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Old 02-04-2011, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Targan View Post
That's an impressive number of 40mm grenades! Effective munitions though so I can understand why so many.

I have a question - If the XM-21 was fielded from the second half of 1969 onwards but LRRP teams were operating for at least several years before that, what were LRRP teams using as a sniper rifle in early 1969 and before?
Usually M1s and accurized Remington 700s, or National Match M14s.
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