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.

[rickhem]

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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.

I get that, and it makes sense that the numbers get broken down by things like rifle, pistol, tank, etc. But if the Beretta has the M9 designation, and the M1921 became the M2, then why didn't the M1911 designation ever change throughout all the years it has been in service? (rhetorical question)
Even the Thompson went from M1928, to M1, to M1A1. Sometimes the things that government does to simplify things, does anything but.

Wondering out loud, but if the Beretta was the 9th model of a 9mm semi-automatic pistol, what were the 8 before it? The 9mm has been around longer than our .45acp, and Europe has always went that way, but I'm not familiar with any before they did the testing and eventually adopted the Beretta back in the mid 1980s.

[DsGrouse]

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.

Hang with me here,

My son in law's cousin's father..... was with LERS and Regiment back in the day when the army was phasing out the old vietnam bolt actions for this 'M24.' He says this looks exactly like the one he carried. His parther in the team carried the one with an up dated stock that had an adjustable length of pull.

Needless to say, if this what we think it is, tickled pink is the least of what i will be.

Originally, from the discription i thought it was an M40 clone.(marine corps vwrsion) But, those were based on a short action. The army wanted versitility, and a long action.

If my research is correct, they shipped with rings and a sling. The scope according to my nephew's father was up to them. He broke two on jumps. So they were frequently replaced.

I found out the box is missing, shrug, that would have answered alot of questions. I will get the pamphlet in the photo.

My friend is still settling his friends estate, and will ship as time permits.

[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.
...

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.

I get that, and it makes sense that the numbers get broken down by things like rifle, pistol, tank, etc. But if the Beretta has the M9 designation, and the M1921 became the M2, then why didn't the M1911 designation ever change throughout all the years it has been in service? (rhetorical question)
Even the Thompson went from M1928, to M1, to M1A1. Sometimes the things that government does to simplify things, does anything but.

Wondering out loud, but if the Beretta was the 9th model of a 9mm semi-automatic pistol, what were the 8 before it? The 9mm has been around longer than our .45acp, and Europe has always went that way, but I'm not familiar with any before they did the testing and eventually adopted the Beretta back in the mid 1980s.

That quote I got from Google was incorrect. Corrected: The Beretta was the 9th firearm of any caliber adopted by the military. Adoption names before the 1925 nomenclature system where grandfathered. So the M1911 was not renamed. But there is a M15 Officer's version of the 1911.

[DsGrouse]

So the rifle is a Remington 700 short-action 308 PSS. The barrel is from 59. It's a Quasi factory M40/24 clone. The gun had been in a bench vise for decades, so I gave it a thorough wipe-down and cleaning.

The bolt face showed no wear marks, though the barrel had some copper fouling. I let the barrel soak in some fp10 overnight and scrubbed out 95% of the factory fouling.

It's got the older walker trigger. Out of 10 pulls it qveraged 5lbs 2oz. Ideally i'd like 3lb 8oz. I looked up adjusting the trigger, but decided to hold off on attempting any adjustments. I did check the factory torque spec on the receiver. Up to 45 inch pounds. Mine was a 15-in-lbs front screw 25 in-lbs rear screw.

Checked the stock, bedding, and bottom of the action. 0 signs of having been fired. Everything still had packing oil on it. I wiped it all down and followed an online torque recommendation for the aluminum bedded stock.

Right now, I have a 4-16-1 scope in the factory rings. The scope needs higher rings so I can slide it forward a tad more. I've got new 34 mm factory rings coming for the DNT, the one scope I have for it. They should be taller, and that should allow a better sight picture.

Group-wise, it took 25 rounds to sight in because I did a poor job of bore-sighting it and tried to rush it. Once I got it sighted in, well. I put two sets of factory ammo into the same 1.5-inch hole. Which is more than acceptable.

A couple of things I learned. Even after 40 rounds, you'll see mirage; inch-thick barrels retain heat for a long time. 11 lbs with scope is not nearly enough weight to mitigate the recoil for my delicate constitution, and finally, I prefer shooting suppressed. My ears are still ringing.

On a side not my 175, 180. 200- and 210-grain bullets don't chamber in this rifle. The ogive touches the lands. I thought as much, but wanted to test it out. I did notice that all my factory 150-grain loads had flattened primers. I should have looked as I was shooting, but didn't. I'm going to pick up a set of go-nogo-field gauges.


Finally, I've got a pic rail mount coming for my Atlas bipod.

[BrokenolMarine]

A piece of history, is nice. One you can shoot, is awesome.

[rickhem]

The PSS rifles haven't been made for over 20 years, they switched to the 700P designation after that. The "P" means it's parkerized, not polish blue. Aside from that, they're pretty much the same as the varmint models. That's not a knock, I have a few 700s and they're all great shooters.

A barrel from 59 is unusual, since the 700 wasn't introduced until 1962. Not sure what to make of that. Remington's traditionally have long throats, and from your observations, yours does not. It sounds like you have a rifle that may have been put together to emulate the M24 system. Maybe the action was trued or possibly even blueprinted when the barrel was installed? From the pics, it looks like all quality parts were used. Even the sling is a match sling, with the numbered holes. A new Ron Brown sling is $100 these days. It has a quick detach swivel at the back, and lots of guys use the sling on their bicep, along with the bipod in prone, it's even steadier with the sling. I see the palmswell on the stock too, so that's almost 100% an HS Precision stock, which is another great thing. Yours seems to be exactly like the rifles that I've seen guys build themselves, and they customize them to their own desires. Some go with bottom metal that takes detachable mags, some stick with the stock 700 hinged versions. Honestly, I think all this makes it even more interesting than a stock rifle.

[Hatchdog]

Should be a winner, great platform.

I used to have a REM 700 with the 20” bull barrel chambered in .308. I used it on a medium range fun competitive course shooting life sized steel animal targets at varying distances. Longest shot was a coyote at 500 yards with most targets being smaller critters from 200 - 400 yards. That 700 did great. Only mod I did to it was to add bottom metal with detachable mags.

Good luck with the set up and enjoy dialing it in.

Edit: reading your most recent post and mentioning the trigger reminded my that I did replace factory trigger with an adjustable Timney. I believe the original Remington trigger had a safety recall on it.