Loyalist Dave
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Apparently the venerable M40 rifle is going to be a thing of the past, since the USMC is going to a rifle in .300 Winchester Magnum. It's a completely new platform, and gives them a 1300 meter capability.
Given all those M40's out there in .308 Remington/7.62 NATO..., I wonder why they didn't keep the same platform and rebarrel them to .260 Remington?
I probably am too ill informed, and there were likely compatibility issues with allied forces who also prefer the .300 WinMag, plus the variety of different weights of bullets for that cartridge over the .260 Remington.
SO...., what are they going to do with the now surplus M40's ???
https://thenewsrep.com/111075/usmc-...KZPsC-W-HgT7iMYeKMLYB6j-nioyOUyW7FeMUSrRB9afE
LD
Given all those M40's out there in .308 Remington/7.62 NATO..., I wonder why they didn't keep the same platform and rebarrel them to .260 Remington?
I probably am too ill informed, and there were likely compatibility issues with allied forces who also prefer the .300 WinMag, plus the variety of different weights of bullets for that cartridge over the .260 Remington.
SO...., what are they going to do with the now surplus M40's ???
https://thenewsrep.com/111075/usmc-...KZPsC-W-HgT7iMYeKMLYB6j-nioyOUyW7FeMUSrRB9afE
LD