M40

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The M40 rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle used by the United States Marine Corps. It has had four variants: the M40, M40A1, M40A3, and M40A5. The M40 was introduced in 1966. The changeover to the A1 model was completed in the 1970s, the A3 in the 2000s, and the A5 in 2009.

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7.62 mm rifle M40; M40 rifle; M40 sniper rifle; M40A3/A5/A6
sniper rifle, United States Marine Corps, United States, 

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    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Winters, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, positions an M40A6 sniper rifle during an unknown distance range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 16, 2021.U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Winters, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, positions an M40A6 sniper rifle during an unknown distance range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 16, 2021.
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    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Colin Haley, an anti-tank missileman, and Lance Cpl. David Booth II, a machine gunner team leader, both with 3d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fires an M40A6 sniper rifle.U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Colin Haley, an anti-tank missileman, and Lance Cpl. David Booth II, a machine gunner team leader, both with 3d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fires an M40A6 sniper rifle.
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    A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa fires an M40 A6 sniper rifle during a training event in Sierra De Retin, Spain, Dec. 19, 2018.A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa fires an M40 A6 sniper rifle during a training event in Sierra De Retin, Spain, Dec. 19, 2018.
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      commonsimageU.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Winters, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, positions an M40A6 sniper rifle during an unknown distance range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 16, 2021. Commons
      commonsimageKing Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center Image 2 of 5 5739387 190825-M-QR315-1108 Commons
      commonsimageAN/PSQ-23A STORM-PI (or PSQ-23 STORM) Commons
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      commonsimageU.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Colin Haley, an anti-tank missileman, and Lance Cpl. David Booth II, a machine gunner team leader, both with 3d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fires an M40A6 sniper rifle. Commons
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      commonsimageLCpl. Freddy "Bishop" Williams Commons
      commonsimageA U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa fires an M40 A6 sniper rifle during a training event in Sierra De Retin, Spain, Dec. 19, 2018. Commons
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