Official Mil Sniper Rifle Photo and Discussion Thread (Page 69 of 72)
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: Got this today. Still being made after 117 yrs and in inventory. New M1907 leather sling dated 2/24! 18B claiming it for his Mk22. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/IMG_3270_jpeg-3232826.JPG  ETA: Shit, top of the page. Not a pic of my own, but I found this a while back. Looks to be some frag/bullet damage to the can and scope. 
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Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: ETA: Shit, top of the page. Not a pic of my own, but I found this a while back. Looks to be some frag/bullet damage to the can and scope. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/Mk11_Bullet_Strike-3233292.jpg Ocular housing too. |
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Originally Posted By aa_bran: I can't seem to find any pictures of the UID tags for the Barrett MK22. Even in videos there does not seem to be any present. Has anyone seen any references of one? |
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https://pacifictoolandgauge.com/sale-items/22620-darpa-xm-3-style-stainless-action-8-40.html Edit - Pretty bad recommendation, don’t buy this!!! |
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Originally Posted By cebiNg: New to the M24 platform. What y'all doing to build one of these? I'm looking at an M24A2 in 300 wm with the ops inc contour (already have can). Gather up all the parts and send it to RWS. Should have mine back in the next couple months. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By GreenSuiter: https://pacifictoolandgauge.com/sale-items/22620-darpa-xm-3-style-stainless-action-8-40.html Pretty good deal if anyone is looking to clone a DARPA XM-3. PTG says that the receiver is a stainless Remington 700, but they fail to provide the serial number range for these stainless receivers. The original USMC XM3 Remington 700 receivers had "S" prefix serial numbers, but Remington also made stainless 700 receivers with other serial number prefixes. It's difficult to find a correct and suitable "S" prefix serial number range stainless Remington 700 receiver, but it's possible to find if you put the time to search out a proper donor rifle. I would bet that PTG cheaped out and I using a newer "RR" or "RAR" serial number prefix stainless Remington 700 receiver. Furthermore, PTG has fucked with a lot of people on clone receivers and parts. They claim all sorts of shit, and none of it is real. One guy contacted saying that PTG sold him a Remington 40X prototype USMC M40 receiver! Yep, as you can probably guess, it wasn't what it was claimed to be, it was a regular Remington 40X receiver. PTG sold some "USMC M40" parts to another guy on another forum (I'll provide more details in the near future). Yep, as you can probably guess, these parts weren't what they were claimed to be. A warning to everyone, stay far, far, far away from PTG! Especially regarding their receivers! Look at the bolt knob on my original USMC XM3, you can see that there's no knurling on the bolt knob and angle of the bolt knob goes with the angle of the bolt handle (not against it, like the PTG offering). And just for fun, here's a few additional photos of my original USMC XM3 with my 2 original DARPA/USMC tested SureFire FA762SS silencers (the only ones in private hands). The 2 silencers are only 30 and 31 digits away from the rifle's original issued silencer that's documented in the XM3's logbook |
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Originally Posted By USMCSGT0331: This is a terrible recommendation, and it's not a good deal at all. Wrong bolt knob with that knurling and wrong bolt knob angle. The USMC XM3's never had bolt knurling or that hideous angle the bolt knob is attached to the bolt handle. The lug slotting is probably incorrect too, I just need to verify it. PTG says that the receiver is a stainless Remington 700, but they fail to provide the serial number range for these stainless receivers. The original USMC XM3 Remington 700 receivers had "S" prefix serial numbers, but Remington also made stainless 700 receivers with other serial number prefixes. It's difficult to find a correct and suitable "S" prefix serial number range stainless Remington 700 receiver, but it's possible to find if you put the time to search out a proper donor rifle. I would bet that PTG cheaped out and I using a newer "RR" or "RAR" serial number prefix stainless Remington 700 receiver. Furthermore, PTG has fucked with a lot of people on clone receivers and parts. They claim all sorts of shit, and none of it is real. One guy contacted saying that PTG sold him a Remington 40X prototype USMC M40 receiver! Yep, as you can probably guess, it wasn't what it was claimed to be, it was a regular Remington 40X receiver. PTG sold some "USMC M40" parts to another guy on another forum (I'll provide more details in the near future). Yep, as you can probably guess, these parts weren't what they were claimed to be. A warning to everyone, stay far, far, far away from PTG! Especially regarding their receivers! Look at the bolt