Description
The stock used on the XM-3 Sniper rifle is made by McMillan USA. The model number is the A1-3 stock. When DARPA was requesting feedback from Snipers about the stocks used by their M40s, the general consensus was that the Snipers liked the square fore-end on the A4 stock used by the M40A3, however they were more familiar with, and therefore had a preference for the more traditional, hunting style grip of the A1 stock. In order to have the best of both worlds, DARPA contacted McMillan and asked them to mate the fore-end of their A3 stock, with the rear of their A1 stock. McMillan took this request as a base to form the new stock from, but tweaked the design even further.
