Yes you are indeed mistaken,the M14 doesn't cut the mustard as a sniper rifle,it never did as it was a maintenance intensive piece of kit that required constant attention.The current issued DMR are not sniper rifles,they are used to take out targets at longer ranges than an M4 can,that's it. As it stands now the entire US Army has less than 100 barrels left for the M14 and are run out of spare parts,once these rifles are worn out/broken that's it no more.