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The HORRORS of the M14 in Vietnam

#TheHorrorsOfTheM14 #M14 #VietnamWar #MilitaryHistory #WrongRifleWrongWar #M14vsM16 #BattleRifles #WeaponHistory #VietnamStories #WarTech Description (SEO-optimized) The M14 was a beautifully engineered rifle — and a deadly mistake in the jungles of Vietnam. In this episode we trace the M14’s rise from post-WWII doctrine to frontline failure: swollen wooden stocks, punishing 7.62 NATO recoil, horrific weight and length for close-quarters jungle fighting, and the political ego that delayed the M16’s adoption. Learn how a rifle built for long-range battle became the “wrong rifle for a jungle war,” and why soldiers started trading it for captured AKs. We dig into: the M14’s design and manufacturing problems, Operation Starlite and early Vietnam combat reports, how humidity and wood stocks ruined zero and reliability, the failed full-auto experiments, and how the rifle was finally re-purposed as a marksman/sniper platform. If you like military history, weapons analysis, and hard lessons from war, this video breaks down the facts and first-hand reports you need to know. What you’ll learn: • Why the M14 weighed down American infantry and cost them ammo advantage (M14 vs M16). • How environmental factors — humidity, rust, and swollen stocks — made a precision rifle unreliable in the field. • The political and bureaucratic decisions that kept the M14 in service longer than it should have been. If this episode helped you understand the real cost of bad equipment and worse ego, hit LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and drop a comment: which weapon failed more dramatically in combat — the M14 or early M16? Want a deep dive on the XM21/M21 sniper conversions or Operation Starlite next? Tell me below.