From the steaming jungles of Vietnam to the searing sands of Desert Storm, U.S. Marine Corps M40-series rifles have earned their reputation as robust, precision battlefield instruments in ...

The Marine Corps celebrated the history of the M40 sniper rifle with Redfield scope at Camp Lejeune. The M40 rifle was the same type of weapon used by Marine sniper Sgt. Charles "Chuck" Mawhinney.

I included the above picture in the previous post on the pirate takedown, but I noticed the M40 sniper rifle the Marine is using has an extended magazine on it. I've never seen that before and ...

The new Mark 13 Mod 7 sniper rifle, a favorite of Navy SEALs is replacing the older M40 series of rifles. The result is a more accurate rifle with the potential to hit targets at nearly three ...

For instance, the Army’s M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle, the Marine Corps’ M40 Sniper Rifle, and the Navy’s M91A2 Sniper Rifle are derived from the Remington 700 hunting rifle but adapted for ...

While similar to the M40 sniper rifle used by the Marine Corps, the U.S. Army’s M24 features a longer action, allowing for longer rifle cartridges, and it has a 24-inch barrel, 1 inch shorter ...

That’s well below the 1,000-yard reach of the upgraded M40 variants currently used by the Corps. And it’s nowhere near the Army’s 1,300-yard M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle and U.S. Special ...

Today, the Marines’ primary sniper rifle, a newer variant of the M40, still shoots roughly the same distance: 1,000 yards. Current and former Marine Corps snipers say their hardware doesn't ...

The Marine Corps has confirmed they will soon carry the MK 13 Mod 7 sniper rifle after decades of using different versions of the M40 rifle. Marine snipers have been carrying some version of the ...