ||
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | "MK14 EBR" | Mk 14 Mod 0 | 2013 | |
| Insurgency | Various optional attachments | Mk 14 Mod 1 | 2014 | |
| Contract Wars | 2014 | |||
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | Cartoonishly stylized | Available exclusively as a "Sosigun" | 2016 | |
| Killing Floor 2 | "M14 EBR" | Tan body, ACOG, laser aiming module | Mod 0, semi-auto only | 2016 |
| Ghost Recon: Wildlands | 2017 | |||
| Black Squad | "MK14 Mod1" | Vertical foregrip, canted red dot sight, red dot scope and AN/PEQ-15 | Mod 1, automatic only | 2017 |
| Insurgency Sandstorm | "Mk 14 EBR" | Mod 1 | 2018 | |
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 2019 |
Animation
| Title | Voice Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love, Death & Robots - Season 3 | Steve Blum | Private Macy | "Kill Team Kill" (S3E05) | 2022 |
| Joel McHale | Sergeant Morris | |||
| seen in armory; "Kill Team Kill" (S3E05) |
M14 EBR-RI
The M14 EBR-RI (Enhanced Battle Rifle - Rock Island) is essentially an M21 with an EBR chassis, used by the United States Army. Compared to the Mk 14 EBR, the M14 EBR-RI is semi-auto only and feature longer 22" barrels.
Film
| Title | Actor | Charactor | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton: I nationens intresse | Sectragon PMC | With a scope | 2012 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banshee - Season 3 | U.S. Marine | Episode 10 | 2015 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Reality | As the "M14 EBR-RI" | With Leupold Mark 4 scope and Harris bipod | 2005 | |
| Alliance of Valiant Arms | As the "M14EBR" | With EOTech red dot sight, M68 Aimpoint red dot or ACOG scope | Fires full auto | 2007 |
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | M14EBR | With scope, optional silencer, laser aiming module, and weaponlight | Fitted with Mk 14 Mod 0 pistol grip and select-fire capability | 2008 |
| Battlefield Play4Free | As the "M14 EBR" | With Leupold Mark 4 scope or EOTech red dot sight | 2011 | |
| America's Army: Proving Grounds | 2013 | |||
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 2019 |
M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle
The M39 EMR is essentially an M14 DMR with an EBR chassis, used by the United State Marine Corps. The M39 EMR also features a 22" barrel.
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Arms | With SVD Dragunov magazine | 2008 | ||
| Battlefield 3 | M39 EMR | 2011 | ||
| Operation Flashpoint: Red River | 2011 | |||
| Warface | "Mk14 EBR" | 2013 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto V | "Marksman Rifle" | Flashlight, suppressor, extended magazine, scope, and an angled foregrip | Different Magazine | 2013 |
| Ironsight | M39 EMR | 2018 |
Animation
| Title | Voice Actor | Characters | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love, Death & Robots - Season 3 | seen in armory; "Kill Team Kill" (S3E05) | 2022 |
Springfield Armory M1A
The M1A is a civilian version of the M14; identifiable by the fact the rifle lacks a selector switch. Some rifles may have the bayonet lug removed and a muzzle brake in place of a flash hider. The manufacturer is Springfield Armory of Geneseo, Illinois, not to be confused with the U.S. Government owned Springfield Armory of Massachusetts (which closed down in 1968). Some of these weapons are used to impersonate actual M14s or M21s in movies. Sometimes a fake selector switch is installed on some of the movie guns, despite still being semi-auto only rifles.
The M1A was available to the public for purchase after 1974 and sans selector switch, are virtually identical to the Army's M14 Rifles. After the first California Assault Weapon ban of 1989, Springfield Armory and Colt both saw the writing on the wall. Even though they could still sell renamed identical weapons to California, they started removing cosmetic features like bayonet lugs, being that anti-gun politicians criticized the lugs as well as the flash hiders. After Clinton's Federal Assault Weapon Ban of 1994, all production M1As were shipped with muzzle brakes instead of flash hiders and no bayonet lugs. After the Federal Assault Weapon Ban lapsed in 2004, M1As were shipped with both muzzle brakes and the traditional flash hiders, but Springfield stopped providing bayonet lugs, opting to save on weight. Any M14 style rifle seen in a film with a shaved off bayonet lug cannot be a military gun.