knob on my original USMC XM3, you can see that there's no knurling on the bolt knob and angle of the bolt knob goes with the angle of the bolt handle (not against it, like the PTG offering). And just for fun, here's a few additional photos of my original USMC XM3 with my 2 original DARPA/USMC tested SureFire FA762SS silencers (the only ones in private hands). The 2 silencers are only 30 and 31 digits away from the rifle's original issued silencer that's documented in the XM3's logbook https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/attachments/20230503_010229-jpg.8133573/ https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/attachments/20230503_011549-jpg.8133576/ https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/attachments/20230503_010347-jpg.8133574/ https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/attachments/20230503_010635-jpg.8133571/ LOL, just something I stumbled across and hadn’t seen before. Thanks for clarifying as it looks like this company has been covered before; I’ll edit my original post on the subject… -Cheers |
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Originally Posted By USMCSGT0331: This is a terrible recommendation, and it's not a good deal at all. Wrong bolt knob with that knurling and wrong bolt knob angle. The USMC XM3's never had bolt knurling or that hideous angle the bolt knob is attached to the bolt handle. The lug slotting is probably incorrect too, I just need to verify it. PTG says that the receiver is a stainless Remington 700, but they fail to provide the serial number range for these stainless receivers. The original USMC XM3 Remington 700 receivers had "S" prefix serial numbers, but Remington also made stainless 700 receivers with other serial number prefixes. It's difficult to find a correct and suitable "S" prefix serial number range stainless Remington 700 receiver, but it's possible to find if you put the time to search out a proper donor rifle. I would bet that PTG cheaped out and I using a newer "RR" or "RAR" serial number prefix stainless Remington 700 receiver. Furthermore, PTG has fucked with a lot of people on clone receivers and parts. They claim all sorts of shit, and none of it is real. One guy contacted saying that PTG sold him a Remington 40X prototype USMC M40 receiver! Yep, as you can probably guess, it wasn't what it was claimed to be, it was a regular Remington 40X receiver. PTG sold some "USMC M40" parts to another guy on another forum (I'll provide more details in the near future). Yep, as you can probably guess, these parts weren't what they were claimed to be. A warning to everyone, stay far, far, far away from PTG! Especially regarding their receivers! Look at the bolt knob on my original USMC XM3, you can see that there's no knurling on the bolt knob and angle of the bolt knob goes with the angle of the bolt handle (not against it, like the PTG offering). And just for fun, here's a few additional photos of my original USMC XM3 with my 2 original DARPA/USMC tested SureFire FA762SS silencers (the only ones in private hands). The 2 silencers are only 30 and 31 digits away from the rifle's original issued silencer that's documented in the XM3's logbook https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/attachments/20230503_010229-jpg.8133573/ https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/attachments/20230503_011549-jpg.8133576/ https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/attachments/20230503_010347-jpg.8133574/ https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/attachments/20230503_010635-jpg.8133571/ Originally Posted By USMCSGT0331: Originally Posted By GreenSuiter: https://pacifictoolandgauge.com/sale-items/22620-darpa-xm-3-style-stainless-action-8-40.html Pretty good deal if anyone is looking to clone a DARPA XM-3. PTG says that the receiver is a stainless Remington 700, but they fail to provide the serial number range for these stainless receivers. The original USMC XM3 Remington 700 receivers had "S" prefix serial numbers, but Remington also made stainless 700 receivers with other serial number prefixes. It's difficult to find a correct and suitable "S" prefix serial number range stainless Remington 700 receiver, but it's possible to find if you put the time to search out a proper donor rifle. I would bet that PTG cheaped out and I using a newer "RR" or "RAR" serial number prefix stainless Remington 700 receiver. Furthermore, PTG has fucked with a lot of people on clone receivers and parts. They claim all sorts of shit, and none of it is real. One guy contacted saying that PTG sold him a Remington 40X prototype USMC M40 receiver! Yep, as you can probably guess, it wasn't what it was claimed to be, it was a regular Remington 40X receiver. PTG sold some "USMC M40" parts to another guy on another forum (I'll provide more details in the near future). Yep, as you can probably guess, these parts weren't what they were claimed to be. A warning to everyone, stay far, far, far away from PTG! Especially regarding their receivers! Look at the bolt knob on my original USMC XM3, you can see that there's no knurling on the bolt knob and angle of the bolt knob goes with