postman
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Really....but weapons are much different. There is a drastic difference between a military grade weapon, and a civilian weapon, or even LEO weapons.
During the Vietnam War, the Marine Corps decided they needed a standard sniper rifle. After testing several possibilities, they ordered seven hundred Remington Model 40x rifles (target/varmint version of the Model 700 bolt-action rifle), and gave them the M40 designation.