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In 1965, the U.S. Marine Corps began its search for a new rifle and scope combo to serve as their official combat sniper rifle. The goal was to have USMC armorers customize and accurize a readily available production rifle. The Corps settled on the Remington Model 40x, chambered for the .308 Winchester (a.k.a. 7.62 NATO) cartridge, and topped it with a commercially available 3-9x40mm hunting scope with an Accu-Ranging scale. The rifle was designated the M40.
Hi-Lux Optics is now recreating this 1960′s era scope for all of those “old school” sharpshooters among us, those who take the time to know the trajectory of the loads they shoot. However, we’ve made major internal improvements. The optics are far superior to that of the original, with precision ground lenses that are fully multi-coated for maximum light transmission. We’ve also added positive 1/4″ click adjustments to the windage and elevation turrets.
A limited production run of the green anondized M40 USMC 3-9X40 scopes will be available by early March. Backorders accepted.
M40 Rifle Scope Manual [download]Type: Riflescopes
Category: 1" Tube, Hi-Lux, Hunting, Leatherwood, M40, Quick Ranging scale, Target Shooting, Vintage Reproductions
The Hi-Lux M40 3-9x40mm rifle scope is built with a dual focal plane reticle. In the first focal plane, there is an etched glass yardage ranging scale. The second focal plane has a BDC reticle with holdovers for .223/308 out to 600 yards.
• The M40 USMC reticle features the same Accu-Range system as the original M40 rifle scope.
• The parallel lines on the top of the reticle can be used to frame an 18" target.
• The approximate range is shown by the smallest number visible on the Accu-Range scale in the lower right quadrant.
• The M40 Tactical Hunter reticle features the same Accu-Range system as the original M40 rifle scope.
• The parallel lines on the top of the reticle can be used to frame an 18" target.
• You can also use the vertical hashmarks on the horizontal axis to frame a horizontal target of 36".
• The approximate range is shown by the smallest number visible on the Accu-Range scale in the lower right quadrant.
• The M40 Tactical Hunter reticle also has 4 BDC marks for .223 and .308. The hashmarks are for 200, 300, 400 and 500 yards respectively. The 600 yard hold is the top of the thick black post below the last BDC tick-mark.
• The center crosshair should be zeroed at 100 yards.
• The BDC holdover are accurate at 9X.
If you have any questions about our optics or reticles, please feel free to reach out to our customer support team.
