The M14 represented a modernized update to the M1 Garand, with numerous upgrades and enhancements.
However, the most obvious change was the switch from theGarandsen-blocclip systemto the M14s detachable box magazine system.
Heres a quick look at one.
The T20 was a magazine-fed modification of the M1 Garand. Shown here is a gunsmith-modified M1 Garand converted to .308 Win. and adapted to use detachable box magazines.
(To learn more about John C. Garand and the development of the M1 Garand rifle, clickhere.)
you might also see the receiver is drilled and tapped for a scope side-mount.
Removing the trigger assembly reveals considerable modification, including the addition of the mag catch assembly.
With Garands flooding the market in the post-World War II years, skilled gunsmiths set up a cottage industry of modifying them.
M1 Garand at top, Springfield Armory M1A at bottom, and the T20-style Garand in the middle.
At first glance, the modified Garand looks much like a standard model — except for that magazine.
A long magazine catch and forward magazine guide are visible on the converted Garand.
The Garand’s clip latch has been modified to act as a bolt release andbolt hold-open.
The rifle’s trigger assembly (left) features radical changes from that of a standard M1 Garand (right).
The Garand was rebarreled for .308, and the receiver modified to work with the detachable magazines and modified bolt release system.
