Oregon has paid tribute to a local hero, Charles Benjamin "Chuck" Mawhinney, through Senate Concurrent Resolution 28, ...

Colt displays a grenade launcher and anti-defilade gun it says can improve Marines’ deadliness. Plus, a foldable machete. Get ...

While similar to the M40 sniper rifle used by the Marine Corps, the U.S. Army’s M24 features a longer action, allowing for longer rifle cartridges, and it has a 24-inch barrel, 1 inch shorter ...

The Marine Corps' newest sniper rifle is ready for prime time ... the Mk22 can reach targets well beyond the M40's 1,000-meter range and the Mk 13 Mod 7's 1,300-meter range, albeit in a heavier ...

At one point an admirer in the Marine Corps managed to track down Mr. Mawhinney’s M40 sniper rifle. Refurbished, it now sits on display in the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle ...

For instance, the Army’s M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle, the Marine Corps’ M40 Sniper Rifle, and the Navy’s M91A2 Sniper Rifle are derived from the Remington 700 hunting rifle but adapted for ...

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.

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.

The great sniper rifle replacement across the Army, Marine Corps and SOCOM has begun ... That means the decades-old M40, which has been in service midway through the Vietnam War.

The M40A5 is the latest in a long line of M40 sniper rifles used by the U.S. Marine Corps. The M40 series is a highly modified Remington 700 hunting rifle, chambered in .308 Winchester/7.62x51mm NATO.