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The M14 owner's guide and match conditioning instructions

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Scott Duff's book on the M14 combines the aspects of both field and technical manuals. Sections include an overview / history of the M14 from it's early conception phase, ( the T44, around the mid 1940's) to the XM25, an M14 sniper rifle utilized by U.S. Army Special Forces and U.S.N. Seal teams in Grenada and Desert Storm. Also Chapters on Assembly / Disassembly, Maintainence, Zeroing the weapon, and an excellent section on match conditioning the weapon. The book is well written, with a light, easily read-able style. It covers many more aspects of this rifle than any other single text in print. The only potential drawbacks are that the tips given on subjects ranging from cleaning to handloads don't go into very much detail. They go into enough detail to get the point across, but often not enough to fully explain the reasoning behind the suggestion. The other fault is that some of the other explainations left my head spinning; lack of familiarity with many of the part names the guilty culprit. The best aspect of this book is the match conditioning instructions. The section is a veritable recipie for an awesome rifle

This is a "Must Have" book for those owning an M14 or M1a. Not only are the diagrams much clearer than those in the Army and Manufacturers manuals, but it contains a ton of information on Match conditioning for the CMP and NRA high power matches. The book is a bit dated (1996) but never-the-less contains a wealth of knowledgable information.

I mainly purchased this book for the match conditioning section,it has the basics as far as stock bedding,gas cylinder modification,flash supressor modification.I was hoping for a section on trigger polishing after all it is a match modification.This book doesnt suggest welding front and rear lugs on the receiver not sure why that is a match conditioning procedure.You get the basics to match conditioning there just could have been more to this book.First section of the book is history its ok i guess,the rest of the book basicly copies the information you get when you buy a new springfield m1a.My opinion if your interested in the match conditioning take it to a expert armorer most of the match conditioning processes require machining tools anyway.

An outstanding book containing everything you need to know about your M14/M1A. Maintenance, operation, trouble shooting and preparing the rifle for competition. No M14/M1A owner should be without this book.