![]() The need for a new sniper rifle system was confirmed as military battlefield planners realized the only suitable rifles available were leftovers from World War II and Korea. The Marines' M40, based on the Remington Model 700 sporting rifle, has become a near legendary icon of that era. Marine Corps eventually developed specific solutions to meet the challenges of the one-shot, long-range war. military small-arms developments that grew out of America's entry into the Vietnam War in the early 1960s are a number of modern-day sniper rifle systems. ![]() Marine Corps M40-series rifles have earned their reputation as robust, precision battlefield instruments in the skillful hands of Marine scout-snipers.Ĭounted among the many U.S. This article was first published in the February 2001 American Rifleman.įrom the steaming jungles of Vietnam to the searing sands of Desert Storm, U.S. ![]()
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