Why Marines Love the M40 Sniper Rifle

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Since its founding, the Marine Corps has emphasized the importance of individual marksmanship. In no sect of the Marine Corps is it emphasized more than among scout snipers.
The first scout snipers saw action in World War II. Back then, the Corps did not have a standard sniper rifle. Shooters wielded a variety of weapons, depending on their individual preferences or simply whatever was available. The majority of them used M1903 Springfield rifles equipped with lengthy, 8-power Unertl scopes.
During the Korean War, scoped M1 Garands were added to the US arsenal and used by US forces, along with the M1903, for long-range shooting. After the war, the Marine Corps decided to invest more money and resources into developing professional marksmen and overhauled its scout sniper program.
In 1961, a new, more challenging course for scout snipers was established in Hawaii. Then, in 1966, the newly trained scout snipers were issued the first standardized sniper rifle: the M40.
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@racer14glr91 Жыл бұрын

A Marine with a precision rifle on the battlefield is always a force multiplier. Much respect from an Army vet.🍻

@mass.1710 Жыл бұрын

I totally agree with ur comment and Thank u for ur service.

@carlosiglesias9588 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@vieuxacadian9455 10 ай бұрын

Agreed and respects from an AF vet .

@greenmarine5 15 күн бұрын

My Uncle who was in the Army during the Korean war said the exact same thing. Of course that was decades before the Army asked the Marines to setup basic guidelines to start their own Sniper school

@springof-wf8vy Жыл бұрын

An old US MARINE sniper told me that if he had a chance buying his old M40 he would buy in a heartbeat. He’s never forgotten his sniper training, he’s trained swat teams around Texas , he tried the newest sniper rifles but he says nothing compares to the M40 , I’m proud to call him a good friend,

@bear76009 Жыл бұрын

A Remington tactical 700 in .308 and with a bull barrel is identical. A good scope will cost more than the rifle though lol

@thedude9140 Жыл бұрын

@@bear76009 😅

$@soonerfrac4611$

@soonerfrac4611 Жыл бұрын

@ Charles Doyle Totally off the rack action that isn’t blueprinted, bone stock Remington barrels, stock isn’t bedded to the action, and numerous other changes, but sure, exactly the same….

@F15ElectricEagle Жыл бұрын

@@soonerfrac4611 - True, but please don't tell that to my 1995 off-the-rack 308 Winchester, Remington 700 SPS rifle that it is not supposed to consistently shoot 5 shot sub 1/4 inch C-T-C groups at a target 100 yards away because it was not taken apart and rebuilt as a precision long-range sniper rifle.

$@soonerfrac4611$

@soonerfrac4611 Жыл бұрын

Does it happen? Absolutely! The Army bought what were essentially rack grade rifles for the M24 program & I’ve seen the stack dimes! (MP SRT Designated Marksman) But the M40, at least from the A2 forward were built in house by he USMC themselves at the PWS in Quantico. A good buddy of mine did the majority of his time there doing just that.

@devildog3246 Жыл бұрын

Marines love their M-40's. Yes we do. I took my M-40A1 with me to Division Schools Camp Pendleton, Ca. in February of 1988, and lived the "STA Strong. STA Alive" life for the nest 23 years. The A3 and A5 were/are great weapons systems, but the M-40A1 holds a special place in my heart. It was basic with no frills other than it was amazingly accurate. No detectable magazine. No threaded barrel. And a fixed 10x Unertl scope. The M-40 in all of it forms is a great platform.

@johnpennington7868 Жыл бұрын

8541 for life, bro. Camp Horno 3/1 and 2/1. Got out in 87.

@devildog3246 11 ай бұрын

@@johnpennington7868 1/4 and 3/7 29 Palms here brother. Semper Fi!

@johnpennington7868 11 ай бұрын

I can't agree more. When I first got to the fleet @6/82 our bttn still had the old Redfield 3x9. Not long after we got the new Unertyl 10x. Much better. Yep. Those were the days and the defining moment of my life. Semper Fi, brother.

@lav25og83 Жыл бұрын

I was a 8541 who went to S/S school in 82. In Dec. of that year a team of 2112s came from Quantico and replaced all our old broke ass Redfield scopes with the new Unertl patented USMC Scout Sniper scopes on our rifles. There was much rejoicing. That bunch of armorers travels around the world swapping out every scope in the Corps and were finished by Christmas. I think. I forget shit now. Don't judge me.

@sigspearthumb3249 Жыл бұрын

Killing off the Scout Sniper course and MOS is perhaps the most idiotic, short-sighted decision made since the last time a sniper program was canceled... #OSOK

@kellydaniels8992 Жыл бұрын

Agreed, Semper Fi,,,

@mikeyob4271 Жыл бұрын

Sadly, it is probably all about money .

@whereswaldo5740 Жыл бұрын

It’s all being done purposely.

@GregariousAntithesis Жыл бұрын

I own and have hunted with a 700 ADL for over 20 years love the accuracy of the gun.

@to8860 Жыл бұрын

Why on earth would they end that program? It was SO effective!!

@danodonnell7218 Жыл бұрын

They are more important things like gender and queer shit 😭

@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын

The answer to that question is a switch barrel weapon system that can be chambered for 338 Lapua, 300 Norma magnum, and 7.62 NATO. The Mk22 system can be converted in the field to any of these calibers. As great as the M40 system was, Its time for a 21st century system.

@gothding Жыл бұрын

@@rdsii64 They ended the program so they could switch weapons? Why not transition to the new weapon and keep training?

@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын

@@gothding The Recon community recently stood up its own urban sniper program, The army still teaches SOTIC and the air force still sends a team to Ft Benning every year. Don't believe everything you hear. Snipers aren't going away. How they are trained an organized will fluctuate as needs change.

$@soonerfrac4611$

@soonerfrac4611 Жыл бұрын

They changed the TO&E to remove the sniper from its place as a battalion asset. Allegedly the rifles will still be available & snipers themselves will still be around but in a different capacity. The Corps believes that small drones will be capable of doing the vast majority of scouting missions since that is their primary purpose. Many of the scout snipers will move to the Recon companies, especially if they’re already qualified. From the outside looking in (Army MP) I’m looking at the decisions being made by Comandant Berger and just flabbergasted. Some seem super obvious, but others are optimistic at best.

@MountaintravelerEddie Жыл бұрын

The M40 rifles shoot the .308 (7.62x51mm) 175 grain match bullet, 42.0 Gr of IMR-4064, Fed brass and primer. Everyone bashes the .308……but it’s got more power and kills on it than the 6.5 needsmoor..!! I got me my M40A5…. Semper USMC / Retired

@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын

I would much rather shoot the MK22. The 308W is a fine round for sure, but it can't hold a candle to the 338 norma magnum or its little brother the 300 norma magnum. USMC(RET)

@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын

@@MountaintravelerEddie I'm enjoying my retirement as well brother. When It comes to funding my own festivities, I'm shooting stuff a hole lot cheaper than the Norma magnum twins. When uncle sugar isn't footing the bill anymore, I'm still putting the tried and true 7.62 to work. I'm am however glad our younger brethren have a better precision rifle than we did. Shoot strait and often Semper Fi USMC(RET)

@MountaintravelerEddie Жыл бұрын

@@rdsii64 damn right, that’s why I started reloading…! Yeah, got to admit, the Mk-22 is much better if a rifle than the M40 variant. I still shoot the AB-39 made by federal which replaced the old draconian M118LR. Cheaper match ammo to reload….even the .300 Win Mag is cheaper. The Norma’s are $$$

@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын

@@MountaintravelerEddie If you can find some Power Pro Varmint the 175 grain match king will be your best friend. I can't find any at all. Toward the end of the month I'm doing a load work up with the new ( to me) Winchester StaBall Match with both 155's and 175's. When I find what will work well, both my Dillon 650's are going to put in some over time. I do my development on an Old Forster Coax. When I find "the load" I fire up one of my Dillons and Put up a bunch for later use.

@Krevin1775 Жыл бұрын

Marines are the best. semper fi

@fredrickmillstead2804 Жыл бұрын

Marsoc needs to maintain Sniper school. Marksmanship is the bedrock of the Corps. Semper Fi.

@THall-vi8cp Жыл бұрын

A friend of mine (a marine) trained to shoot out to 1,000 meters with incredible precision back in the 90s, and he was not put through the Scout Sniper program. The Scout Sniper program is more about fieldcraft and recon then marksmanship.

