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 kit, they are similar but none had the Remington R on them as they were sourced from another company
- The Simrad KN200 or KN250 was not used by the general Army or even in SF, they were used by specific units back in the day. They typically had zero issues and while they work ok could be a pain. Once you had it zeroed, so long as it remained on the gun it was good.
- The ANPVS-10 was a huge POS, we used them somewhat only because we had nothing else on guns that we did not have the KN200's on.
- The PAS13 was a complete pile and very seldom used on anything let alone the M24 (at least the initial ones). It had a terrible red screen that precluded you from seeing anything.
- I am the one who got the OSTI UNS into the military and it was/is a great addition but I had to invent a mount for the M24 which I did via McCann in Spanaway WA. I also invented the MARS while I was at Remington which is a far superior mount.
- The original flash hider for the M24 was developed to reduce visible flash and had nothing to do with night vision because at the time the only NVG option that was remotely available was the ANPVS-2 (starlight scope) which was not widely used or available. The flash hider came about for first light or last light firing or firing from inside of a building.
- I am the one who got the second version of the flash hider made, Picatinny did not even know that the original flash hider would not work with the OK Weber sights.
- There is basically 3 versions of the issued M24; the original which has Redfield sights and uses a one piece optics base, #2 which was with Redfield sights and 2 piece bases, and the last version which has OK Weber sights and 2 piece bases.
- I am the designer/developer of the M24A2 (as well as the M24A3)
- Just because there is a picture of a M24 with this or that does not mean thats how it was used.
- Remington has sold M24's to the public almost from the beginning of production, however prior to around 05 the price was a lot more than most would pay.
- The original M24 was made in 7.62 and 300WM
- the "U.S." was dropped from the M24 early in the production process, this was because it was not required by the USG and it cost RAC money to do (time)
- All of the issued M24's came with the 6-9" non-swiveling Harris bipods except those issued to Special Forces. They did not get any bipods because someone in the G8 said they didn't need them (which they did and then had to buy through the Army supply system).
Like many things on the internet there is a lot of information out there, some of it is incorrect, some of it is partially correct and there is a small part that is completely correct. Not in anyway saying anyone is wrong or is misleading, just that the truth sometimes gets lost in the shuffle. That said, many people had many experiences and many units made many changes so it is very likely that someone serving some place could be issued a M24 in a specific configuration believing it to be "as received". I spent a lot of time carrying and dealing with the M24 specifically, not to mentioned dealing with Picatinny and the USAF weapons branch so I am pretty confident in my M24 knowledge base up to 2016.