SanJuanCB, the question was about the M 14 Haz carried, I should have made that clear but since he was the one busting my chops I sort of forgot about the rest of you,
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I have to point out about your post though that NONE of the countries listed issue the M 14 as their primary arm most if not all are semi auto, and used for special purposes, such as DM's Snipers and (I can think of no more degrading end for a rifle) line launching, the USN uses the M14 in this capacity as well.
The Chinese never used the M 14 the Norinco version was initially built for export to the US civilian market, and was about what you would expect from a pirated copy, although their 1911 has a better reputation, based on the one I had it was not deserved.
As it turns out a guy on another forum I'm made this list up just to stir up stuff on the net. I just found this out by accident a little while ago. I took him to task over it.
Thanks for the encouragement Tom but Sam Colt lived in a country where;
"If you build a better mousetrap, the world shall beat a path to your door"
I live in a world where;
"If you build a better mousetrap, the Mousetrap Manufactures Association will call their lobbyists and get the Federal Trade Commission to sue you for unfair trading practices and the Media will do an expose funded by PETA showing you as a mass-murderer who is destroying poor oppressed rodent-beings for your own selfish profit"
Of course, I might just be a tiny bit cynical.
Warhawk, part of the reason Old Sam went broke the first time, this happened to a couple others as well, is that the world was perfectly happy with the mouse traps they were familiar with, Sam, Gatling, Maxim and other successful designers had to cram their mousetraps down peoples throats in order to get the initial large contracts. Sam Colt was notorious for giving presentation revolvers to people who might be able to help with marketing, and Maxim never did get a US contract, ALL his sales were to foreign Govts. In WWI when Hiram Maxim ( born and raised in Wells Maine) died, the British, Germans , and Russians were slaughtering each other with Machine guns, ALL were license built Maxims.