@colelawton4901 3 ай бұрын

Both MARSOC and Recon are maintaining their own separate sniper schools. Scout Sniper School is whats been dismantled.

@kananisha Жыл бұрын

Ended the Scout Sniper school? Wtf

@racer14glr91 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, definitely a stupid decision that will be reversed in a few years, or after the next conflict

@Krevin1775 Жыл бұрын

terrible decision

@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын

Per the Marine Corps Times "...After fiscal year 2024, which ends in fall of that year, there won’t be any seats in the Scout Sniper Basic Course, according to the Plans, Policies and Operations email. The Marine Corps will still train snipers through the Reconnaissance Training Center and the Marine Raider Training Center, the message stated..." "...Marine snipers will bear a new 0322 military occupational specialty, designating reconnaissance snipers, rather than 0317; 0321 is the military occupational specialty for reconnaissance Marines..." Snipers aren't going anyway. The task and organization table is just changing. Snipers will now be in recon battalions. The new Scout platoons will be in infantry battalions.

@MrApiiinr Жыл бұрын

@@rdsii64that makes more sense

@dictumfactum7784 Жыл бұрын

@@rdsii64 yeah,this all ready ended here at camp pendleton. School house is closed.

@pete3579 Жыл бұрын

So, we're on the edge of war with two major super powers and the marines decide to halt their scout sniper program? Did they exchange it for drag queen story hour?

@nvm_val 3 ай бұрын

Don't pretend to understand warfare more than the Commandant of the USMC lmao

@pete3579 3 ай бұрын

@@nvm_val oh, I forgot. "Trust the experts, they're never wrong"

@WholeSomeHomie 2 ай бұрын

Corp still has snipers and their schools lol

@SirKnight1096 Жыл бұрын

Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Norman Hathcock II

@russlash8233 Жыл бұрын

I MET CARLOS IN 1965 OR 66. GREAT GUY, AWESOME SHOT.

@sniperfreak223 3 ай бұрын

Slight correction: the A3 had a hinged floorplate, the detachable magazine made it an A5.

@hotwheel8475 Жыл бұрын

the most dangerous thing on earth, a marine that can do math

@MissionaryForMexico Жыл бұрын

I trained with m40A1 while active duty in Hawaii. Point of aim, point of impact! The scout sniper school was extremely challenging. Shooting that weapon without wearing the shooter vest, is a big mistake! Even wearing it, you get brushed up. I remember range control had close one road that took you to officer base housing. The range was for the M16A2 for 500 yds. So we are basically shooting beyond the range itself. While on the big island we would set up a range at the live fire range there. 1,000 yds no problem what so ever. Shooting 8" paper plates, and hitting dead center, sometime 1/2"- 3/4" from dead center! We shoot match grade smokeless powder. Moving targets were the most challenging, we used old m151 jeep being pulled with a high speed winch . The dummy targets were man sized. Our mission was to shoot base of skull hits. Needless to say, we had to repair dummy throughout day. Night shooting using night vision (nod) was not only fun, but a confidence builder! Back then we were two man teams, a spotter and shooter. I was told the weapon starts out with a Remington 700. Then the Marine gun Smith in Quantico does his magic with two part's of other weapons, performs the machining. I know they get rid of the wooden stock. All stocks were fiber glass. I know the Barrell was hand floated to perfection. We never carried the weapon by the Barrell. The weapon is heavy, and kicks, and is loud! The sniper class started with about 45 Marines. After 90 days there were 6 of us standing there! I had been eaten by bugs ants, even a snake slithered around my shooting nest! Try peeing or craping laying in the prone position! Most that failed just did not have the self discipline to be motionless, while your instructor is staring in your position with $1,000 binos. Looking for movement, weapon glare, or body identification! Reach out and touch someone! Semper Fi!

@southwig18 5 ай бұрын

hmm, there are no snakes in hawaii

@peterberglund5492 5 ай бұрын

Yup

@carlbrown9082 Жыл бұрын

Time and time again, we make the mistake of "rolling out specialised skills to front line, regular units to improve operational responses to real-world needs". And this in spite of years of evidence of the critical role these specialist units play in the operational space.

