US Rifle M14 - from John Garand to the M21 2nd Edition

by R. Blake Stevens (Author)

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Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Collector Grade Pubns; 2nd edition (January 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0889351104
ISBN-13: 978-0889351103
Product Dimensions: 1 x 9 x 11.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
Average Customer Review: 11 customer reviews
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ByP.E.BASSETTon August 31, 2015

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Great book with plenty of background information on how the rifle evolved.

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ByMacdufon August 10, 2013

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Great book, everything you need to know about the history of M1a/M14. A very good book, full of technical explanations and pictures.I recommend to all fans M14. Item is new and shipping was very fast.

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A good read for weapons buffs.

Bymvkon March 23, 2015

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Very interesting and informative look at the history of the M14 and how it was developed.

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stevens does it again

Byfubarron April 1, 2013

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excellent! anyone who has bought one of this author's books before knows how thoroughly he researches his subjects.highly recommend this book!

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US Rifle M14 - from John Garand to the M21

ByGhost Bulleton October 15, 2013

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This book is good history book about M14 and M21 Rifles ! Worth the money !

You Must Own This Book !

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ByKarabiner78on December 3, 2012

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This book is amazing.It contains a lot of detailed information. A must have for the military weapons enthusiast. The shiping was really fast.

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US rifle m14: from John Garand to the M21

ByA customeron April 16, 2004

Format: Hardcover

US Rifle M14: From John Garand to the M21
By R. Blake Stevens
Collector Grade Publications Inc.
Cobourg, Canada,
1995
I bought this book second hand of Amazon.com, and did not know quite what to expect. However, ever since it showed up in the mail a few days ago, I have not stopped reading it! Quite simply, there is so much interesting information about the m14 in this book, that the M14 enthusiastic will learn a about the trials and tribulations of the Army Ordnance's last rifle. In this book, Stevens traces out the long and tedious development of the m14 rifles. He covers everything from the early experiments with modified M1 Garand (which comprises about half the book) to the evaluations of the m14 as well as the development of the M21.
Starting with the M1E series, Stevens traces the lineage of the m14 through the various test and changes made on the M1 Garand. Detailed reports on the improvement and subsequent evolution of the M1 rifle are reproduced in this book, giving insight into both the ingenuity of the engineers as well as the unfortunate politics that would plague the m14's future. Even included is a reprint of a preliminary Technical Manual on the T20E2; a rifle with remarkable resemblance to the m14 - produced in 1945!
Stevens also describes in detail the selection and production of the M14 rifle. Included are rather heart-wrenching details on the competition between the T44 rifle (soon to be the m14) and the T48 rifle (FN), which shows how close America came to adopting the T48. Stevens spares no effort to include the controversy (a lot was political) that surrounded the M14, and includes reports and findings that seemed to damn the M14 as an inferior rifle the M1 Garand, which late lead the push to adopt the AR-15. While I'm sure more than one M14 enthusiast will feel a bit sad as they read these reports (I sure did!), Stevens also describes the triumphs of the M14. We see a snap shot into the production of the M14 by Springfield, Winchester, H&R, and TRW and how they overcame the problems they faced (some like TRW did better than others), as well as a detailed account of the successful creation of the NM M14 and subsequent M21.
I had always wondered how the m14 came to be, and throughout the book, I found myself saying "Oh that's how they changed the M1 to the m14!" While admittedly, I am a total M14 amateur, I would think that even those with a lot of knowledge on the m14 would learn something from this book. Stevens has done a wonderful job of collecting numerous reports and putting them along with interesting and rare pictures into a cohesive history of the M14. Thanks to this book, the next time I shoulder a M1A or other M14 Clone, I will appreciate the time, effort, and dedication that went into producing that last American battle rifle.

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US Rifle M14- from John Garand to the M21

ByEmon November 24, 2007

Format: Hardcover

An excellent exposition of the troubled development of this rifle. It took years to develop and was then withdrawn from service after an all too short period of time. Not a book for the casual reader, there are innumeral variations listed, described and illustrated but it gives a good insight into the political machinations and outright skullduggery that lay behind its design and adoption.

The book is well laid out and written, it has lots of illustrations (both photographs and drawings) and is, as is usual for Collectors Grade editions well printed, bound and presented. My only slight quibble is that there is no index but this notwithstanding, it's still firmly in the 5 star category.

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Amazing amounts of detail. Seems extremely well documented with reports and input from firearms experts. Great transition from M1 Garand through to the AR10/AR15.Read more

Published on March 8, 2008 by C. McIntyre

Stevens has many similar books to his credit.This book on the M-14 has what ALL the others have combined in ONE volume.Read more

Published on February 20, 2001 by Peter Gross

A very worthwhile investment for all M14 owners

Of all the books and articles I have read on the M14 this book is quite outstanding. A must for anybody owning a M14 or interested in this remarkable weapon.Read more

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