Tag: M14SE Crazy Horse Rifles | M21A5

The other name is M14SE. It’s designed based on M14 rifle. It’s a designated firearm from the United States.

Crazy Horse Rifle is popularly known as a Designated Marksman Rifle. It’s a semi-automatic rifle can be loaded with 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges. The speed is awesome, 853 m/s or 2800 ft/s. the effective range of fire is 822 m or 900 yd. it can be loaded with detachable box magazine containing 5 or 10 or 20 rounds. The rifle is gas operated; acts with rotating bolt. It’s a bit heavy, 5.27 kg, and it’s 44 inch long with its 22 inch barrel.

Ron Smith, an American firearms inventor, designed Crazy Horse Rifle in 2003. He designs small arms for America, and he is a president of the famous Smith Enterprise Inc., famous for its Vortex Flash Hider and the Crazy Horse Firearms. The Army Infantry School and the Picatinny Arsenal have designed it in a conjunction. It’s based on the platform of M14 rifle and in some way it promises more than that.

The rifle is in service since 2003 to present. It will be used in decades to come. Variations are yet to come. It’s used only by the United States Army and the United States Navy. The rights of use are preserved yet (it is thought to be so).

M21A5

M21A5 is another design built upon M14 rifles. Although it is not a sniper rifle it has many features to make it precise and accurate and it is similar to M21 and other variants. It is designed by Ron Smith in 2003 and is being manufactured since then by Smith Enterprise Inc. It is also known as The Crazy Horse rifle and M14SE. It is a semi-automatic rifle and is chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. It is a gas operated 5.27 kg rifle. It is 1118 mm in length. Its effective firing range of 822m with a medium heavy barrel, 22” or an optional 18” length, of chrome moly 4140 steel.

The crazy horse was designed to facilitate the designated marksmen with reliable and cost effective rifles and the objective of the crazy horse project was to utilize the existing M14 inventory. The rifle was designed by Picatinny Arsenal and the Army Infantry School in collaboration. The cryogenically treated metal components deals with the additional need for bedding the stock with fiberglass and steel inserts. Besides it offers upgrades like adjustable trigger system and extended bolt handle.