@stephenpratt7775 Жыл бұрын

That's why Marine snipers are the best in the world, second to none... Semper Fi. Why in the hell did the Corps end the program... it was worth it and it worked!!!

@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын

Because a 300 Norma magnum has more than twice the range of the M40. The full up deployment kit for the Mk22 includes the ability to change calibers in the field by simply switching a barrel and bolt head. The Mk22 system can be configured to fire the 338 Lapua, the 300 Norma magnum, and the 7.62 NATO on the fly as the mission dictates. The M40 can't do that. As great as the M40 system was, its time for a 21st century system.

@dave-d-grunt Жыл бұрын

@@rdsii64all of what you’ve said is true. But, there are no more snipers in the Corps! This CMC shut it all down

@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын

@@dave-d-grunt The only thing that got shut down is the old program. Something will take its place. The recon community still teaches its urban sniping course. The Army still teaches SOTIC. The guys a Quantico and Ft Benning are still working hard. Don't believe everything you hear USMC(RET)

@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын

@@dave-d-grunt Per the Marine Corps Times "...After fiscal year 2024, which ends in fall of that year, there won’t be any seats in the Scout Sniper Basic Course, according to the Plans, Policies and Operations email. The Marine Corps will still train snipers through the Reconnaissance Training Center and the Marine Raider Training Center, the message stated..." "...Marine snipers will bear a new 0322 military occupational specialty, designating reconnaissance snipers, rather than 0317; 0321 is the military occupational specialty for reconnaissance Marines..." Snipers aren't going anyway. The task and organization table is just changing. Snipers will now be in recon battalions. The new Scout platoons will be in infantry battalions.

@dave-d-grunt Жыл бұрын

@@rdsii64 we’ll see.

@alandesouzacruz5124 Жыл бұрын

Semper fi marines

@timmanion7459 Жыл бұрын

Put thousands of rounds down range with the M 40 and M 40 A1. Absolutely always there when I needed it to be there to do its job . Hope they keep it in the inventory for a good long time to come .

@donmunro144 Жыл бұрын

I'm army but I love my 700 Remington. Most accurate rifle I've ever owned.

@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын

The M24 was also built on a Remington 700 action. Semper Fi

@pointblank2890 Жыл бұрын

I highly recommend choosing a different background track or lowering the BGM's volume considerably for the next video. The narration and editing were great, but I could barely understand what was being said due to the distracting background music.

@altblechasyl_cs2093 Жыл бұрын

The first M40 was a militarized 40-X sporting varmint not a common Rem700. These rifles are similar, but not the same. From the 40-X the M40 got its name. 😉

@18echo Жыл бұрын

My m-40 a1 has the 40x Winchester bench rest blue printed action, barrel is a .885 24” ,it is stamped 7.62 nato and is in a Mc millan fiberglass camo stock , and with the right ammo in a good day it still holds sub moa at 300 yards with the aid of a old Bausch & Lomb 8-18x scope on top. Love this rifle , it’s a safe queen now .

@vieuxacadian9455 10 ай бұрын

40 x are the custom shop match rifles . The 40x rangemaster was a long action which I have in 3006 match since 1988.

@MrSpudz2 11 ай бұрын

The M40 family of rifles was lovingly built by Marines for Marines and that made the M40 family of sniper rifles the BEST!

@scottphillips8265 Жыл бұрын

The prayer this my Rifle are words to live by as a military dependent myself growing up as a young man. My Father pounded in my head shoot like you're life depends on it, çlean your weapon like you're life depends on it, at the moment of truth don't hesitate. I've spent the last 5 Years building my Rem 700 300 win mag with a accuracy international military stock, yes I love my Rifle! As a military dependent myself I wear the title of Vietnam baby proudly. I am ceruntly dealing with a few medical issues, just got done with a battle with cancer. I am still standing as my father said they can kill you but they can't eat you because that's against the law. The 1ST Rule of Grunt 101 are all the medical issues from agent orange ? I blame no one Dad thank you for what you said an pounded in my head growing up. When I am on the Range with my 300 win I know you are with me sporting I can feel it . I hope I made you proud dad thank you sir I got watch! Stay safe everyone an watch your six an keep your powder dry these are truly dark and ugly times for are country carry on! My father's son a Vietnam baby.

