Key Points and Summary – The M14 rifle, designed in the 1950s to be the US military’s single, do-it-all battle rifle, had a notoriously short and troubled service life. -While powerful, its ...

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The U.S. Military adopted the M16 assault rifle in the early 1960s, abandoning the large, high power-battle rifle concept for a lighter, more compact weapon that fired smaller caliber cartridges.

A heavier buffer would slow down the M16’s rate of fire, the plastic stock would be made more rugged by using thicker plastic, and the chamber and barrel would be chrome-plated to resist corrosion.