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The M24 SWS was to be replaced with the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System, a contract awarded to Knight's Armament Company. However, the Army still continued to acquire M24s from Remington until February 2010 and upgraded to the A2 and M24E1 standard in many cases, continuing to serve. [ 6 ]
M24 SWS (right view) Both, the U.S. Army's M24 Sniper Weapon System and U.S. Marine Corps' M40 sniper rifles are built from the Remington Model 700 rifle with different degrees of modification. The main difference being the custom fitted heavy contour barrel and action length.
FN Model 24, a Belgian version of design; M24 Sniper Weapon System, a sniper rifle; M24 trailer, WW2, US Army ammunition trailer; M-24, a Japanese midget submarine that participated in the attack on Sydney Harbour in the Second World War; Model 24 grenade; M-24 20mm Aircraft cannon, variant in the United States of Hispano-Suiza HS.404
7 If there are questions on the development of the original M24 SWS please feel free to contact me. I was the project manager, actually the weapon system matrix manager for the M24 SWS while stationed at Rock Island Arsenal. Naplesbear (talk) 02:30, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
The CROWS system provides an operator with the ability to acquire and engage targets while inside a vehicle, protected by its armor. It is designed to mount on a variety of vehicle platforms and supports the Mk 19 grenade launcher , 12.7 mm M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun , 7.62 mm M240B Machine Gun , and 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon .
The M110 Semi Automatic Sniper System (M110 SASS) is an American semi-automatic sniper rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO round. It is manufactured by Knight's Armament Company , developed from the Knight's Armament Company SR-25 , and adopted by the U.S. military following the 2005 US Army Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle (XM110 SASR ...
Barrel: The barrel on the M40A1 was made by Bill Atkinson, this barrel is 24" long made from 416 stainless steel, bead blasted and blued with black oxide. M40A3 is a Schneider 635; 25-inch, 6-groove, 1:12" match-grade heavy barrel.
The M21 Sniper Weapon System (SWS) in the US Army is a national match grade M14 rifle, selected for accuracy, and renamed the M21 rifle. [7] The M21 uses a commercially procured 3–9× variable power telescopic sight, modified for use with the sniper rifle. [8] It is chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge.