One who doesn't understand the art of language: the M14 is finicky and obsolete One who completely masters the art of language: the M14 is an *attractive* system and has a lot of *historical references* in it

Excellent shooting! The basics of M14 accurizing are: 1. Unified Gas Block to Barrel Band. (Welded) 2. Correct tension for lock up of Gas Cylinder Lock. 3. A McMillan stock (or any other that is impervious to moisture, and strong enough to overcome Barrel heat cycles) that is bedded correctly. 4. A "tuned" trigger.

The first Mil. rifle and for that matter the first high powered rifle I ever shot was the M-14 in basic back in '66 at the ripe old age of 18. I fell in love with it and we trained with it all the way through OCS at Benning. I have a SA national match I picked up in '87 and am still in love with it! I just bought a Ruger SFAR .308/7.62 NATO and find it all most as enjoyable to shoot as my M1A!

That was a CLEAN and fast run. Damn!

We had about 10-12 National Match grade M1As in our Air Guard armory for the Base Rifle Team that in the early 2000’s were sent back to Big Army to be converted to DMRs for GWOT.

1962. Me, Clerk Typist in the 101st Airborne Division (Back when they were Airborne). M14 Rifle, shot expert. Made the 502nd Airborne Battle Group Rifle Team. Removed from the Rifle Team. Cuz, typing.

This guy is a freakazoid in the shooting world not to mention his humorous outtakes lookin like a soviet spy was awesome !!!

Just in time! Took my LRB/TRW M21 out yesterday. Damn that thing loves M118LR. Great work as always, Henry.

“I hear the boys in the field are quite fond of them”, classic…… The M-14, (21) platform, “IT LIVES”, sort of. You Gum-Smiff it, you guys are killing me, plus the dremel smith comment, aarrrgh. Entertaining, informative and completely enjoyable range / weapon discussion, rare to say the least. Be Safe Out there

Ken Corcoran in North Pole Alaska is the gunsmith he’s talking about. He built a M24 & 1911 for me. Absolutely incredible shooter and gunsmith. I have a photo holding both his Distinguished Marksman & Presidents 100 badges. Fun fact he has a 10’ chandelier made from about 100 old M14 battles he built hanging in his shop.

Just an addition to the historical commentary about the M21 - the M21 originally dates back to the late 60s/early 70s. The rifles were built individually at the AMU at Ft. Benning, GA. and fitted with the Leatherwood ART scopes. As a Platoon Leader in the 101st Airborne in the early 80s, there was one of them assigned to my platoon (and the SP4 that carried it was a graduate of FT Campbell's sniper course). For the day, they were as good as it got.

I dindnt know I needed this until I saw it. A great video to save my weekend. Thank you 9-Hole Reviews.

Everytime I watch these videos I marvel about how good a shot Henry is and Josh's spotting. Great teamwork. Very slick drills this video boys.

I LOVE these debriefs! You guys being able to just dish out a wealth of knowledge as you both toss ideas back and forth IN ONE UNEDITED CLEAN CONTINUOUS CAMERA SHOT in a podcast-type format is such an understated collaborative skill. It just shows the incredible teamwork you both have, and the wealth of knowledge and experience between you two. We are truly spoiled….

Another great video. Getting into the nuances. The debrief is awesome

I have one and it has been awesome! Outstanding run 👍!!!!!!!!!

Thanks guys for running the m21. It’s a cast iron mutha to carry but man when ya gotta send some love Mr. Bad Guy at 800 and his not so smart buddy to see what he tripped on , it feels like you ole daisy BB gun from childhood. Loved my m21, bought one as some as I got out still have it today. For really long shots the m24 in 300 mag was nice. Thanks guys for showing off the toys!

That was CLEAN. Nice shooting!

Even understanding the realities of the M1A, I still want one. Maybe early next year. Great video as usual.

Such a gorgeous rifle! I’ve been meaning to build mine up into a similar configuration, haven’t gotten around to it. Great job as always guys

Watching Henry on this run was almost giving me wood! It's clear to me that the shooter is running a rifle that he is very familiar with. I started with a standard model m1a in 1994 and the first thing I bought with my first credit card was a hart heavy barrel 1in10 twist for my rifle and carried through with gunsmithing and match grade parts until I'd spent over $2500. Shoulda just bought a supermatch but she's sub moa all the time and 1/2 moa on a good day, love's the fgmm 168s. I don't think young guys can appreciate that these rifles came from a time when battle rifles were made of steel and wood. I love the extended ring the receiver makes wnen I drop the pin on an empty chamber ( I don't do that a lot). I wouldn't trade mine for a KAC M110!

Jeebus that opening speed run. That steel plate platoon had no idea what hit them.

Although it’s old tech every vet I’ve talked to from Vietnam to Afghanistan loved the m14. I loved the m1a when I shot one. Love the m1 as well

Always educational.

I want to believe. Come on M-14 variant don’t let the internet and data win. Edit: Nice job to Henry and the m21.