the angle of the bolt handle (not against it, like the PTG offering). And just for fun, here's a few additional photos of my original USMC XM3 with my 2 original DARPA/USMC tested SureFire FA762SS silencers (the only ones in private hands). The 2 silencers are only 30 and 31 digits away from the rifle's original issued silencer that's documented in the XM3's logbook https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/attachments/20230503_010229-jpg.8133573/ https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/attachments/20230503_011549-jpg.8133576/ https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/attachments/20230503_010347-jpg.8133574/ https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/attachments/20230503_010635-jpg.8133571/ That thing can eat all the crackers it wants in my bed. Wife can sleep on the couch. 
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Originally Posted By Rothperson87: Gather up all the parts and send it to RWS. Should have mine back in the next couple months. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/462226/IMG_3640_jpeg-3255558.JPG Originally Posted By Rothperson87: Originally Posted By cebiNg: New to the M24 platform. What y'all doing to build one of these? I'm looking at an M24A2 in 300 wm with the ops inc contour (already have can). Gather up all the parts and send it to RWS. Should have mine back in the next couple months. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/462226/IMG_3640_jpeg-3255558.JPG Is the action and barrel off of a donor rifle? Does RWS contour the barrel for the M24 can? I haven’t quite made it through this thread yet to see if this info exists. |
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Originally Posted By cebiNg: New to the M24 platform. What y'all doing to build one of these? I'm looking at an M24A2 in 300 wm with the ops inc contour (already have can). The m24a2 was a .308 gun not .300 win mag. If planning on using the correct badger bottom metal you might run into issues for finding a mag that will work. Other than that it’s one of the easier clones to build as most of the parts you can track down pretty easy as long as your willing to pay for them. |
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Originally Posted By bimmertech87: The m24a2 was a .308 gun not .300 win mag. If planning on using the correct badger bottom metal you might run into issues for finding a mag that will work. Other than that it’s one of the easier clones to build as most of the parts you can track down pretty easy as long as your willing to pay for them. Not an M24a2, but there were a couple one off prototype M24’s in .300 WM. I picked this one up a few months back.   
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Originally Posted By bimmertech87: There are plenty of options for a .300 win mag m24 action clone. Just not a m24a2. Oh yeah for sure an M24a2 should be in .308. The Badger DBM even fixes the short action cartridge in long action magazine issue that makes the M24 a pain to load. |
| A2 as far as I know. The standard m24 had iron sights still. They were in service so long that there are several odd ball examples though. So someone might have an exception to the standard. The m24a2 was an update for gwot that added the detachable mags and suppressor. They were produced in pretty small numbers and seen very limited service from all info I’ve gathered. |
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Originally Posted By bimmertech87: The m24a2 was a .308 gun not .300 win mag. If planning on using the correct badger bottom metal you might run into issues for finding a mag that will work. Other than that it’s one of the easier clones to build as most of the parts you can track down pretty easy as long as your willing to pay for them. Originally Posted By bimmertech87: Originally Posted By cebiNg: New to the M24 platform. What y'all doing to build one of these? I'm looking at an M24A2 in 300 wm with the ops inc contour (already have can). The m24a2 was a .308 gun not .300 win mag. If planning on using the correct badger bottom metal you might run into issues for finding a mag that will work. Other than that it’s one of the easier clones to build as most of the parts you can track down pretty easy as long as your willing to pay for them. Has it been done in 300 wm? |
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Originally Posted By cebiNg: Has it been done in 300 wm? The XM24A1 was prototyped and tested early on however it was never really adopted but, IIRC, set the stage for the Mk13 rifles used by SOCOM. We finally saw the Army use 300WM with the M24E1/XM2010 program launch and its PSR/MSR evolution, but 300WM was finally eliminated by the ASR less than a decade after being introduced to the Army. |
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Originally Posted By cebiNg: Besides GA Precision, are there other companies that build an M24 or M24A2? RWS Gunsmithing did my build. He did an incredible job and I couldnt have asked for more. If you care about the little details like Sandstrom DFL on the bolt and magazine box he’s the only builder I know of that’ll do it. 
