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  1. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    As far as the accessories, the iron sights (peep sights as you call them) are really not necessary unless you intend or want to shoot iron sights. Even the military barely used them outside of the course. The MARS is a great addition as it allows you to use clip on NVG or even thermals, but if...
  2. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    Actually Marty didn't say that about "snake oil" that was me, but what Marty conceded was that rifle accuracy is not "black magic". I have no experience with the FN SPR but they looked interesting. I thought about getting one for awhile but just never got around to it. I understand why they...
  3. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    Well in all honesty the M40A1 is a good shooting rifle, however what I could never get my head around was how the Corps would not the snipers do much more than shoot and clean the bore of the rifle whereas the M24 could be removed from the stock, the optics could come off etc. I have met a...
  4. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    Looks like an awesome rifle. Of course being an Army guy the M24 was the rifle we had (after the M21) but we also had some 40X rifles when I was overseas (very much like a M40 built by Crane but in a McMillan A2 stock). I have 2 M40's (the 1969 reproduction version that we did for the SSA one of...
  5. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    I would not say it is a "BS" per se but it also isn't what many imagine it to be, like a custom gun shop with artisan gun smiths scrutinizing every aspect of the rifle. The realty is (was) that the actions are normal 700 long actions, they are taken from the assembly floor prior to being...
  6. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    Highly unlikely, not enough money in it. When I did the A2 the bottom metal and mag were the biggest PIA there were. Originally I had HS make some using their mags which were 5rd and they welded 2 together to create a 10 rd mag which was horrible not to mention expensive. Eventually I went to...
  7. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    Just to be clear, I am not saying that Leupold didn't have a hand in it, there is no doubt they were getting flak from RAC and the SWS PM about bad bases and to your (or someone's) earlier point it makes better business/logistical sense to go to 2-peice bases. What I am saying is that L&S did...
  8. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    So after looking through some things (buried on a hard drive) and doing some measuring here is what I believe is the "deal". Standardization of rails began in the 80's but more specifically Dick Swan of ARMS was behind a lot of it. He was involved with the M24 program via Remington and after...
  9. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    So I have looked into this mount issue and from what I can tell the M24 was always spec'd with a Picatinny rail (which was made by Leupold. The original requirements document (from the Army) and the original solicitation do not specify a mount type/style, rather it requires that the day optic be...
  10. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    What document are you referencing?
  11. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    None, Marty makes very good/accurate parts. I would go one step further and say Badger's rail is better than the original which had a tendency to "bow".
  12. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    There is no doubt that Rock Island was involved in the production/issue of the FH. As to the POI shift due to the attachment/removal of the FH, this has not been my experience at all, I have seen "perhaps" some slight variation but not enough to discount shooter error. I had a number of guys...
  13. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    I believe so, to be honest I have never held one either. During SHOT one year I had a meeting with Picatinny (SWS PM) and we were talking about the M24 and the FH came up. It was originally contracted by Picatinny and sourced from a small shop someplace. They originally made one for M24 that the...
  14. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    Yes, I developed it. The USR came about because there were a number of foreign countries that were looking for sniper systems but didn't want to spend $7K+ on one. Additionally the environment that their snipers would be working in was predominately Urban. On top of that our LE sales side was...
  15. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    Been awhile since I was on here so I will offer some comments. All M24's were issued with a non-illuminated MK4 M3 (fixed 10X) with Mil Dot reticle. There was a change in the elevation dials due to L&S changing the design. The sling swivels shown in this thread are not what what is in the D...
  16. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    The number wasn't 3500, I don't remember exactly what it was but less than that. I totally get what you are saying and I have to be honest and admit that I am personally spoiled and biased having carried the gun on active duty, taught many sniper courses using it and then dealing with it pretty...
  17. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    Good rifle, one of the better programs I came up with when at RAC. Execution of it sucked due to the interference of a dumbass, but it is what it is.
  18. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    Well I don't know how much you would affect the "valve"; there are quite a few of them out there and in fact Euro Optic is selling brand new ones. The only real value per se is the receiver due to the marks "M24". Value is in the mind of the owner/buyer, an M24 is the same as a Remington 700...
  19. tactinstr1SFG

    Army M24 Build Thread

    Hard to beat a classic
  20. tactinstr1SFG

    Remington PSR / Need Help??

    The MSR was made in May of 2010, however your CSR (as I am sure you know) was/is not a Remington built product, it was made by Extreme and by the looks of it either an early pre-production or a late build. Your MSR is also an pre-production build as all of the production guns start "MSRxxxxx"
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