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'''The Remington M40/M40A1 bolt-action sniper rifle has been seen in the following films, television series,and video games used by the following actors:''' | '''The Remington M40/M40A1 bolt-action sniper rifle has been seen in the following films, television series,and video games used by the following actors:''' | ||
[[Image:M40a1standard-1-.jpg |thumb|right|400px|Remington | [[Image:M40a1standard-1-.jpg |thumb|right|400px|Remington M40A1 sniper rifle 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:M-40A3.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Remington M40A3 sniper rifle 7.62x51mm NATO.]] | |||
=== Film === | === Film === | ||
Revision as of 21:36, 10 September 2008
The Remington M40/M40A1 bolt-action sniper rifle was developed by the US Marine Corp at Quantico, based on the Remington Model 70/700 Bolt action Rifle. The M40/M40A1 is chambered in 7.62x51 Nato/.308. It is most different from the civilian Remington Model 700 in that it has a heavy barrel and match trigger group.
The Remington M40/M40A1 bolt-action sniper rifle has been seen in the following films, television series,and video games used by the following actors:
Film
- Mark Wahlberg as Bob Lee Swagger in Shooter during first military assignment overseas.
- Mark Wahlberg as Bob Lee Swagger in Shooter using the Remington PSS-700 in .300 Win Mag after he buys it from a sporting goods store.
- L.A.P.D. SWAT officers in S.W.A.T. (fitted with folding bipod, with and without camouflage paint scheme)
- U.S. Marines including Jake Gyllenhaal as Anthony Swofford in Jarhead (with camouflage paint scheme)
- Tom Berenger as Thomas Beckett in Sniper
- Robert Davi as FBI Special Agent Johnson in Die Hard (fitted with night-vision scope)
- Raymond Cruz as Domingo Chavez in Clear and Present Danger (fitted with a silencer and camouflage paint scheme)
- N.Y.P.D. SWAT marksmen in The Siege
- FBI Agents in Rush Hour (fitted with folding bipod)
- N.Y.P.D. SWAT snipers in 16 Blocks
- A prison guard in xXx: State of the Union
- N.Y.P.D. SWAT snipers in Light It Up (fitted with folding bipod and laser pointers)
- Serbian soldiers and U.S. Marines in Behind Enemy Lines
- N.Y.P.D. SWAT sniper in Daredevil
- Bruce Bohne as Andy and Michael Kelly as CJ in Dawn of the Dead
- Chicago Police SWAT snipers in The Blues Brothers
- Vantage Point (fitted with folding bipods)
Television
- Pittsburgh P.D. SWAT snipers in The Kill Point (fitted with folding bipods)
- Miami P.D. SWAT sniper in CSI: Miami (fitted with infra-red scope)