I think all of us who have been collecting m24 long enough have witnessed everything appreciate. Everything will continue to do so. The m24 triggers right now are astronomical.
I bought one of these from Euro Optic in November 2020, but with a serial # of ASA1987054x. Is it possible they had a different serial number range, or that they made another batch?
Regardless, with Remington Defense's bankruptcy, there won't be any more made, so whatever is out there is a finite supply.
Like everybody else, I'm curious to know what that supply was! 2k with "return stocks," maybe up to 1k from the ASA line, still a very small number.
Trog
Please forgive a noob question.
I'm new to the M24. I've had one for several months, but I'm still collecting up all the extra bits and pieces. Haven't had it to the range yet.
My EuroOptic M24 has a two-piece base, but the Leupold rings I bought for it seem to have excessive play in them before tightening. Do I have the wrong rings, or do I just need to follow a special sequence when attaching/tightening them to the rifle?
Thanks,
Trog
i was under the impression they were ASA19870001 to ASA19870500 - but could be wrong. You are saying your serial is in the 540's?
If you have old leupold Ultra Rings - there will be play on them on mk4 2 piece bases. They were designed for the older / wider 1 piece base. If you are going with the 2 piece base, some medium steel mk4 rings with no logo on top are appropriate.
Broke down and finally bought one. I finally get to post in this thread. Now to collect parts.
Can you share the last four digits of your serial number? Mine (bought from the same place last year) was 054x.
I'm curious how high they go--they're still available on the website.
Best,
Trog
Yes--definitely above 0540. I'm hoping they perhaps started with 0100, leaving us with the same range of just 500 rifles.
The website still insists (in the third sentence) that it's a run of only 500.
Remington Defense M24 7.62 NATO 24" Rifle 86715
Leverage another EuroOptic exclusive - the legendary Remington M24 will, for a limited run, be available to consumers. With each rifle purchase equating to a $100 donation to the ASA, this limited run of 500 Remington M24 rifles could be the last time thi
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Trog
Thanks. That's the best part about collecting this stuff--so often, I get to buy the same item multiple times!
Example: I found the transit chest in NOS condition, but my Pelican deployment kit wouldn't fit the space provided for it. Turns out, it was an older transit chest, which required an older deployment kit box (different dimensions).
Add the scope rings now, I guess. Well, they were fun to find the first time, I'm sure they'll be fun to find now.
Best,
Trog
so with the pelicans. you typically put them in upside down. Guys just jammed those into the foam or cut the foam.
I really didn't want to know that...
It's what I'd have done had I been issued the kit in that configuration, but I was never a sniper, so I'm less willing to trust my instinct.
Anyway, I eventually found the "right" (outdated) box.
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Yes--definitely above 0540. I'm hoping they perhaps started with 0100, leaving us with the same range of just 500 rifles.
The website still insists (in the third sentence) that it's a run of only 500.
Remington Defense M24 7.62 NATO 24" Rifle 86715
Leverage another EuroOptic exclusive - the legendary Remington M24 will, for a limited run, be available to consumers. With each rifle purchase equating to a $100 donation to the ASA, this limited run of 500 Remington M24 rifles could be the last time thiwww.eurooptic.com
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Trog
In the 300's
So this happened today. Not to upset, I know H&S will take care of it. Anyone know the torque specs for the m24? I know I can get a rough idea with my torque wrench but you know how life is. I've only had a similar failure on a B&C stock though that failure was less uniform by a lot.
They must think you have some really nice saws then. Or maybe CNC lasers?
If I had that tech I’d quit my day job in a heartbeat.
Turd, What is an Accouterments?
I read that as "accoutrements," i.e. basic issue items and authorized expendable items.
All the "treasure hunt" stuff we have to run down on eBay and GunBroker--deployment kit, Eagle Industries bag, spotting scope, transit chest, etc.
Love that. My first rifle paint job 20+ years ago was my PSS, green toned but with mesh diamonds in big strips, otherwise just like that, with a fixed scope. I guess that was the style back then!
I even have a few of those tables in the PALCON out back.
I even have a few of those tables in the PALCON out back.
Well I heard back from H&S today, looks like they are replacing my stock. Good deal.
Is there a place to get a replacement trigger screw for the M24 to add to the Deployment kit? If not is there another Remington trigger that could be cannibalized?
Thank you!
Thank you!
The set screw?
Yes sir the set screw.
I think your best bet is to get the thread pitch and length of the existing screw and hit up McMaster Carr.
M24 shoots 5 shots at 200yrds .47 MOA. 175gn FGMM. Bottom pic is 3 shots 100yrds .36 MOA
Does anyone have an in on an M24 flash hider? The prong version that was issued? Please let me know. Thank you
There are 2 versions of the flash hider, one that fits on the early Redfield front sight block and a later version that fits on the RPA sight. I have actually never seen a later version for sale anywhere.
