![]() ![]() ![]() While it is supposed to be a modernized M1 Garand, when it was introduced the M14 was far from modern or cutting edge, which is why it was replaced in service so quickly. It only saw service with our military as a standard issue rifle for a short time (1959-1968), and perhaps it is because of that short service that the design has claimed almost mythical status with its devotees. Badmouth it in front of them at your peril. And the people who love the M14/M1A really truly love it with a cult-like devotion. It is definition number three that concerns us today, because we’re going to be talking about the M14, or rather the commercial version of the M14 that is the M1A. ![]() A misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person of thing. A relatively small group of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or sinister, or 3. A system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object, 2. Officially, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the definition of “Cult” is 1. ![]()
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