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Originally Posted By JTM20: I sent him all the parts. He’ll occasionally post complete builds for sale on his website. Originally Posted By JTM20: Originally Posted By cebiNg: Did you send parts in the parts to be put together or did he build the rifle from his own inventory? I sent him all the parts. He’ll occasionally post complete builds for sale on his website. Guess I better do some reading and acquire the appropriate parts. |
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Originally Posted By Rothperson87: Gather up all the parts and send it to RWS. Should have mine back in the next couple months. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/462226/IMG_3640_jpeg-3255558.JPG Originally Posted By Rothperson87: Originally Posted By cebiNg: New to the M24 platform. What y'all doing to build one of these? I'm looking at an M24A2 in 300 wm with the ops inc contour (already have can). Gather up all the parts and send it to RWS. Should have mine back in the next couple months. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/462226/IMG_3640_jpeg-3255558.JPG @Rothperson87 What are the part specs you’re using in this photo? |
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Morning all, Registration for the Major Land Sniper Cup is open! The course of fire was designed by the Army Sniper Association and the USMC Scout Sniper Association. The dates are 18-20 October at the Black Bear Shooting Complex in Gladstone, Virginia. There will be training courses by Frank Galli, Emil Praslick, CR2 Solutions, and Kestrel! Bonus, there were some M2010s and MK22s in attendance last year, so you can oogle at those when not on the firing line. https://majorlandsnipercup.com/?taxonomy=nav_menu&term=main |
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Originally Posted By Shlouf: XM-3 cloners rejoice https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/223848/IMG_6808_jpeg-3282811.JPG Sitting on some gold there my man... |
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Originally Posted By Shlouf: XM-3 cloners rejoice https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/223848/IMG_6808_jpeg-3282811.JPG  I ordered one of those many years ago before I was real knowledgable about firearms for a Rem 700. After I had ordered it someone pointed out that they index over the barrel and wouldn't work unless I had my barrel turned down. I had called and canceled the order. Kinda wish I hadn't now.  