@lil_cheerios4616 Жыл бұрын

Crazy to think they discontinued the program

@danielburgess7785 Жыл бұрын

Why? Because it worked.

@danodonnell7218 Жыл бұрын

💯%%%%

@LuckBoxPD 8 ай бұрын

@TenaciousTrilobite is that you in the beginning xD

@timgruver5932 Жыл бұрын

The Remington 700 is probably the most simple and super effective platform for a true “ sniper”? grade rifle. It doesn’t take that much customization at all. Slap on a quality scope and it’s done. Except for extremely precise action tooling ( may be needed?) nearly all the other modifications can be done at home. The older 700’s have adjustable triggers ( Remington doesn’t want you messing with lol) which CAN BE dialed down to about whatever pounds or ounces u desire. It ain’t rocket science folks. I have several in different calibers set up for different applications. Varmint, deer etc and LR paper. All these are off the shelf models modified by me. Using home custom ammo worked up over weeks/months for each these rifles are extremely accurate. All are paper shot sub MOA. The larger calibers to 1000 yards.

@johnpennington7868 Жыл бұрын

8541 for life.

@JeffMartinez648 Жыл бұрын

Too bad your background music was too loud, really wanted to hear your narration. Have a good day.

@CoffeeorDie Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the note. We’ll keep that in mind for the next one.

@dustysavoy6951 Жыл бұрын

@1:38 Has anybody happened to chime in to correct the glaringly obvious incorrect claim that the original M40A1 sniper rifle was a Remington 700 but was in fact an accurized Winchester M70 30-06. I can't remember if they were issued Schmidt & Benders or Unertl's or both but it was definitely not a Remington 700

@MissionaryForMexico Жыл бұрын

Actually we had two different caliber sniper rifles, .308 and 30-06 when I went thru sniper school in Hawaii.

@vieuxacadian9455 10 ай бұрын

The first winchesters used the huge target Unetl 8x scope. later a Redfield 3-9 and some also used the leatherwood art scope .

@rdsii64 7 ай бұрын

While the Winchester M70 in 30-06 was indeed used prior to the Remington 700, The First M40 was in fact a Remington 700 and it did fire the 7.62x51 round.

@dave-d-grunt Жыл бұрын

This CMC has done some things that’ll be serious set backs at the next deployment.

@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын

@bobbywalker1125 Жыл бұрын

God I love the Marine Corps. Rah brothers.

@bbyshady Жыл бұрын

So I was thinking about this the other night, but wouldn’t it better to have at least 2 different sniper rifles for the marines? In my inexpert opinion, I believe that would keep the enemy guessing on one hand, or on the other, you could lull them into a false sense of safety by letting them think they are out of range from one sniper, while another one gets the drop on them from a further distance. They wouldn’t know for sure what rifle they were up against, until it was too late. Obviously for this strategy to be effective, the longer range rifle would have to be less deployed, and given to only the absolute best in the core.

@galvinstanley3235 10 ай бұрын

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@maineoutdoorsman677 Жыл бұрын

It wasn't the rifel that killed it was the marine ,cold cold heart that killed the enemy

@maxrockatanksyOG Жыл бұрын

Holy turn the music down a few notches dude

@dsj8838 Жыл бұрын

Mistake to end the program. I guess recon and marsoc will keep it?

@connor101h Жыл бұрын

Last year Force Recon started up their own school house when the rumors started flying around about ending the Scout Sniper pipeline. It doesn't sound as extensive unfortunately. Coffee or Die actually did a two part video on it if you want to check it out. The Marine Corps is going into a stupid direction with this current leadership...

@nathan-ls8yw Жыл бұрын

first they took the their tanks then they took their machine gunners now they take their snipers……

@Krevin1775 Жыл бұрын

Program will comeback as soon as another war breaks out smh

@nathan-ls8yw Жыл бұрын

@@Krevin1775 ik but how many lifes will be lost before they relearn lessons paid and learnt in blood

@Krevin1775 Жыл бұрын

@@nathan-ls8yw DoD doesn't give af

@generalpatten5043 Жыл бұрын

Not once did you mention the caliber, I assume 7.62x51?

@THall-vi8cp Жыл бұрын

Yes. The M40 series were all chambered in 7.62 NATO.

