M40A3



The M40A3 is a variant of the M40 bolt-action sniper rifle used by the United States Marine Corps. The M40 was introduced in 1966. The Marine Corps' transition to the M40A1 model was completed in the 1970s, and later adopted the M40A3 in 2001. The A3 model costs $3,200. Each M40 is a Remington Model 700 modified by USMC gunsmiths. As new M40A3s are built, M40A1s are upgraded to M40A3s when they are enter the armories for maintenance and repair.

The original M40 was a military type-classified version of the Model 700; it was factory-made, and had a one-piece wooden stock. The M40A1 and M40A3 switched to fiberglass, with new scopes added as well. The scope itself, the Schmidt & Bender 3–12 x 50 PM II Military, costs $1,000.

In game
In Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the M40A3 is only available in multiplayer. The M40A3 has the same accuracy as other sniper rifles and has the second lowest base damage, beating the M21.

Because of its abundance of 1.1x hitbox multipliers, the M40A3 (with Stopping Power) is as powerful as the Barrett .50 Cal and the Remington Model 700 (with Stopping Power). Because of this, the M40A3 should always be used with Stopping Power in Core game modes. When equipped with an ACOG Scope, the M40A3's damage is raised to 75, which means that with Stopping Power, the M40A3 is capable of killing a player without Juggernaut in one shot, anywhere. This, along with better accuracy, ammo capacity and less sway, makes the M40A3 completely superior to the R700 if the player plans on using Stopping Power as their perk when the M40A3 is used with acog at close range it becomes verry efective.

Trivia

 * The M40A3 in Call of Duty 4 uses the Unertl MST-100 10× fixed day scope, but the windage adjustment is on the wrong side.
 * Because the standard body of the rifle is coloured light green, Digital Camouflage looks greenish when used with the M40A3, making it a substitute for woodland camo.

User Guide
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