Posted on 05/14/2010 10:58:12 AM PDT by C19fan
Recognizing the differences between conditions in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army is now selecting a contractor to upgrade the 22-year-old Remington bolt-action rifle to become a more effective killing machine. The Army will pour about $5.6 million into upgrades to the M24, with the new gear expected to be delivered to troops by this fall. The M24's barrel is being modified to shoot heavier .300 Winchester Magnum rounds, instead of the 7.62mm NATO ammunition, which should extend the rifle's maximum effective range by hundreds of yards to a maximum of about 1400 yards. The suppressor will reduce the noise and flash of the gun so snipers can stay in their hiding positions much longer after they fire.
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Already have, so I guess between us I am the only one with the experience to talk about it, yuppie.
Guess so Sgt Stryker.
.50BMG
Won’t work in an AR-15. It might work if you used an AR-10.
In my personal builds, I put together a Remington 700, 28” barrel, muzzle brake and a tunable vibration dampener (nylon plug on a screw) in the fore stock. With custom loads, I was able to tune it down to less than .1 MOA. At that point, I was sure I was running into limitations of the bench rest I was firing from.
That was a nice rig. The main draw back was the weight as it was barrel heavy. The other draw back was that you could no longer blame the rifle.
I’m considering an M1A for my next build. Going to try it with a BOSS muzzle break and then package in a bull pup.
Armalite already sells an AR-10 in .338 Federal. Sweet.
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