Re: 2012 Vortex Extreme
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:40 pm



yes good readAR15barrels wrote:
Here's the other thread...
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That's awesome.johnlee wrote:pZoJc3CjqxM

I could be wrong, but that doesn't look like an M40A5 to me. It looks like some fabulous facsimile M40rgery kustum build. The receiver is very new and it doesn't have the screws for the rear sight.DirtRacer151 wrote:Looks like a normal m40a5 to me...
I'm confused...
A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marine engages a long distance target with an M40A5 sniper rifle at a range in Jordan, June 10, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships and enhance security and stability in the region by responding to modern-day security scenarios. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)
A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines fires a M40A5 sniper rifle while conducting a marksmanship training exercise at a range in Qatar, April 22, 2013. Eagle Resolve is an annual multilateral exercise designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and U.S. Central Command. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)
Cpl. Dennis Cox, a New York City native and scout sniper with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regional Command (Southwest), uses his riflescope to scan distant buildings during an interdiction operation in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2013. Cox has been in the Marine Corps for 5 years and is completing his third deployment.
British Royal Army commandos take aim with M40A5 sniper rifles alongside Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company during joint training Exercise Burmese Chase aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 3, 2013. The training exercise was designed to increase confidence with locating targets at unknown distances. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Haas/Released)
A Marine with 1st Recon Battalion, 1st Marine Division, participates in sniper training as part of Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 27, 2015. Exercise Iron Fist is an annual bilateral training exercise between U.S. and Japanese military forces that builds their combined ability to conduct amphibious and land-based contingency operations.
Lance Cpl. Seth M. Richardson, left, fires an M40A5 sniper rifle while Cpl. Aaron A. Gobidas spots the rounds and provides corrections Aug. 17 at the Central Training Area in Okinawa, Japan. Teamwork can mean the difference between mission accomplishment and mission failure. The M40A5 rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle with a muzzle velocity of 2,550 feet per second and an effective firing range of up to 900 meters. Richardson is a Carbondale, Illinois, native, and Gobidas is a Cleveland, Ohio, native. Both are reconnaissance men with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Cedric R. Haller II/Released)
And these are mounted on the pic base under the parallax knob:U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bradley Blankenship, a scout sniper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights in an M40S rifle during scout sniper training in support of Cobra Gold 2012 at Recon Camp, Thailand, Feb. 16, 2012. Cobra Gold is a regularly scheduled joint/combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. (DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Patrick McMahon, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)
An M40A5 sniper rifle is oriented down range at a live fire range were U.S. Marine Corps scout snipers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines were conducting a calibrate of their weapons on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, March 23, 2013. The Marines were there to ensure the proper accuracy of their weapons systems before heading out to conduct combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe/Released)
Sgt. Mark A. Washburn, a Pensacola, Florida, native, fires an M40A5 sniper rifle Aug. 17 at the Central Training Area in Okinawa, Japan. The Marines trained in a variety of shooting techniques to include known and unknown distances, alternative firing positions and rapid target engagement. Washburn is a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Cedric R. Haller II/Released)