Any idea where one might acquire the flash hider?
A guy had one for sale here on the forum awhile back, other places to look are E-bay and Gunbroker.
You might hit up @TWOMANATTACK he was making them at one time.
So if I was to paint the stock and wanted to make it look period correct, what kind of paint was available when the rifles were issued? Aerovoe?
LOL Bro, literally whatever camo paint was available at the PX, local hardware store, or Walmart. Krylon, Rustoleum, Hunter's Specialties, anything.
TurdFerguson,
@Trigger Monkey has the correct answer, probably from firsthand experience. But the Army's "book answer" (the answer you are looking for) can be found here:
This is the official "Notes for Soldiers – Weapons Painting 101," a shortened version of "TACOM Life Cycle Management Command's Maintenance Information Message MI 10-040, Camouflaging Specific Small Arms.”
The instruction at the link is from 2010, and applies only to the M16/M4 family of weapons. But it shows what the Army was using to paint weapons at the time, and the procedures they used to do so. I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn that there were units that never saw the document but figured out how to paint their rifles anyway. Incidentally, Citristrip works well as a pre-cleaner.
For an extra touch of period authenticity, here's a guy selling the military surplus mesh laundry bags used to make the pattern on the rifle pictured a few posts up (post #872):
After the above link expires, I don't know any other sources for the bags, but it seems the Brits have a number for sale, and there was enough interaction with deployed coalition units that a British bag could conceivably have been used in theater. Or an OCD rifle painter could find something that duplicates the pattern in the photos I've posted below.
But again, any paint and any type of mesh that existed 2010 or earlier would be "authentic." Fishnet stockings from a Fayetteville dancer would be a nice, probably authentic, variation.
I lived this period, deployed as a non-sniper infantryman to both Iraq and Afghanistan, and I never really paid attention to these details while I was there. But it's good to capture them now. You've likely seen the crazy debates about what's properly "authentic" regarding various WWII rifles and gear, and that was just 75-ish years ago, with veterans still alive who fought there.
Anyway, hope this gives you what you were looking for.
Best,
Trog
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I just realized the flash hider is attached to the rifle in this photo (post #872).
Can anybody confirm that these were used in theater? I cannot remember seeing them, and I've read that they generally stayed in the transit case.
Anybody out there with actual experience, one way or another?
Thanks,
Trog
Whomever it is, I'm looking for folks who are familiar with the M24's use in our more recent fights in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But there's no doubt that the USMC's work in Vietnam helped the Army to figure out that sniping needed more institutional attention then we'd given it in the 1960s, so I guess the Marine in the photo is part of why we had M24s in the first place.
Still, curious if our Army snipers used their M24 flash hiders in our early 21st century wars.
Thanks,
Trog
Some did, some didn't. I think that's evidenced by the picture you quoted earlier, it appears to have been taken in country somewhere, as well as this one:
It's also a fact that not every system deployed with all of the accessories for one reason or another. When we deployed with our systems our deployment kits were mostly replenished with spares from supply but we didn't have the flash hiders, laser filters, or iron sights. We got some goodies from the ASAK but even then not all of the teams used everything from the accessory kits, I loved the Eagle scope cover but hated the hybrid bag for example.
We got two kits (Charlie Battery, 1-37 Field Artillery). They were hand me downs from 1-23 Infantry. The pelican cases were beat to shit. But the rifles had new m24 stocks. Deployment kits were complete. With some new and some well used parts. No flash hider in the kit.
I think that was the only thing missing. Log books came with the rifles and one had about 6 thousand rounds through it and the other had about 5 thousand on it.
We were told that 1-23 got them from 2/75 Rangers and they had them since new.
They shot great with issue LR118. We went to the mechanics at the motor pool and grabbed od green, tan and brown paint. Then used grass and netting to camo them.
That was my experience.
I think that was the only thing missing. Log books came with the rifles and one had about 6 thousand rounds through it and the other had about 5 thousand on it.
We were told that 1-23 got them from 2/75 Rangers and they had them since new.
They shot great with issue LR118. We went to the mechanics at the motor pool and grabbed od green, tan and brown paint. Then used grass and netting to camo them.
That was my experience.
This Marine Was The 'American Sniper' Of The Vietnam War
Long before Chris Kyle penned "American Sniper," Carlos Hathcock was already a legend.
Best information I can find, It Is Hathcock
Carlos Hathcock at work in the fields of Vietnam. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps)
I do have to apologize. To the best of my knowledge and research, it is Hathcock but I made an error for sure. Hathcock used a modified Model 70 Winchester and of course the M24 is a Remington product. So, all of this is creating a ruckus. However, I am in error over the rifle used and for that I apologize.
Who is selling M24 labeled receivers?
Wish I had more pictures. Literally the only one. Circa 08'