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I plan on letting them go way below market price. 1 per person and some kind of proof of being in the process of gathering parts for a build. I will be putting a gypsy curse on them that anyone that flips it for 2-3x the price will get hemorrhoids So if you or anyone you know has been on the hunt for one, let me know. |
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Iraq: 91,03,04,05,06,08,09,15,16,22,23,24'
Afghanistan: 09,10,11',14',17',18',19',20'&21'
Iraq: 91,03,04,05,06,08,09,15,16,22,23,24'
Afghanistan: 09,10,11',14',17',18',19',20'&21'
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Gentlemen, it's been a pretty good week for acquiring unique items! I'm very excited to share these amazing rifles that areived at my FFL just a few days ago! It's a long post, but there's some good information and photos. Here's both of my CSR's, the top rifle is a legit prototype Remington CSR (not one of the later limited edition rifles) and the bottom rifle is a legit Surgeon CSR. Both receivers are mounted in Remington RACS chassis, and both rifles also have carbon fiber barrels and carbon fiber handguards. Both of the carbon fiber barrels were made by Proof Research, and they're both chambered in .308 Winchester. The Army actually had custom loaded subsonic .308 ammo for use with the Remington CSR (max effective range with the .308 subs was supposed to be 300 yards). The carbon fiber handguards for Remington RACS chassis (any type) are extremely rare and were all made for Remington by Lancer (the same Lancer that makes the popular AR15 magazines and carbon fiber rifle parts). Remington ordered a few Lancer carbon fiber handguards for various prototype rifles (CSR, PSR/MSR, etc.), and Lancer charged about $5,000 per custom made RACS chassis carbon fiber handguard! I discussed this directly with Lancer a few years ago when I inquired about having them make more RACS chassis carbon fiber handguards. The scopes on both rifles are also prototypes! The NightForce Mil-Spec ATACR 4-16x has a Beast elevation turret on it, and this is the only known NF 4-16x ATACR scope known to have made with one of these Beast elevation turrets. The Leupold Mark 6 scope is a prototype and is also marked prototype on the bottom of the turret housing. I also have a correct silencer for the Remington CSR, but I still need to get a silencer for the Surgeon CSR. If you know what these rifles are, you'll know that this is pretty much a priceless pair of rifles for modern sniper rifle collectors! It's pretty crazy having both of these unbelievably rare rifles in the collection! I also reached out to Robski at Vintage Rifle Shooter's Club, and he's agreed to do a review video on both of these rifles! I'll ship both of them to him at the same time so that he can do a side-by-side review, which I think would be more interesting than doing separate videos about these rifles. But please let me know if you guys would prefer to see the rifles reviewed together, separately, or have 3 total videos (2 individual review videos and 1 combined head-to-head review video), and we'll make it happen! Top: Remington CSR Bottom: Surgeon CSR Markings: The Surgeon CSR: Now that you guys have seen both of these CSR's, which one is your favorite and why? I still have to go with the Remington CSR because of how it breaks down, and I can even shoot cartridges up to .338LM in that tiny short action receiver (single feed ammo directly into the receiver and chamber of the barrel) with just a barrel and bolt head change! The Surgeon CSR is still pretty amazing, and the barrel is only mounted hand tight, it's not torqued down! The previous owner used to shoot the Surgeon CSR with the barrel hand tight and the rifle would still shoot half MOA groups repeatably! I'm going to try that out and shoot the Surgeon CSR with a hand tightened barrel, and I'll post the results for repeatability and accuracy the next time I hit the range. Also, I managed to snag one of the actual 1903A4 test rifles that was used to test the prototype OPL M73B2 scopes! The scope base is slightly different than the base for the regular Weaver M73B1 scope, and this base is staked to the receiver. This rifle has provenance and documentation, which I'll publish at some point. The M73B2 scope on my 1903A4 sniper rifle is actually photographed and documented by serial number, 36207, in Senich's book The Complete Book of US Sniping on page 110! The M73B2 scope base that's in the book photo below is NOT the scope base that's on my rifle. This Senich book base and my base have completely different staking punches, and my scope base is obviously still attached to my rifle. My staked base proves that my M73B2 scope is original (as tested after WWII) to this rifle. There's also slight differences between the B1 and B2 scope bases, so the base that's on my rifle can't be used with an M73B1 scope and base windage screws. The