Remington Model 40-X Target Rifle with medium weight barrel. The left side of the barrel is stamped with the Remington date code "WH" which indicates that the rifle was manufactured in August 1961. The rifle has a blued barrel, receiver, floor plate and trigger guard and polished bolt body. The stock is oil-finished black walnut with a factory "WHITE LINE" rubber buttplate with white spacers. The stock has a factory sling swivel at the butt and adjustable, hard rubber, hand-stop on the forearm. The medium weight barrel is factory free-floated and drilled and tapped for a globe front sight base and telescope sight base. The top of the receiver is factory drilled and tapped for a telescopic sight base. The left side of the receiver is factory drilled and tapped for a micrometer rear sight base. The factory globe front sight base and micrometer sight base are mounted on the rifle. In addition to the factory date code on the left side of the barrel; the right side of the barrel is stamped with the Remington "REP" proofmark. The left side of the receiver is roll-stamped: "U.S./22 LONG RIFLE/13902" in three lines followed by "REMINGTON/MODEL 40-X". The Remington 40-X Target Rifle was designated "M12" by the Army and purchased in limited numbers for issue to ROTC rifle teams. In addition to the medium weight barrel the early 40-X rifle had a different configuration bolt handle and blue steel combination trigger guard/floor plate from the later production 40-X Heavy Barrel Match Rifle. The medium weight 40-X Target Rifle had the same high comb target stock with free floating barrel adjustment screws as the heavy barrel rifles but lacked the full length accessory rail found on late production rifles. The early M12 40-X Rifles with medium weight barrels were apparently purchased in smaller quantities than the heavy barrel rifles. Original, un-rebuilt M12 40-X Rifles with medium weight barrels are scarce.

Excellent. The rifle retains 95% plus of the original blue finish on the barrel, receiver, trigger guard and floor plate. The bolt handle has some minor finish wear. The bore is bright. The stock is in excellent plus condition with all of the oil finish and negligible handling and storage marks. The hand-stop and front and rear sight bases are original to the rifle. This is an outstanding example of a scarce, early production, "U.S." marked, M12 Remington 40-X Target Rifle with medium weight barrel.