Like the M24 used by the U.S. Army, which is also based on the Remington 700 hunting rifle, the Marine Corps M40 is a bolt-action sniper rifle chambered for 7.62×51 millimeter NATO ammunition.

Chuck Mawhinney in 2013 with a replica of the M40 sniper rifle he used during the Vietnam War. Serving in Vietnam from May 1968 to March 1970, he had 106 confirmed kills and another 216 probable ...

Nation Nation & World Obituaries Chuck Mawhinney, Camp Pendleton Marine who became deadliest sniper in corps history, dies at 75 Feb. 18, 2024 at 8:33 pm Updated Feb. 18, 2024 at 9:33 pm ...

Chuck Mawhinney, the Camp Pendleton Marine who became the deadliest sniper in the corps’ history while serving in the Vietnam War, died on Monday at his home in Baker City, Oregon. He was 75.… ...

The M40 Sniper is a powerhouse in the world of War Tycoon. While the gun suffers from a slow fire rate and high scope sway, its immense damage potential more than makes up for it. The M40 was the ...

Like the M24 used by the U.S. Army, which is also based on the Remington 700 hunting rifle, the Marine Corps M40 is a bolt-action sniper rifle chambered for 7.62×51 millimeter NATO ammunition.

A Marine with Scout Sniper with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, adjusts the scope of an M40 bolt-action sniper rifle during a weapon zeroing at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Sept. 3, 2015.

In the past, the association has raffled off clones of the USMC M40 sniper rifle, and most recently, the raffle prize was a modern Mk13 Mod 7 sniper-rifle clone that's identical to those rifles ...

Sgt. Charles “Chuck” Mawhinney, who recorded 103 confirmed kills and 216 probable kills with M40 sniper rifle and Redfield 3x9x40 scope while serving in the Vietnam War. (Sgt. Charles “Chuck ...

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.