Anyone know much about remington m24s

[rickhem]

The "M" comes from the military model designation, not the Remington model. Not sure when they started that, but the first rifle adopted by the military after that was instituted, was the M1 Garand. Later rifles that we're all familiar with were the M14 and M16. Prior to that system, they used a year of adoption for the designation, like with the M1911. Interesting that the second adopted, which is still in use, the M2 (Ma Deuce), had existed long before the M2 designation, but was known by the older M1921 designation. It was only after a redesign that it was renamed to M2.
I've always wondered how the Beretta pistol got the M9 got that low number, never got an answer that made sense to me.

But in short, the M24 that the original poster is buying, is a rifle system based upon the Remington 700 long action, chambered for the 7.62 Nato cartridge (a short action cartridge), with some specifically designated accessories like a scope, bases, rings, stock, bipod, and a specific length and weight barrel, having the 5R rifling. The guys that I know that have, or have built them, will talk your ear off about them if you ask, which is pretty much how I learned about them. I find all that pretty interesting, and they all shoot amazingly well with them.

[DsGrouse]

Once I get it, I'd love to chat with another owner. I'm pretty excited the scope should be here next week

[Mags]

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I've always wondered how the Beretta pistol got the M9 got that low number, never got an answer that made sense to me.
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Does this one make sense?

The name "M9" name origin follows the standard U.S. Army Nomenclature System, where:

"M" stands for "Model": This indicates the item is a standard-issue piece of equipment. "9" represents the sequence number: Under the modern system adopted in 1925, military equipment is numbered sequentially within its specific category. The Beretta was the 9th model of a 9mm semi-automatic pistol to be formally adopted into the 9mm designation series.