Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!lethe!yunexus!ists!helios.physics.utoronto.ca!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!rpi!dali.cs.montana.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: brucef@EBay.Sun.COM (Bruce Frost) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: SNIPER SPECS Message-ID: <1991Feb9.033310.4527@cbnews.att.com> Date: 9 Feb 91 03:33:10 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 38 Approved: military@att.att.com From: brucef@EBay.Sun.COM (Bruce Frost) You all don't know me but a friend gave me this email and asked if I could answer the question about what equipment is currently used by U.S. Snipers in the gulf. Here you GO!! The USMC uses a Remington 40xc action wich is very cose to the 700. The 40x as it is called is a competition version of the 700-all that means is the specs are much tighter. The USMC Armorers the turn a .850 stainless steal barrel in .308 to this 40x action. Its is then epoxy-glass bedded to a McMillian Epoxyglass stock. The stock is impregnated with forrest green and earth red and brown camo. the weapon is then mounted with an Unertal 10 power scope made just for the USMC. The scope is capable of piont-of-aim out to 1000 yrds. The Ammo that was used use to be Lake city M118 Match ball now it is called M118 special- ball. both have the same ballistics performance 2550 fps with a 173 gr boattail ball bullet. The USMC rifle is the M40-A1. The Army uses currently two different rifles. the first is the M21. It is an ultra-Match M-14 with an ART Leatherwood 3x9 (ART=automatic ranging telescope). it shoots the same amo as the USMC. the second and newest is the M24. it is a remington 40x=700 but with a different stock configeration. A big difference between the M40 and the M24 is that the Marinecorps literally makes the M40 for themselfs and the Army get a complete rifle from Remington. I know all this stuff because one of my best friends is in the USMC and is a Sniper and is in the gulf right now. I also happen to be a total shooting buff. I have a version the M40 from McMillian called the M40-A2. (not a real USMC unfortunatly) But Quit bad none the less. If any of you have questions please call. Bruce Frost 408 276 7079