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Revision as of 15:54, 24 November 2023

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

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M14 select-fire rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO
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M14 semi-automatic rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO

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
Goldfinger U.S. Army soldiers 1964
The Green Berets Mike Force soldier 1968
The Green Berets U.S. Army soldiers 1968
The Green Berets Viet Cong 1968
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 Annihilators US Army soldier Footage 1985
Commando Leopard Rebels 1985
Raw Deal Mobster With suppressor and scope 1986
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
Lethal Weapon Sniper 1987
Full Metal Jacket Matthew Modine Pvt. "Joker" 1987
Full Metal Jacket R. Lee Ermey GySgt. Hartman 1987
Full Metal Jacket Vincent D'Onofrio Pvt. Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence 1987
Full Metal Jacket U.S. Marine recruits 1987
The Siege of Firebase Gloria U.S. Marines 1989
Born on the Fourth of July Tom Cruise Ron Kovic 1989
Jacknife U.S. Army Starlight scope 1989
The Hunt for Red October U.S. Navy sailor 1990
Flight of the Intruder US Marine honor guard With magazines removed and M6 bayonets 1991
South Central Gang member 1992
Passenger 57 Marc Macaulay Vincent 1992
A Perfect World Bradley Whitford Bobby Lee With scope 1993
Clear and Present Danger U.S. Navy honor guard With & without ceremonial M6 bayonets 1994
The Shawshank Redemption Clancy Brown Capt. Byron Hadley 1994
Forrest Gump Tom Hanks Forrest Gump 1994
Forrest Gump Mykelti Williamson Pvt. Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue 1994
Forrest Gump U.S. Army recruits 1994
Hot Shots! Part Deux Michael Colyar Williams with scope 1994
On Deadly Ground Joan Chen Masu 1994
Congo Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Kahega 1995
Mars Attacks! Jack Black Billy Glenn Norris 1996
Mars Attacks! U.S. Army Soldiers 1996
The Postman Larenz Tate Ford Lincoln Mercury 1997
The Negotiator Police honor guard 1998
The General's Daughter U.S. Army honor guard 1999
Thirteen Days U.S. Marine Security Detail 2000
Black Hawk Down Johnny Strong SFC Randy Shughart With camouflage paint scheme and M68 Aimpoint red dot scope 2001
The Rundown Dwayne Johnson Beck With scope 2003
The Rundown Henchmen With scope 2003
Beaufort IDF marksman With scope 2007
Body of Lies Oscar Isaac Bassam With scope and bipod 2008
X-Men Origins: Wolverine U.S Army soldier 2009
Black Dynamite Phil Morris Saheed w/ scope 2009
The Keeper Cross' henchman 2009
Osombie Danny James Herc 2012
The Hunger Games:Mockingjay-Part 1 District 8 rebels 2014
Kong: Skull Island Samuel L. Jackson LTC Preston Packard w/ and w/o scope 2017
The Post Matthew Rhys Daniel Ellsberg 2017
The Post U.S. Marines 2017

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) 2016
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 3 Black Hat Reservation resident Scoped; "Children of Wrath" (S3E08) 2017
The Last of Us - Season 1 Revolutionary of Kansas City "Endure and Survive" (S1E05) 2023
The Continental: From the World of John Wick Marina Mazepa Gretel w/black stock and scope; "Brothers in Arms" (S1E01) 2023
Hubert Point-Du Jour Miles Burton "Theater of Pain" (S1E03)

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Jurassic Park: Trespasser 1998
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear w/ white and wood finish 1999
Fallout Tactics M-14 incorrectly fires .303 British ammunition 2001
Vietcong: Fist Alpha Available w/ ART sight 2004
Shellshock Nam '67 2004
Battlefield: Vietnam 2004
Vietcong 2 2005
Hitman: Blood Money 2006
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 w/ optional scope and silencer 2007
Cross Fire 2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare "M14" 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
"M21" w/ sniper scope Available w/ silencer in campaign and ACOG scope in multiplayer.
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
Silent Hill: Homecoming 2008
7.62 High Calibre w/ various attachments 2008
Operation 7 2008
1968: Tunnel Rats 2009
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails 2009
ArmA II w/ Aimpoint scope Added in Operation Arrowhead expansion 2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops w/ M14E2-style pistol grip, stock, bipod, and optional foregrip Semi-automatic fire only 2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam 2010
Payday: The Heist M308 2011
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 faux M21; still from "All Ghillied Up" only 2011
Project Reality: Vietnam 2012
Call of Duty: Black Ops II w/ M14E2-style pistol grip and stock Only available in Zombies 2012
Arctic Combat 2012
State of Decay "M14" 2013
"M14 Talon DMR" with JAE-100 stock added in Lifeline DLC (2014)
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly M14 scope and bayonet 2014
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Added in 2018 2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades M14 2016
Mafia III 2016
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam optional bayonet 2017
Far Cry 5 MS16 Unusable fire selector 2018
Far Cry New Dawn 2019
Ghost Recon Breakpoint w/ Sage EBR chassis 2019
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare "EBR-14" 2019
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War "DMR 14" 2020
Into the Radius VR "M14" w/ various attachments 20-round magazines, semi-auto only 2020
Far Cry 6 "MS16 L" Unusable fire selector, 15-round capacity 2021
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II "SO-14" 2022
"EBR-14" w/ Sage EBR chassis

