Thanks for all the input.
Well breaking both the M-14 and the M-1 down for cleaning etc. of course I would never notice any engineering difficulties as I'm not an engineer but I can see where the enbloc mechanism of the M-1 would require more engineering than a straight magazine. Also the gas port on the M-14 is moved half way down the barrel whereas the gas port on the M-1 is only a few inches from the muzzle. I would imagine that would change how the operating rod functions.
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