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Originally Posted by Homie
As "bummer" mentioned in his post, the Marines were identified in Senich's book. The dust cover on that book has the same three Marines enlarged to fit edge to edge and it's very obvious that the rifle is a first issue M40 with the Redfield 3x9 scope and mount!
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Homie is correct. The shooter is identified in Senich's book "The One Round War - USMC Scout-Snipers in Vietnam" as L.Cpl. Albert Miranda, 19, of El Paso, TX. Center is L.Cpl. David Burdwell, 20, of Wichita Falls, TX. On the right is Lt. Alec Bodenwiser of Portland, OR. The rifle is an early Remington M700/M40 with the Redfield 3x9 scope. Frankly, I thought at first glance that it was a M70, but most of M70's that I have seen (not all) had the longer Unertl target scope.