During the Vietnam conflict the U.S. Marine Corps used 2 x main ‘Sniper’ rifles... theM40bolt-action rifle and theWinchester Model 70, also a bolt-action weapon based on the sporting rifle made byWinchester. Our K&C Marine sniper has adopted the seated firing position as he takes aim...
A little bit of history on perhaps the first of the modern US military sniper rifles April 3, 2020 The M40A1 has to be the pioneer of the modern sniper rifle. The USMC has always had a leg up on the US Army when it comes to sniping (Remember, I am US Army, so it takes a lot...
SOCOM adopted a Barrett Sniper system that would replace their 7.62 mm sniper rifles with the 6.5 mm Creedmoor. The 6.5mm Creedmoor according to SOCOM, will double the hit probability at1,000-meters range, increases the effective range by half, reduces wind drift and has less recoil than the...