The Remington M24 Sniper Rifle - A EuroOptic Exclusive

A product of the late 80’s, the M24 rifle isn’t exactly as old as vinyl records but compared to modern sniper rifles, it kind of shows its age by means of it not having a folding/fully adjustable stock, detachable magazine, pistol grip, forend tube covered in pic rails, etc. And yet. . . it feels great. If I had to pick one word to describe the rifle, I’d choose the word “solid”. This is not just a normal 700 with a fat barrel that is metaphorically stamped out of the normal production line at Remington. These are crafted with a much finer attention to detail by experienced and senior smiths who have spent years constructing the military’s weapons. That team has their own isolated section of the Remington factory.



Steel makes up the M24's trigger guard and a Kevlar-reinforced fiberglass HS Precision stock holds it all together. An aluminum bedding block secures the action as well as ensures that the barrel is freefloated within the stock. The grip is fairly beefy, symmetrical, and the angle lends itself well for prone, bench, pack and improvised shooting positions. The action is the R700 long (despite being chambered for 7.62x51mm NATO), with picatinny rail scope bases and "Model 700 M24" stamped into it. This rifle does not have a rear iron sight mount but is drilled and tapped for one. Moving back, we see a very defining feature of the Remington M24, the adjustable butt plate. Able to be adjusted by a lockable knurled wheel, it is a very strong mechanism that allows a length of pull from 12-14”.



While some may question the usefulness of a long action .308, I see it as a nice idea. It was made in a long action in case they wanted to swap the gun to a magnum caliber, but the extra room makes loading the 5 round internal magazine easier and I can just casually huck a round into the raceway with room to spare if I want to single load it. The trigger is nice despite it being between 3.5 and 5 lbs. - but it still features a good crisp pull and break.