Thank you for an excellent demonstration of what one of these rifles can do at its best, as well as the honest discussion around what it takes to get one to that point (and keep it there). I love my M1A; there is just something about the look, and feel, and shooting experience of it that screams "hard core". Mine has also been 100% reliable (but then, I don't put it through Garand Thumb style torture tests), and accuracy is... acceptable. That said, it would certainly not be the first rifle (or second...) I would pick up if I knew I were going into a war zone tomorrow. On the flip side, if that was all I had at hand, I certainly wouldn't feel under-gunned.

Good video and excellent choice of scotch!

Fuckin' Irene baby

absoluetly amazing content!

Used the M1 for my entire enlistment. Flawless and accurate. We also used the chrome additions for silent drill. Even after dropping a fee. They stayed true.

always great videos from 9 hole

That was great. Man and rifle working together.

That was just an amazing run!

Really enjoyed, thanks

Well, your kicking ass and taking names. Wow!

Speedway is my favorite series!!

Ive had my SA match M1A for quite some time. Over the years its made its way into a JAE100 chassis. The thing is a tank and I really enjoy bench shooting it. That being said its only a 1.5-2moa gun with me behind the trigger but i still love it and will probably never get rid of it.

Reminds me of the M21 I used in the army except it had a wood stock and an art scope.

I always enjoy your videos. Years ago I had Smith Enterprise build a Crazy Horse M21A5 for me, it's an awesome rifle that started out in a GI synthetic stock and now sits in a light weight Blackfeather chassis stock. The rifle is very accurate and reliable, the problem is that I no longer have access to a shooting range with the distances it's made for so I am going to have Ron Smith convert it into one of his K guns in the near future... that's the plan. EDIT: I don't shoot my M14s scoped, I use an RDS mounted low in front of the receiver or the iron sights - I also shoot them suppressed, but that will not be an option with the K gun.

That was a good benchmark to start this series off!

cool, guys, love m21, love your videos, i always can learn so much from your channel about guns,

I was looking at mine last night. Then looked for a speedway. You read my mind.

Ran the Super Match in High Power until I couldn’t see the front sight anymore. Loved the gun.

Loved this one

Awesome run; that one bonus miss was a disappointment. I think we'd all like to see you re-shoot this, now that you are more experienced with the course of fire! 😎 My perspective from Civvie Street is that, back in the '60s, the difficulty in reliably and consistently accurizing the M14 into a sniper rifle was why the USMC stayed with bolt guns for snipers; the US Army prioritized rate of fire over absolute accuracy. Fast forward to the 2000's, and the M14-pattern was the only 7.62 automatic rifle the US had in the necessary quantity, until the M110 and M110A1s were developed and procured.

good show fellas. informative

You're a really great shot, Henry.

Well that just goes to show an oldie can still be a goodie.

I’ve commented before on your M14/M1A vid. I got extremely lucky with my M1A, it’s non match one, just standard variant. That came with a composite stock, I dropped it in a Troy stock, it’s 2-3 MOA with good surplus ammo, even after taking it out and remounting it but bedding becomes less of a. Issue when mounting into billet aluminum alloy. But even then have seen others get 4-5 MOA when rested, match ammo, very consistent powder loads and velocities, and good trigger control, so wasn’t anything inherently obvious they were doing, just 4 MOA was could they could squeeze out of one, no matter what, where as the stars and planets aligned with my gun and stock and a reliable 2-3 MOA with good condition, consistent surplus ammo, just prone, which is easy to hit a man sized target, in the open. 5-600 meters I got no problem trusting my M1A, cause I’ve run it that far and a bit more with ball ammo, 700 it works, best between the rifle, stock, the ammo and me, it gets iffy, not that I can’t hit it, but no guarantee I can’t hit it with the first 2 rounds, no matter what I do, and that batch of ammo, as between all the variables, including environment, with ball ammo, I’ve had multiple misses at 700m, now sure some of the later ones may be due to me being pissed off I’m kissing when I know I’m doing things right, or mostly anyways and I should be hitting with some of them, yet they keep just deviating enough to kiss, no matter what. Now, I feed good match ammo, it turns into a solid 2 MOA, approaching 1 rifle. And it’s a completely different story and don’t get the weird deviations, no matter what, becomes far, far more consistent in everything, and you can adjust off of that, instead of random misses, in random directions off the target.

Awesome shooting

Be interested to see you guys do practical accuracy and speedway with the scar 20

Fine shooting Henry!

Thats an awesome rifle you build there

God I love that rifle 😍

Henry did a great job on the run. I didn't realize they were so finicky, great debrief on the M21.

We had 15 M14s at my Dept and I was toying with having one built as my sniper rifle. One wise fellow at another Dept talked me out of it.

Love it!!!

Would love to see you guys review a Blackfeather chassis and throw it up against the EBR! Word is is it's less complicated and less heavy than the EBR, while retaining durability, accuracy and attachment functionality.

Clean run

Mind blowing performance!! Mr. Chan giving us all an inferiority complex.

