Army Sniper Rifle Vietnam

Army Sniper Rifle Vietnam Peter Senich gave additional details regarding the use of the Model 70 sniper rifle in Vietnam in his excellent book The One Round War Glass bedded and accurized by Marine Corps Rifle Team

Vietnam era rifles used by the US military and allies From top to bottom M14 MAS 36 M16 30 round magazine AR 10 M16 20 round magazine M21 L1A1 M40 MAS 49 The Vietnam War involved the People s Army of Vietnam PAVN or North Vietnamese Army NVA National Liberation Front for South Vietnam NLF or Viet Cong VC and the armed forces of the People s Liberation Army PLA Soviet The M21 is a classic sniper rifle built during and for the Vietnam war where it served with great distinction We provide a history of the XM21 and M21 system here Because of the pressing need for sniper rifles in Vietnam the Army actually deployed a good number of standard M14s with M84 scopes mounted in various different ways This

Army Sniper Rifle Vietnam

Army Sniper Rifle Vietnam
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The Army Marksmanship Unit cooperated to the fullest extent and funds were made available to increase the accuracy of fifty five M 14 rifles and to provide sniper scopes The idea was to get an outstanding training team from the Marksmanship Unit to train 9th Infantry Division soldiers in Vietnam in sniper tactics The XM21 sniper rifle he carried was basically a M14 National Match topped with a 3 9x Adjustable Ranging Telescope ART This combination would be designated the M21 in 1972 The M21 was developed during Vietnam and remained the standard US Army sniper rifle until replaced by the bolt action M24 in 1988

The sniper rifle he carried was a M14 National Match topped with a 3 9x Adjustable Ranging Telescope ART This combination would later be designated the M21 The M21 was developed during Vietnam and remained the standard US Army sniper rifle until replaced by the bolt action M24 in 1988 And thus with regard to sniper rifles most of the US military inventory in the mid 1960s consisted of well worn Model 1903A4 Springfields and M1C and M1D Garands all of which dated from WWII or perhaps the Korean War It was the Marines who pressed the Winchester Model 70 into service as a sniper rifle in Vietnam

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Army Sniper Rifle Vietnam - And thus with regard to sniper rifles most of the US military inventory in the mid 1960s consisted of well worn Model 1903A4 Springfields and M1C and M1D Garands all of which dated from WWII or perhaps the Korean War It was the Marines who pressed the Winchester Model 70 into service as a sniper rifle in Vietnam