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Neighborhood Watch

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Cpl. Robert Lea, a scout sniper with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights in with his M40A6 Bolt Action Sniper Rifle during an unknown distance range as part of Exercise Sea Soldier. Scout snipers are Marines who are highly skilled in marksmanship and can hit long-distance targets with great precision from a hidden location.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. April Price)

Note the difference in the A6, above, and the A5, below.


The “Alpha 6” was fielded beginning last summer and brings a lot of modularity (rails) to the legacy M40A5 as well as improved ergonomics and an easily adjustable (folding!) stock which makes carry a lot more efficient.

More on the gun below.

Shooting the M40A5 Sniper Weapons System

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Amphibious Reconnaissance and Scout Sniper Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit train combat marksmanship with Marines and Navy SEALS from the Republic of Korea and Royal Thai Marine special forces. Marines of the MEU’s scout sniper platoon led a brief period of instruction before all parties fired at multiple targets ranging from 100 to 400 meters. All three nations fired the Marine Corps’ M40A3 and M40A5 sniper rifles. Soundbites include Staff Sgt. Darrell Rushing – Scout Sniper Platoon Sergeant, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4h Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. (Keller, Texas). Produced by Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr.