Originally Posted by Lee24

Remington built some heavy barrel bolt action rifles for the Army in the late 1960s, but most of the sniper rifles in Vietnam were the heavy M-14 or M-21.

The Marine Corps asked Remington to build them a bolt action rifle in 1965 to replace the Winchester Model 70 target rifles with Unertl scopes they were using in combat, chambered in .30-06.


To the OP, what were the weights on the M-14, M-21 and the Model 70's used in combat? Finished weight, scoped and loaded.

Thanks!