@agmsmith4079 Жыл бұрын

They ended the scout sniper program?!?! WTF? 🤷‍♂️

@kellydaniels8992 Жыл бұрын

I agreed to your 2nd question. Semper Fi,,,

@oolooo 9 ай бұрын

To be fair , the M40 would not have needed to have the Wood removed if they taught Soldiers to maintain weapons

@bbyshady Жыл бұрын

@0:24 What movie is that clip from, anyone know?

@kellydaniels8992 Жыл бұрын

The Administration did WHAT to the “Scout / Sniper” in 2023. This olé Marine is gitten’ a little hard of hearing, but eliminate Scout Sniper Platoon? I’ve checked, it true. Fellow Marines, pray for the young Marines still in! No over watch, WIA & KIAs will go up in their next engagement. Old 0351, 2/7 ‘77-‘80, God Speed Marines,,,,,,, Semper Fi,,,

@josephreber525 Жыл бұрын

Semper FI

@dwjunior Жыл бұрын

Need to turn down the music in this video. It makes too much compared to the vocals.

@stephendickson9000 Жыл бұрын

I see they havent got the cans sorted at all.

@strider8933 3 ай бұрын

Semper Fi! 8541

@jimpalmer4916 Жыл бұрын

I don't believe my Marines has scrapped the scout Snipers platoons. We're still here and we ain't kidding either! This country was founded by the snipers and we are still in front of the infantry or providing our forces with overwatch duties.

@SgtAl Жыл бұрын

And yet the Marine Corps has seen fit to do away with the Scout Sniper program.

@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын

NO THEY DIDN'T! Per the Marine Corps Times "...After fiscal year 2024, which ends in fall of that year, there won’t be any seats in the Scout Sniper Basic Course, according to the Plans, Policies and Operations email. The Marine Corps will still train snipers through the Reconnaissance Training Center and the Marine Raider Training Center, the message stated..." "...Marine snipers will bear a new 0322 military occupational specialty, designating reconnaissance snipers, rather than 0317; 0321 is the military occupational specialty for reconnaissance Marines..." Snipers aren't going anyway. The task and organization table is just changing. Snipers will now be in recon battalions. The new Scout platoons will be in infantry battalions.

@greenmarine5 15 күн бұрын

I like the 30-06 better

@hadrian2505 Жыл бұрын

US marine sniper veteran here. You can thank me for my service below.

@smokeshaw-vs6bt Жыл бұрын

I like the old sniper rifles myself coming from an army family I grew up shooting an m1903 Springfield moved to an m1 garand around 12 years old and my dad had a Remington model that Carlos hathcock used to love using

@jamestboehm6450 Жыл бұрын

I miss my girlfriend, she was on point and accurate as hell.

@felix4820 Жыл бұрын

Oorah

@ReelTimeCapt Жыл бұрын

Why in "2023 did MC end its scout sniper program"?

@gothding Жыл бұрын

... the ... Marine .. Corps .... ended .. the ....... scout .... sniper .. program.. ??

@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын

@dictumfactum7784 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, deadly ! Then the new commandant berger ruined the scout sniper school. It appears the general's must be getting kick backs $from china.

@markthompson1330 Жыл бұрын

Prefect starched and blocked cover

@pyeitme508 Жыл бұрын

RAD!

@joeyjojojr.shabadoo915 Жыл бұрын

The Army and Marine Corps REALLY need to get together and stop wasting money. M40 for the Marines, while it's M24 for the Army. Both of which are Remington 700 Bolt-Gun Systems chambering 7.62 NATO. The Marines' M40 will be replaced by the MK 13, while the ARMY will replace it's M24's with the M2010....AGAIN, both the MK 13 and the M2010 are Long Action Remington 700 Bolt-Gun systems, this time, in modular/tactical Chassis setups, both chambered in .300 Win Mag. I wonder what name/monikers the Navy, Space Force, State/National Guards, Air Force and Coast Guard have for their nearly identical Remington 700 based setups in 7.62 NATO and .300 Win Mag ? Situations such as THIS could almost be a MEME, if it wasn't so serious. Bureaucracy at it's best. Pretty much common play in the forces as it seems needing to only look back to the Aardvark and TomCat fiasco between the Air Force and Navy.

