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  2. Weapons of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. M21 sniper weapon system - Wikipedia

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    The M21 remained the Army's primary sniper rifle until 1988, when it was replaced by the M24 sniper weapon system; some M21s were later re-issued and used in the Iraq War. [ 12 ] [ 3 ] In standard military use, the M21 uses a 20-round box magazine as the other members of the M14 family and weighs 11 pounds (5.27 kg ) without the scope. [ 13 ]

  4. M40 rifle - Wikipedia

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    During the Vietnam War, the Marine Corps decided they needed a standard sniper rifle. [1] After testing several possibilities, they ordered seven hundred Remington Model 40x rifles (target/varmint version of the Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle), and gave them the M40 designation. [1] Most had a Redfield 3–9x Accurange variable scope ...

  5. Mister Rogers Was Not A Sniper, Avril Lavigne Was Not ... - AOL

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  6. Fred Rogers - Wikipedia

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    Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003), better known as Mister Rogers, was an American television host, author, producer, and Presbyterian minister. [1] He was the creator, showrunner, and host of the preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood , which ran from 1968 to 2001.

  7. Chuck Mawhinney - Wikipedia

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    One of the rifles he used in Vietnam is displayed in the Vietnam Gallery of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, [9] where it has been shown since its opening in 2006. [17] An "astounding" shot by Mawhinney has been recreated for the History Channel special, "Sniper: The Anatomy of the Kill". [18] Mawhinney later lived in Baker City, Oregon ...

  8. M16 rifle - Wikipedia

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    With the expanding Vietnam War, Colt developed two rifles of the M16 pattern for evaluation as possible light sniper or designated marksman rifles. The Colt Model 655 M16A1 Special High Profile was essentially a standard A1 rifle with a heavier barrel and a scope bracket that attached to the rifle's carry handle.

  9. Carlos Hathcock - Wikipedia

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    Carlos Norman Hathcock II (May 20, 1942 – February 22, 1999) was a United States Marine Corps (USMC) sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Hathcock's record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the U.S. Marine Corps.