NRA Gun of the Week: Bula Defense Systems M14LH Rifle

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posted on July 14, 2018
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The M14 service rifle was born from a U.S. government request for an improved version of the M1 rifle, with stringent requirements—select-fire operation, 9-lb. weight, 20-round detachable box magazine and have the ability to fire rifle grenades and mount a bipod. Once trials were completed, adoption of the new U.S. service rifle began in 1957, and through a series of semi-automatic civilian equivalents, the popularity of the M14-pattern rifle has yet to cease. Enter Bula Defense Systems, a forging company with an entire product lineup predicated on the M14. In week’s review, Brian Sheetz uncovers the company’s mirror-image, left-hand-operating, semi-automatic M14LH. The M14LH is through and through a left-hander’s rifle. To learn more, check out this NRA Gun of the Week video

Specifications: 
Manufacturer: Bula Defense Systems
Model: M14LH
Chambering: 7.62x51 mm
Action Type: gas-piston-operated, semi-automatic center-fire rifle
Receiver: forged steel
Finish: parkerized
Stock: walnut
Barrel: 19.25”; four-groove, 1:10” RH twist
Magazine: 20-round detachable box
Sights: steel; fully adjustable rear aperture, post front with protective wings
Trigger: 6-lb. pull 
Weight: 9 lbs.
MSRP: $2,395

Additional Reading:
A Look Back at the M14 Rifle
The M14 Rifle: John Garand’s Final Legacy
M1A—The M14's Successful Sibling
The M14: Uncle Sam's New Automatic Rifle





  









  
















 

 

 

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