Specifications
(1974 - Present)
- Type: Rifle
- Caliber: 7.62x51mm (.308 Win)
- Weight: 9.3 lbs (4.2 kg)
- Length: 44.3 in (113 cm)
- Barrel length: 22 in (55.9 cm)
- Capacity: 10, 20
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet in the Head | US Army Special Forces soldiers | 1990 | ||
| Demolition High | Jim Wynorski | A police sniper | With sniper scope | 1996 |
| Tears of the Sun | Charles Ingram | MA2 Demetrius "Silk" Owens | With Leupold & Stevens Mark 4 LR/T 10x40 M1 scope & burlap strips and camouflage paint scheme | 2003 |
| Skinwalkers | Shawn Roberts | Adam | 2007 | |
| 28 Weeks Later | Jeremy Renner | SGT Doyle | With urban camo paint scheme and Parker & Hale bipod | 2007 |
| Various | US Army Snipers | |||
| The Objective | Jeff Prewett | SGT Pete Sadler | With desert camo paint scheme | 2009 |
| Lebanon | Israeli Defense Force sniper | With bipod | 2009 | |
| Cherry Bomb | Cherry | With Scope, Suppressor, and black finish | 2009 | |
| Jack Reacher | David Oyelowo | Detective Emerson | 2012 | |
| Jack Reacher | Robert Duvall | Cash | 2012 | |
| Jack Reacher | Jai Courtney | Charlie | 2012 | |
| Battleground | Hugh Lambe | The Hunter | 2012 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falling Skies - Season 1 | Colin Cunningham | John Pope | With scope | 2011 - present |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.62 High Calibre | w/ various attachments | 2008 | ||
| Alan Wake's American Nightmare | Carbine Rifle | 2012 | ||
| The Walking Dead - Season 2 | 2013 | |||
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 | Ballance S-AR Metal | 2017 | ||
| The Division | 2016 | |||
| State of Decay 2 | 2018 | |||
| The Division 2 | 2019 |
Animation
| Title | Voice Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love, Death & Robots - Season 3 | Andrew Kishino | Private Erwin | EBR chassis, scope, and bipods; "Kill Team Kill" (S3E05) | 2022 |
Springfield Armory M1A Scout Squad
Civilian sporting M1A variant with 18-inch barrel.
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii Five-0 | corrections officer | "La O Na Makuahine" (S3E01) | 2012 | |
| HPD SWAT officer | "Kanalua" (S3E02) | 2012 | ||
| Hawaii Five-0 | HPD officer | "E'ao lu'au a kualima" (S9E17) | 2019 |
Springfield Armory M1A SOCOM 16
Civilian sporting M1A variant with 16-inch barrel. In spite of the name and Springfield marketing it as a "tactical rifle," it has nothing to do with US Special Operations Command and is not used by the military.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Umbrella Soldier | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2004 | |
| Hell or High Water | Texas Rangers SOG officer | 2016 | ||
| Daylight's End | Johnny Strong | Thomas Rourke | 2016 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revolution | Leland Orser | John Sanborn | "The Stand" (S1E11) | 2013 |
| The Walking Dead Season 7 | "Service" (S7E04) | 2016 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Fire | "SOCOM 16" | w/JAE-100 G3 stock and scope | 2007 | |
| Dark Sector | As the "VX Carbine" | 2008 | ||
| 7.62 High Calibre | w/ various attachments | 2008 | ||
| SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 | with integrated rails | 2010 | ||
| Far Cry 3 | MS16 | 2012 | ||
| State of Decay | "SOCOM II ETR" | SOCOM II with EOTech sight | 2013 | |
| Warface | M14 Crazy Horse | with JAE-100 G3 chassis | 2013 | |
| Survarium | SOCOM 16 | 2013 | ||
| Far Cry 4 | MS16 | w/ various attachments | 2014 | |
| Battlefield Hardline | SOCOM 16 | 2015 | ||
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | M1Shorty16 | Tan finish | 2016 | |
| Escape from Tarkov | Springfield Armory M1A 7.62x51 | 16 and 22" barrel, muzzle devices for M14, 20,30-round box and 50-round drum mags, M14ALCS(MOD. 0), Troy S.A.S.S., M1A Archangel stocks | added in v0.8.0.1208 patch (2018) | 2016 |
| Far Cry 5 | "MS16 Trooper" | Unusable military fire selector, 15-round capacity | 2018 | |
| Far Cry 6 | "MS16 S" | Unusable military fire selector, 15-round capacity | 2021 |
Anime
| Film Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sword Art Online II | "Jin" | 2014 |
Springfield Armory M21
The Springfield Armory M21 is a civilian rifle inspired by the military M21 Sniper rifle. It can be differentiated from an original M21 by its lack of fire selector and bayonet lug, and by it adjustable stock with rubber butt pad.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | Israeli Defense Force sniper | With bipod | 2009 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.62 High Calibre | w/ various attachments | 2008 |
Super Match M1A
Anime
| Film Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| High School of the Dead | Rei, Takashi, and Kohta | With M14 flash hider, M14 DMR cheek riser, RAS, custom lower rail, QD sling mount, M900V grip/light, CompM2 with killflash, Magpuls, and M6 bayonet | 2010 |
SRSS BullDog 762
The SRSS BullDog 762 is a civilian Bullpup variant of the M14.
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield 4 | Bulldog | Depicted as select-fire with full-auto capability; Added in Dragon's Teeth DLC (2014) | 2013 |
Juggernaut Tactical Rogue
The Juggernaut Tactical Rogue is a bullpup chassis system for M14/M1A style rifles. Its resemblance to the SRSS BullDog 762 is not coincidental, with Juggernaut Tactical being founded by the chief designer of the Bulldog after he left SRSS in 2010. Internally, there are several important differences- however, externally the Rogue is very similar to current generation BullDogs. The easiest way to differentiate them is by the number of rows of vents on the upper receiver and by the length of the side accessory rails.
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrow - Season 4 | David Ramsey | John Diggle | With suppressor, telescopic sight and VLTOR Modpod / "Taken"(S04E15) | 2016 |