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Starting in 1974, Bob Reese took over production of a commercially manufactured, semi-automatic-only version of the M14 service rifle, ensuring the future of the fledgling “M1A.” Reese’s move included continuing to sell the rifle under the brand Springfield Armory—which had been chosen to honor the former U.S. government arms-production facility in Massachusetts where many M14s were made. It was an auspicious re-birth for a storied name that had been known since the American Revolution.
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An Official Journal Of The NRA | 50 Years Of Springfield Armory
Starting in 1974, Bob Reese took over production of a commercially manufactured, semi-automatic-only version of the M14 service rifle, ensuring the future of the fledgling “M1A.”