The M40A1 is an outstanding system, very capable of extreme levels of accuracy, though the older M118 ammo tended to hold the rifle back to about 1 MOA, but the new M118LR (designed by the USMC) really unleashed the potential of these rifles with accuracy improving to about. Thread starter Stitch Start date Stitch Scout. I built this around 6 months ago and need to liquidate due to divorce. MP40 Foundation stocks currently start at $1,180. Remington has been manufacturing this type of rifle in the USA since 1962 with the first model 700BDL. The Marine Corps plans to replace the M40 with the Mk 13 Mod 7. The M40A1 has a fiberglass stock and a Pachmayr 1/2' Brown pad, the M40 has a wood stock and uses a die cast Aluminum plate painted black.
