Been there, thought about that.

The M-14 is Waaaaaay to big to use. It's about 1/2 inch too thick, as well as being too tall. The Mini-14 fires .223 while I believe the
M-14 is .30 cal. The only airsoft replica that's been made has been the Mini .30 (which is closer, but still the wrong version).
I wish they made a mini-14, as it was also used in the Starship Troopers Morita and the M590 rifle from Space: Above and Beyond.
What rifle component is that you have pictured with the shell above?
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