@stephenbachman132 Жыл бұрын

Wait they ended the scout sniper program? Why. Pretty sure every platoon needs a sniper.

@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын

@Mattthefarmer1 Жыл бұрын

@@rdsii64 Thank you for the clarification.

@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын

@@Mattthefarmer1You're welcome brother

@timothymadaras1613 Жыл бұрын

I don’t know why every time the armed services have an effective program, they get rid of it, only to later realize it’s value.

@A.Chp-Schweppes 6 ай бұрын

Why on Earth a modern military unit would still use a bolt action rifle ... even for sniping, when new AR10 or FN SCAR are now accurate, have higher mag capacity and shoots way faster ... ???

@rontate7719 7 ай бұрын

2023 USMC end scout sniper program? Wtf? In was in the vid at the end...13 nov 2023

@weldonrayjohnsonjr.3882 Жыл бұрын

How's the Marine Corp I got to shoot that rival probably one of the best actor rifles in the world still the rival I had that's the history of each rifle and what it's done with my kills my rifle had 250 and no misses So yeah if I could buy my rifle from the Marine corps I'd buy it and mine's an older model cuz I got it got out in '91 so yeah but they're going to charge you normally leg cuz they fit it to you and Quantico so good luck Sergeant Johnson out 8291

@charlesvire7517 Жыл бұрын

Hmmmmmmmmm😂😂😂😂😂 I didn’t know that🏴‍☠️ Semper Fi

@Stargazer80able Жыл бұрын

The Marine Scout Sniper program is ended? Whut?? Seriously? The last wars could not crank out enough personnel to fullfill the task at hand and now they are abolishing it? What is the logic behind that?

@robertscheinost179 Жыл бұрын

After a war the first thing to go is the sniper program. People get discharged and "tribal knowledge" is lost. When a new war breaks out, they have to start over with instructors who are still in the Service. That's a bad way to operate a Military.

@F15ElectricEagle Жыл бұрын

The M40 is a great sniper rifle, but is by no mean the best sniper rifle. The best sniper rifle is,... The one that just hit and took out the target you shot.

@thequackhouse4658 Жыл бұрын

The M40 is everything. There is nothing it cannot do.

@rdsii64 Жыл бұрын

The Mk22 switch barrel system is a much more flexible platform. The M22 can fire the 308W, the 300 norma magnum, and the 338 norma magnum, by switching the barrel and bolt head in the field. The M40 can't be re-barreled on the fly in the field. The M40 can't keep a 300 grain bullet supersonic at 2000 yards. The M40 was the best of its time. The M40 will soon be enjoying a well deserved retirement. It will be shooting for fun and sport at the vintage sniper matches. Its deployment days are numbered and rightly so.

@billyjarratt9100 Жыл бұрын

Ending this program for a wig and lipstick...is a VERY sad day for everyone.

@Mrgunsngear Жыл бұрын

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@biggrobb1551 Жыл бұрын

I will take my 7mm Mag over a .308 round any day

@vieuxacadian9455 10 ай бұрын

There's more to consider than sheer power . They could strip M-60 belts for emergency ammo .

@williammuir638 Жыл бұрын

Only cowards become snipers.

@michaelleipski9030 Жыл бұрын

Ending the program is just plain stupid. They will pay for it in blood.

@grayghost7216 8 ай бұрын

Background music makes this video unwatchable.

@jjfromthebigland781 Жыл бұрын

Get rid of the obnoxious music you got playing..

@ArielStanley-yi5gi Жыл бұрын

kids are so scared stop believing lies

@robertspeicher5047 Жыл бұрын

Nor sure, I read the book about a sniper, in Nam who had the record for dead used a Winchestet?

@twalk6164 Жыл бұрын

I believe Carlos Hathcock used a Winchester M70 with an Unertl target scope. The Win 70 was a bolt action hunting rifle, nearly identical to the M40 Remington. Anyone who is certain otherwise please speak up.

@robertspeicher5047 Жыл бұрын

REACH OUT......AND........TOUCH SOMEONE....

@NOorah-oj8gt Жыл бұрын

Removing scout snipers from infantry battalions... That's one of the worst ideas I've heard. I don't believe any battalion commander who has had scout snipers assets would support that decision.