It is probable that none of the MC-1s ever reached Korea in time for the hostilities, but were in use in the Marine Corps up through the mid 1960s. Many pictures of Marines with sniper rifles in Korea depict them utilizing the M1941 Springfield and the Army version of the M1C. These rifles were restocked and fitted with the Marine Corps version of the M2 flash hider (delineated below under "Scope Mounts & Flash Hiders"). At least some of the MC-1s were constructed on the original Springfield manufactured M1Cs, substituting the new mount and scope on the original Griffin and Howe mounting rail. Because of the more robust (translate heavier) nature of the Kollmorgen Scope (and a different scope tube diameter), Griffin and Howe designed a different and more heavily constructed scope mount for the Marine Corps. The USMC choice was the Stith-Kollmorgen 4X scope with one-minute (audible) click adjustments. The Marines weren’t in love with the M82 or M84 scopes and finally found what they considered to be a better "piece of glass". Unertl/USMC-SNIPER/2416 on the main body tube ahead of 8, with a rail-guided sliding aluminum front ring, and an adjustable Unertl marked rear ring. The Corps took a look at the Army’s W.W.II efforts on the M1Cs and Ds and began to experiment with the M1C version utilizing the Griffin and Howe scope mounts. The M40A1 and M40A3 sniper rifles are equipped with a fixed USMC Unertl. The supply of National Match 1903s (on which the M1941 was based) was now essentially non existent, and replacement parts becoming difficult if not impossible to find. The most iconic sniper rifle of the Second World War, the USMC M1903A1 8x Unertl. Army is pictured using one of these super accurate 1903s during the Korean War). we were advised that a Unertl 8X scope on the Winchester Model 70 was the best. The M1941 had done yeoman service in W.W.II, but was beginning to get a bit "long of tooth" although still in use in Korea (even Capt. Although this is becoming the standard equipment with many sniper teams. The Marines, always interested in long range marksmanship, began to look for a replacement for the USMC Model of 1941 1903 Springfield.
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