M24 Sniper Weapons System

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Check with Impact Guns, if you got the bucks I am pretty sure they can get you one.
 
This is way beyond my budget. Just curious if many non-military/LEO sales are made.
 
For that kind of money you could have an Iron Brigade Armory Chandler Sniper rifle with any McMillan stock you wanted and a Night Force scope. But I guess when it comes to a Government Employees and tax payer money the sky's the limit. :eek:
 
Hmmmm.....let's kick over the cart...

Winchester Model 70--any model, because you just want the action--let's say, in .308 Winchester--used, about $450.00.

Ship off to Kreiger barrels, for a 1-10 twist double-cryo treated barrel, installed, with blueprinted action, chambered to your dummy round (probably Federal GM Match, or handload with the 168 grain MatchKing)--$500.00.

Ship off to McMillan, have their A3 stock installed, with cheekpiece and adjustable stock--around $400.00 (this includes bedding and floating)

Nightforce 8-32x56 NXS scope, with NP1 reticle, illuminated--about $1000.

Adjust trigger pull yourself, with a good trigger scale and two ignition wrenches to 2 lb. clean pull--total cost, about 5 minutes.

Total spent for a 1/4 to 12 MOA rifle--$2450.

And the other rifle costs $6000? Hmmmmm......
 
As far as I know, if you really, really want one, you could buy a complete M24 with the deployment kit and all that stuff. But why bother when someone like GA Precision could whip you up just as much (if not more) rifle for about 1/3 the price?
 
I'm pretty new here and to shooting in general, but I can't help but ask... What is the reasoning behind this price? I know the military doesn't work like other government departments, and I also know that we all want to equip our troops with the best there is, but I simply don't understand why our tax dollars are being put into a rifle that's less accurate than AI and is apparently worth only 1/3 to 1/2 (at best) what we're paying? I'm not trying to hijack the thread, but this is really bothering me.
 
I think it's because Remington thinks they can get away with it. I'm sure Uncle Sam pays a lot less than we would for M24s from Remington. And in regards to the AI rifles, I think that's probably because the Remington action in one form or another has seen plenty of use by the military, be it in M40 guise in the Marine Corps or the M24 in the Army. It's already there, it's well known and it works. The fact that's also relatively cheap sweetens the pot a little too.
 
Thats why our snipers love the AW guns so much and hate the Remingtons. Shows with all the AWs in the ranks.
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Ah-hah.

On the other hand, if you were to talk to people who actually shoot MOR matches (Jacob Byrnum, Matt Burkett) you'd find that many of them shoot AIAWs.

Or if you were to look at snipers from outside the US. The Brits use AI rifles, and seem pretty happy with them.

- Chris
 
On the other hand, if you were to talk to people who actually shoot MOR matches (Jacob Byrnum, Matt Burkett) you'd find that many of them shoot AIAWs.
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And many shoot Sakos, and Blasers rountinely win Euro matches, and the swiss like the SSG2000 and so on and son on..

The M24 system is a good, well refined accurate, reliable proven system for the US military. Better is relative I guess

Now ya want a real sniper rfile gimme a Swede m41B

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People who are actually qualified to make decisions about what kind of sniper rifles our military snipers use are too busy to post opinions on THR. :)
 
Go with the Chandler Brothers Iron Brigade Armory. Their smiths are retired USMC Armorers and since it's your $$$, you can have them do things the Corps can't afford to do.
 
Thats why our snipers love the AW guns so much and hate the Remingtons. Shows with all the AWs in the ranks
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We managed to talk the German Army into lending us a suppressed AW. (We let them put rounds through a Barrett, which they loved.) Not a bad rifle. It does a good job. Personally, I didn't see what the fuss was about. It's as accurate as any other decent bolt gun. The scope matters more than the rifle, in my humble opinion.

M24 is a nice rifle, but (just my opinion) overpriced.
 
Speaking of AI, I've been entertaining the idea of chucking a Remington 700 action in an AICS stock. You can pick up an AICS for about $1100AUD for a bone stock model with no cheekpiece or folding stock, unsure of the price on a Rem 700 action though as I haven't seen any for sale. Any idea on price, anyone?

http://www.sportingservices.co.uk/index.htm?aics

A 700 in an AI stock would be mighty accurate, and with a folding stock would be an excellent vehicle weapon for pigs and the like.
 
Thanks Chris. I wouldn't be able to get one from the US into Australia, but it gives me an idea of price.

You need a barrel then, right? Would it be an AI barrel or a Rem 700 barrel?
 
Thats why our snipers love the AW so much and hate the Remingtons. Shows with all the AWs in the ranks
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Eh? The M24 is a fine system withought a doubt. But I submit the AI is a very marginally slightly better gun in useability and reliability. By a hair. :)

As for accuracy? Well, if either didn't do 1/2 MOA, I'll eat my shirt.

My point is: Rem 700 based guns (which the M24 still is, a little bit) are rarely compared directly to the AWs because of the cost difference. However, that difference has been obliterated, and I would chose an AW based system. Mostly for ergonomic and bounc-ability reasons however.
 
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