Anime

Film/Series Title Character Notation Date
The Strange Case Files of Ryoko Yakushiji Marianne 2008
Upotte!! Ichiyon sometimes with the M21's Leatherwood ART scope 2012

M14E2

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M14E2 - 7.62x51mm NATO

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
Uncommon Valor Patrick Swayze Scott Equipped with Scope 1983
Cat Chaser Peter Weller George Moran 1989

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

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M21 SWS - 7.62x51mm NATO

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
Conflict: Vietnam 2004
Vietcong 2 2005
Elite Warriors Vietnam 2005
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
Project Reality: Falklands 2012
Project Reality: Vietnam "M14" With anachronistic Leupold Mark 4 scope 2012
Arctic Combat 2012
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered M21 Available w/ silencer in campaign and ACOG scope in multiplayer. 2016
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

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M14 Designated Marksman Rifle with Harris bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO

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
Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat With Harris bipod 2007
ArmA II DMR With Harris bipod 2009
Operation Flashpoint: Red River 2011
Payday 2 M308 w/McMillan M2A stock or optional JAE 100 G3, Sage EBR or Ruger Mini-14 F-style chassis short 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

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Troy Industries Rock SOPMOD M14 - 7.62x51mm NATO
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Troy Industries Rock SOPMOD M14 with RIS foregrip, suppressor, Surefire Universal weaponlight, and M68 Aimpoint red dot scope - 7.62x51mm NATO

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

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Mk 14 Mod 0 EBR with a Harris bipod and RIS foregrip - 7.62x51mm NATO
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Mk 14 Mod 1 EBR with TangoDown pistol grip, Magpul CTR stock, cheekpad, RIS foregrip, and bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO

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
Abduction Michael Nyqvist Kozlov With a suppressor and bipod 2011
Fast Five Fernando Chien DSS Agent Wilkes With an ELCAN SpectreDR 1.5–6x telescopic sight, Magpul CTR stock, bipod and an AN/PEQ-15 IR designator 2011
Travelers Kenji Ebisawa Ken Momose 2013
The Last Stand Cartel sniper With an Elcan SpectreDR scope 2013
American Sniper Luke Grimes Marc Lee 2014
Jurassic World InGen security operative 2015
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
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare "MK14" Mk 14 Mod 0 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

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M14 EBR-RI with magazine removed and Harris bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO

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 "M14 EBR-RI" With Leupold Mark 4 scope and Harris bipod 2005
Alliance of Valiant Arms "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


M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle

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M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle with Harris bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO

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
Call to Arms 2018
Battlefield 2042 M39 EMR 2021

Animation

Title Voice Actor Characters Notation Date
Love, Death & Robots - Season 3 seen in armory; "Kill Team Kill" (S3E05) 2022



Springfield Armory M1A

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Springfield Armory M1A - 7.62x51mm (.308 Winchester)
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Springfield Armory M1A with synthetic stock - 7.62x51mm
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Springfield M1A - .308 Winchester. Note the notch where the fire selector would be.
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Springfield M1A with Sadlak Industries Steel scope mount - 7.62x51mm NATO

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
Stranger Things - Season 4 U.S. Army sniper "Chapter Eight: Papa" (S4E08) 2022

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 Two 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

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M1A Scout Squad with 10-round magazine - 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 Winchester)
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Springfield Armory M1A Scout Squad - 7.62x51mm (.308 Winchester) with Aimpoint CompM2 red dot scope

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

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M1A SOCOM 16 with Aimpoint CompM2 red dot scope - 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 Winchester)
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M1A SOCOM 16 - 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 Winchester)

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

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Springfield Armory M21 with Harris bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 Winchester)

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

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Super Match M1A - 7.62x51mm NATO

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

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SRSS BullDog 762 - 7.62x51mm NATO
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M1A Scout action in Bulldog 762 bullpup chassis with TA11 ACOG scope, vertical foregrip and bipod - .308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO

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

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Juggernaut Tactical Rogue - 7.62x51mm NATO

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


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