second photo below is a comparison between the B2 base on the left and the B1 base on the right. Both of these photos are from Senich's book The Complete Book of US Sniping: In addition to this new 1903A4, I also have another A4 sniper rifle in my collection that I acquired from the CMP over 10 years ago. The CMP 1903A4 is an amazing rifle, since it's one of the very few A4's that are confirmed to have the original scope still mounted to the rifle. After JFK was assassinated, the DCM removed all the scopes from the rifles they were selling at the time, so having a 1903A4 sniper rifle with it's original scope still attached is a pretty big deal for 1903 collectors. The CMP A4 was found in an Army armory a few months before it came up for sale at the CMP auction site, and the CMP confirmed that this is the exact configuration they received it from the Army, so the scope is definitely original to that rifle. On both rifles the scope bases are staked to their respective receiver. I don't know if 2 original 1903A4 sniper rifles with both of these types of scopes have ever been photographed together! I can find a photo of these 2 complete rifles in books or online, so this might be the very first time a 1903A4 with M73B1 and a 1903A4 with M73B2 have ever been photographed side-by-side and shared publicly! At some point I'll have my father take some detailed, high resolution photos of both rifles together. Top: 1903A4 with M73B1 Bottom: 1903A4 with M73B2 Having both of these original 1903A4 sniper rifles in the collection is pretty crazy! This is pretty much as good as it gets for a 1903A4 collector! I'll get some good photos of these rifles and scopes, and I'll start a thread about these guns in the near future. There's some documentation that goes with the M73B2 rifle that I'd like to share with everyone as well. Sorry for all the posts about the 1903A4 with M73B2 scope, I'm just really excited to have it in my collection, it's a very special rifle! I haven't been this excited about a new rifle in quite some time! One more thing that's interesting about the M73B2 scopes is that some of them has a rangefinding reticle, and others didn't. The loose M73B2 scope that's also in my collection has the reticle with a rangefinder, but the M73B2 scope that's on my 1903A4 sniper rifle doesn't have the rangefinding reticle! The post reticle is the same for both scopes, the only thing missing is the rangefinder in my new scope. Here's photos of the rangefinding reticle that's in my loose M73B2 scope, my father took these photos almost a decade ago. The first photo shows the usual view of the post reticle during the daytime, and the 2nd photo shows the reticle change color when a light is shined through the hole in the right side of the front scope ring (maybe a feature for night/dusk/dawn shooting?). I don't think this characteristic of the M73B2 scope has ever been published, so this was a pretty unique discovery when we first shined a light into the window in the side of the front scope ring! So, this is an extremely early example of an illuminated reticle in a US military sniper scope. The photos below show the rangefinding reticle in the loose scope (serial number 36521). Imagine these photos without the rangefinder on the left side of the reticle, and that's what the reticle looks like on the M73B2 scope mounted to my 1903A4 (serial number 36207). The earlier serial number scope doesn't have the rangefinder, but the later serial number scope does have the rangefinder. It appears that the rangefinder was added to the later M73B2 scopes. This is new information in regards to M73B2 scope serial number ranges corresponding to rangefinding reticles that can only be found in this thread! New information for a highly studied topic (1903 sniper rifles) is pretty rare these days, so this has been a unique treat comparing my two M73B2 scopes side-by-side!   I know this post is already ridiculously long, but it's been a good week for acquiring awesome stuff! This USMC M40A3 take-off parts kit with a very unique receiver was also added to the collection! Did anyone else recently acquire any interesting sniper rifles? This thread doesn't get updated much anymore, so I hope that people are still collecting and shooting these amazing guns! |
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Originally Posted By USMCSGT0331: This thread doesn't get updated much anymore, so I hope that people are still collecting and shooting these amazing guns! If you are interested in US Sniper rifles and haven't read A Rifleman Went to War you should feel shame. 
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Not a rifle, but maybe the impetus to build one to suit it if I don't just toss it on the EMC. Emailed LT to see if they've got a top rail to complete the STOMP. I don't have NV or thermal, but it would be nice to complete the package and have the option. Thanks to @USMCSGT0331 for the council.   
