Unraveling the M14 mysteries - Chinese barrel

M14Doctor said:
It's great that we can tap into the wealth of knowledge openly shared by Different. For those new to the m14 scene, Lee Emerson AKA Different , is the author of the History and Development of the m14. Just google it, it's all m14 and it's all online.
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I did not know about this book. Thanks M14Doctor for telling me about this and a BIG thanks to Different for making such an interesting book! :D
 
There's not a lot of data to work with as I don't have access to import records. I generally know the start and stop and serial number ranges for the importers and the associated countries. Here is a summary of what my research has found:

1) 100,000 select fire M14 rifles manufactured in 1960s at State Arsenal 356.
2) The select fire receivers are removed from the rifles in the 1980s. Most, but not all, of the select fire receivers do not leave mainland China. A few of the select fire receivers are part of complete rifles that do get exported. It's at least 500 but perhaps no more than 2000.
3) From 1987 to the current day, M14 rifles with semi-automatic only receivers and mostly 1960s parts are exported to several countries. Chinese M14 rifles have been exported directly from China to Germany, USA, Canada, New Zealand and I believe, Australia. The grand total export as of 2011 is estimated at about 62,000 complete rifles.
4) I estimate about 33,000 Chinese M14 rifles were exported to the United States from 1989 to 1994. Most of the remainder, about 29,000, have been exported to Canada with a few going to Australia, New Zealand and Germany.
 
First of all please allow me to thank Different and Ron perform test on these barrels.

With the permission of Different I have hosted the Chinese M14 bolt report here:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/23g30rf9n7lx37l/Chinese%20M14%20Bolt%20Report%20100712.pdf

Anybody interested can download a copy yourself.

Kudo to Different for his generous sharing on his findings.:wave:
 
.30/06 FTW said:
I did not know about this book. Thanks M14Doctor for telling me about this and a BIG thanks to Different for making such an interesting book! :D
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Yes, Different is truly amazing and an M14 expert.

I have a copy of the book saved in my PC and if I have permission from Different I can host it on mediafire so people can download a copy themselves.
 
A lil birdie told me we will be seeing some factory 18.5" m14s rifles real soon. I would suppose these would have more recent manufacture barrels.
 
Spcamno said:
Yes, Different is truly amazing and an M14 expert.

I have a copy of the book saved in my PC and if I have permission from Different I can host it on mediafire so people can download a copy themselves.
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It's already hosted online.

http://www.m14.ca/books/M14_RHAD_Text_Only_Edition_100815.pdf

IDK if it is the most current version though.
 
Great read for sure! Big thanks to Ron and Different for getting us this information.

And a huge thanks to you Different for allowing the free distribution of your book as well as the Chinese bolt info. Very much appreciated! Now if you'll excuse me, I have a lot of reading to do ;)
 
Different said:
There's not a lot of data to work with as I don't have access to import records. I generally know the start and stop and serial number ranges for the importers and the associated countries. Here is a summary of what my research has found:

1) 100,000 select fire M14 rifles manufactured in 1960s at State Arsenal 356.
2) The select fire receivers are removed from the rifles in the 1980s. Most, but not all, of the select fire receivers do not leave mainland China. A few of the select fire receivers are part of complete rifles that do get exported. It's at least 500 but perhaps no more than 2000.
3) From 1987 to the current day, M14 rifles with semi-automatic only receivers and mostly 1960s parts are exported to several countries. Chinese M14 rifles have been exported directly from China to Germany, USA, Canada, New Zealand and I believe, Australia. The grand total export as of 2011 is estimated at about 62,000 complete rifles.
4) I estimate about 33,000 Chinese M14 rifles were exported to the United States from 1989 to 1994. Most of the remainder, about 29,000, have been exported to Canada with a few going to Australia, New Zealand and Germany.
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:eek: thats a few more then I thought :D but thats a good thing,
 
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