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 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 ...

The Marine Corps plans on adopting the Mk 13 Mod 7 sniper rifle for Marine scout snipers ... a much-needed and long-overdue replacement for the M40 system that Marines have wielded since the ...

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 ...

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.

The great sniper rifle replacement across the Army, Marine Corps and SOCOM ... a purchase of 250 MRAD rifles for the Corps. That means the decades-old M40, which has been in service midway through ...

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 United States Marine Corps disbanded its elite and historic ... adjusts the scope of an M40 bolt-action sniper rifle during a weapon zeroing at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Sept.