Re: Army's M24...
Trigger - your information is outdated and at least partially incorrect. You are correct that Rock made the barrels however you are definitely wrong about the "trash" barrels. They are cold hammer forged 416R Stainless 5R barrels and have been since about the 2nd year of production. These barrels see over 14K rds of military use and continue to kill bad guys without issue. Hard to see what "trash" you are talking about. The receiver is in fact not oversized, it is a standard 700 Long Action (the 40X is the same size as well). You might think they are oversized because Remington at one time used a very thick coating called RemCoat which added considerable thickness, they are currently powder coated. The only part of an M24 that you cannot obtain is the trigger which is restricted due to military requirement.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Triggerfifty</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hi,
I admire your search. I worked at SOTIC in 88 when we brought the first 36 M24s into the system. You'd have to piece it together of course. The original barrel maker still makes barrels, but remington puts their trash tubes on the gun. They were/are long action guns, partly for going to .300 Win Mag, but that's the populist explanation. Turns out that under high speed camera that "short action" advantage is more mental than a measurable physical "faster action". It's all in the training on who is faster than who or what.
Mike Rock made the first barrels for a couple of years. They lasted 10000+ rounds, some less, some quite a bit more. The remington "tubes" to in about 7000 give or take and they foul something terrible. Hammer forging is cheap, not better.
The M24 reciever is a 40X long action with an Outside Diameter that is larger than the regular M700 long action, for rigidity. There are other differences also. Lots of guys build an "M24" and it is nothing like a true M24, which I think is a damn fine rifle, but it should be built by someone who knows the original specs and can "blueprint" the gun.
Let me know if I can help.
Trigger </div></div>