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Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Not a rifle, but maybe the impetus to build one to suit it if I don't just toss it on the EMC. Emailed LT to see if they've got a top rail to complete the STOMP. I don't have NV or thermal, but it would be nice to complete the package and have the option. Thanks to @USMCSGT0331 for the council. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/w0qsccqf-3380461.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/tg4bdosp-3380460.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/0jgyuirn-3380459.jpg Congratulations on the awesome purchase, I hope that you like the scope and can find a rifle to put it on! |
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Originally Posted By USMCSGT0331: I'm very happy to see that you purchased that scope! Thank you for reaching out and asking questions, I love helping people out when I can! These USO/Horus scopes are made from heavy steel and they feel indestructible. If the M40A1 Unertl MST-100 scopes were adjustable, they would be this USO/Horus scope! That's the best way I can describe this beast. The old Stomp mounts are pretty rare, especially when it's paired with a scope and fits perfectly. There were many different Stomp mounts made for many different types of scopes (similar how Geissele currently sells scope specific mounts), so it's even more rare to find the exact Stomp mount for an exact scope (like this set). When that scope was painted, it had a different mount with diving board on it (you can tell from the lack of paint on the top of the objective housing). But, this Stomp mount appears to fit this type of scope perfectly, and the military definitely used a variety of Stomp mounts, so I think it's perfect! Congratulations on the awesome purchase, I hope that you like the scope and can find a rifle to put it on! Originally Posted By USMCSGT0331: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Not a rifle, but maybe the impetus to build one to suit it if I don't just toss it on the EMC. Emailed LT to see if they've got a top rail to complete the STOMP. I don't have NV or thermal, but it would be nice to complete the package and have the option. Thanks to @USMCSGT0331 for the council. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/w0qsccqf-3380461.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/tg4bdosp-3380460.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/204916/0jgyuirn-3380459.jpg Congratulations on the awesome purchase, I hope that you like the scope and can find a rifle to put it on! Yeah, the thing is a tank. Could probably drive tent stakes and not lose zero. Glass is still pretty sharp but need to get it out to range and see how it does. The H37 is a busy reticle, I could see getting lost in it while under pressure. Also emailed USO about getting documentation for it. The turret is weird, it looks like it's 4.7 mils per rev. Not sure why it's not a full (or half) number. Windage does the same thing but is only short .1 mil to make it an even 5 mils. Do we know what caps would have been used? Need to get something for it, but OHC caps would be out of place. 
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Tickets sales end on Wednesday and the drawing is on Thursday, so this is one of the last few days to purchase tickets for this epic M40/1911 raffle!!! https://scoutsniperheritage.org/scout-sniper-war-memorial-fundraiser/ The rifle was finally built this past weekend by USMC 2112 armorer SSgt Jake Meyers! It took a while, the hurricane definitely messed stuff up for us, but we have everything built into the best M40 clone ever made! SSgt Meyers did an unbelievable job turning a pile of original circa 1966 USMC used/surplus M40 take-off parts and a circa 1966 civilian Remington M700 receiver into one of the most amazing M40 clones in existence! SSgt Meyers is one of the best USMC 2112 armorer out there, and he's the only 2112 who knows every tiny detail about every single M40xx variation from 1966 to the current issue rifles (and he's able to build all of these M40xx rifles 100% to their original specs)! This M40 clone build is an unbelievably amazing rifle that was build by an amazing Marine 2112 armorer with original USMC M40 parts, so it doesn't get any better than this for collectors! There's about $15k in parts to build the rifle, and the completed rifle is probably worth around $20k with this provenance. Don't miss out on this one, we're never going to raffle off another circa 1966 M40 clone like this ever again! We even used the original Remington "US" rollmark from 1966 to mark this receiver! Jake made a rig to mark Remington 700 receivers in the correct location! This is a first for an M40 clone and it makes the rifle that much better!!! And we also decided to add a CMP military surplus 1911 pistol as a 2nd place prize!!! I also donated this pistol, and I think it's a great 2nd place prize that matches the 1966 M40 clone pretty well! Here's photos of the actual 2nd place prize pistol in this raffle: https://scoutsniperheritage.org/scout-sniper-war-memorial-fundraiser/ |
| Guys I apologize if this is buried in the thread already but I've tried a few different searches trying to find known serial ranges for M40A3 and A5 receivers here and elsewhere with very little luck. Looks like E prefix for A3s but not sure about digits and E or G for A5s but once again, not sure on digit range. Any help is greatly appreciated! |