Did SOMEBODY say “M14” AND sniper in the SAME sentence!? Edited to ADD! Damn Henry..made us proud! Love my M1A topped with a Redfield 3 X 9..it’s a tack driver out to (ALL I can do here)..300 yds. GREAT show man..

Finally bought the SBI rail covers. They're a good value.

Beast mode.

Holy shit ! Awesome shooting !

God, that is such a sexy ass rifle you got there, Henry. Great job on the run!

I am impressed. First, you got the M21 to go BANG every time and cycle! Then your hit probability to the bonus was impressive--that took a lot of marksmanship skill plus a good rifle/ammo/scope combination. Show that to our politicians in DC and watch their reactions.

Love that rifle

shooting that run from rucksack is elite

Thank you

Almost a perfect run. Amazing discussion as always. The reloading issue correlates well with the previous episode. Trying to do something unnatural in a safe environment just ain't it. The struggle to find that bolt handle was beyond real.

Awesome intro!

Awesome run with the M21! You should do a course run with the HK PSG-1.

Food Wishes with 9 hole reviews. As always enjoy.

Hope you guys one day do a M14 EBR run, we used and loved those things in Afghanistan… well hated carrying them but loved them when we needed them.

One thing that repeatedly bemuses me about the history of the m14 is the times notable improvements were made and then promptly ignored because that’s not what competition shooters do, or it’s expensive. And it then gets forgotten. For instance, the specialized Brookfield liner. Allegedly, that liner, bedded into a heavier McMillan stock, completely obviates the issue with the m14 destroying its bedding. And then on top of that you can double-lug m14 receivers. But…Brookfield made like 300 of those liners and double lugged receivers are a weird oddity.

Kick ass shooting.

What would be awesome would be a comparison between a scoped m14, the m1a and then the m21

Damn, what a perfect instrument.

Good run

well done

Nice run👍 Not bad from a "M14"😮

Awesome run! Will the close range practical accuracy course make a return?

damn that was fast

Well I feel much more confidant in my PTR-91/AK4D modernization and accurization project now, though I agree with Hop, it's hard as heck, expensive, and heavy

Hey guys, nice work. By the way, what version do you like most, Xm25, m14 ebr or the m39 emr? Keep up the good work!

Really enjoyed the video! Especially the reasons to move on from the M1A. When I was young and dumb, (1974ish) I got into over-the-course shooting at local matches. My DCM ($121) Winchester M1 Garand wasn't tuned and therefore did poorly at 600 yds. So, I used a like-new 03A3 action to make my own 600 yard rifle. It was a long and heavy barreled monster that worked pretty well. Then I test fired a good M1A at 600, and had to have one. After it was custom built, delivered and doing well on the range, I discovered there was a fat 'heavy' match barrel under the handguard. It was heavy, but I didn't mind the weight, until many decades flew by. I got very old and weak. So now, I'm thinking of trading my M1A in on a new new Ruger SFAR. (7.3 lb.) What do you guys think? Is the SFAR a battle rifle that old folks can shoot offhand? I can take my time on this, since New ARs (&AKs) are still not available in Massachusetts. Maybe by next summer we will Bruen compliant.

It’s just a gorgeous rifle.

my Mk14-at-home (really it's closer to the Mk14-RI since mine is a 22" barrel) was my first rifle. yes, my first. my first pistol was also a USP. it's all been downhill from there.

Looking cool is all that matters. Honestly my M1A scout from Springfield Armory has been the least finicky of my M14 style rifles after I put the gas block shim in (I take it out of the stock semi frequently since it is not bedded like my LRB build). I think it has to do with the top handguard having a big hole cut in the middle and the scout rail stiffening and cooling the barrel near the oprod guide. I can't get my 16" EBR build to group at all unless I do a really hard hold with the stock and bipod and throw a can on it (going to try hand loads after my long range AR project)

I have 2 m1a a scout in a ebr and a loaded in a j allen both with Springfield 4x14x56 I love them I use 168 with 42.3 win 748

Great discussion today, very interesting. Especially when subsequent rifles such as the SR25 had terrible barrels something not yet forgiven by users in the field. Its very bad it took so long for the M110 given America's capabilities.

the semi improves speed quite a bit - the way to go and applicable for things like coyote hunting too - they come to calls in packs #coyote 6 pak

Fine tuning by making fine compensations between form and function, it is the high luxury of precision and accuracy which if you wish for them, requires as much delicacy and carefulness as it is needed when you have to see all the wall carpets in the palace while wandering but not letting the oil drop out of the spoon which you are carrying in the novel Al-chemist by Paulo Coelho.

I want one, hell yea!

That first bonus shot looked like a hit me to.

Why is the M14/21 just so damn pleasing to the eye?

Another Speedway! Woohoo!

Would be interesting to see a breakdown of one to see where the complications are.

I'd love to see an ebr ri on here one day.

Great run, excellent debrief, but can I just say I am here for the memes.