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Swayze's rifle during the practice run...

posted 14 years ago by Jake_Zero
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Was that an M14? Why was the scope mounted offset? I looked all over google images and saw plenty of scoped M14's, but not one of them was offset. Plus Swayze's optic was some kind of NV/ Thermal, which back then was heavy as hell. Which would make a person WANT to have the scope level with the rifle just for proper balance.

I know M14's eject their brass up, but even so, most scopes are mounted inline with the barrel.
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[–] jakholman 13 years ago

I'd say they used a scope mount for the sniper version of the M-1 (M-1C or D), those rifles are very simialar to the M-14. The M-1 was a top loading rifle, the M-14 used a magazine, which could be topped off through the top by using stripper clips. Kind of a neat feature.

[–] crazydave682000 11 years ago

M14E2 outfitted with a night vision scope
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Uncommon_Valor#M14-E2

Dave