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I received my quarterly edition of the American Journal and it included an article by a Vietnam War veteran who served with the American Division. Anyone recognize what the rifle is?

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In the book The Long-Range War, Sniping in Vietnam by Peter R. Senich a similar (same?) rifle is labeled as a Winchester Model 70 in .458 Magnum caliber with an experimental silencer.  A special .458 subsonic round was used and it usually had a Redfield 3X-9X scope on it.  It was tested by the 23d Infantry Division (AMERICAL) Sniper School in 1971.

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36 minutes ago, kwill said:

In the book The Long-Range War, Sniping in Vietnam by Peter R. Senich a similar (same?) rifle is labeled as a Winchester Model 70 in .458 Magnum caliber with an experimental silencer.  A special .458 subsonic round was used and it usually had a Redfield 3X-9X scope on it.  It was tested by the 23d Infantry Division (AMERICAL) Sniper School in 1971.

 

Article on same.

https://sofrep.com/news/forgotten-rifle-vietnam-war-silent-sniper/

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1 hour ago, sundance said:

I always thought they used Remington 700s. I stand corrected.

They did.  This was experimental.

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