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M40 rifle

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The M40 is a bolt action sniper rifle used by the United States Marine Corps, built from a Remington Model 700 action and customized by Marine Corps armorers at Marine Corps Base Quantico. Introduced in 1966 and chambered for the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge, it has been produced in four successive variants, the M40, M40A1, M40A3 and M40A5. The Marine Corps retired the M40 in 2018 in favor of the Mk 13 Mod 7, though foreign users including the Afghan National Army and the Philippine Marine Corps have fielded the M40A5, and Malaysia PASKAL special forces have also used the rifle. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Service Status
Retired 2
Weapon Class
Sniper rifle 3
Introduced Year
1966 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 3
Connections

Operated By

United States Marine Corps, Armed Forces and Units
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Used In

Gulf War, Wars
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Iraq War, Wars
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Vietnam War, Wars
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War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Wars
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Sources
1. Wikidata: M40 rifle
Wikidata Q1145242, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia: M40 rifle
  • service status
    The Marine Corps retired the M40 in 2018 in favor of the Mk 13 Mod 7, though foreign users including the Afghan National Army and the Philippine Marine Corps have fielded the M40A5, and Malaysia PASKAL special forces have also used the rifle
  • Caliber attribute (m40-rifle)
    Introduced in 1966 and chambered for the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge, it has been produced in four successive variants, the M40, M40A1, M40A3 and M40A5.
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Vietnam War
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Gulf War
  • Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: War in Afghanistan
  • Used In: Iraq War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Iraq War
  • Operated By: United States Marine Corps, Wikipedia article text
    The M40 rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle used by the United States Marine Corps.
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3. Wikipedia: M40 rifle
  • Infobox, type
    Sniper rifle
  • Lead
    The M40 was introduced in 1966.
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