Tag: MK 14 Mod 0

MK 14 Mod O has evolved originally from M14 battle rifle. Primarily it was built for the special use of the United States Special Operations Command like United States Navy SEALs, Delta Force and other task specific ODA units. Formally it is known as United States Navy Mark 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle (EBR). It belongs to the type of battle rifle and designated marksman rifle but it has precision and accuracy almost of a sniper. It was originally designed by Mike Rock and Jim Ribordy in 2001. However currently it is being designed and manufactured by Smith Enterprise Inc. along with other manufacturers like Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division, CheyTac Firearms (US) and Colt Defense Systems. It is in service since 2004 among the US armed forces and has been vastly used in the War in Afghanistan and the War in Iraq.

Chambered for 7.62x51mm NATO cartridges its rate of fire depends upon the shooter. Its effective firing range is 500 m without optics and 800+ m with optics. However it can fire up to 2.5 miles at point targets. This Gas operated rifle weighs 11.24 lb (5.1 kg) and is 35 inches (889 mm) long with a barrel length of 18 inches. And it has other variants like MK 14 SEI, Mk 14 MOD 1, MK 14 MOD 2, M14 EBR-RI, M14 EBR-RI NM and M14 T.