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From: gwh%tornado.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (George William Herbert)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: SNIPER SPECS
Summary: M24 Clarifications
Keywords: sniper M24
Message-ID: <1991Feb13.032331.27241@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 13 Feb 91 03:23:31 GMT
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From: gwh%tornado.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (George William Herbert)

In article <1991Feb9.033310.4527@cbnews.att.com> brucef@EBay.Sun.COM (Bruce Frost) writes:
>The Army uses currently two different rifles. the first is the
>M21. It is an ultra-Match M-14 with an ART Leatherwood 3x9
>(ART=automatic ranging telescope). it shoots the same amo
>as the USMC. the second and newest is the M24. it is a remington
>40x=700 but with a different stock configeration. A big difference
>between the M40 and the M24 is that the Marinecorps literally makes
>the M40 for themselfs and the Army get a complete rifle from
>Remington.

The M24 is a whole lot more than a gussied-up M40.  Although it uses the basic
action (same modified Mauser that just about every bolt action does, the 
Remington 700 variation), it's got a couple of distinct differences.

One; it's got interchangeable removable barrels.  It comes in three cartridge
	chamberings: .308 Winchester ( 7.62 Nato ), .300 Winchester Magnum,
	and a supressed bbl. 
Two: it's got a very different stock.
Three: it costs $5000 each.

BTW, the Special Forces people (SEALS etc.) use all sorts of Sniper Rifles, 
for different missions.  They do employ sharpshooters with M21s as well as
long-range snipers with M40s and M24s.


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