American sniper rifle M24. Shop sniper rifles M40 and M24
In the US Army, the M24 SWS sniper rifle was named KATE, which stands for Killer All The Enemies - the killer of all enemies. The M24 SWS sniper rifle was adopted by the US Army as a regular one.
By the mid-80s of the last century, the US Army was concerned about replacing the M21 self-loading sniper rifle, which had been in service since 1969 since the Vietnam War.
Possible fighting in desert conditions, they demanded the presence of a new, accurate and unpretentious long-range small arms in care, from which it was possible to confidently hit targets at a distance of up to 800-1000 meters.
As a result of an open competition, two models reached the final: Steyr SSG from the American "daughter" Steyr-Mannlicher and Remington M700 BDL from Remington Arms. The latter won, on the basis of which the M24 SWS (Sniper Weapon System) rifle was created in 1987.
In 1988, the M24 SWS was adopted by the US Army as a standard sniper rifle.
The rifle successfully passed the “baptism of fire” during the Persian Gulf War, and was later successfully used in Iraq and Afghanistan. Available in three versions for cartridges of different calibers.
The barrel of the Remington M24 SWS sniper rifle is free-hanging, made of 416R stainless steel with five right-hand channel rifling, the rifling pitch of which is 1:11.25 inches (285.7 mm).
The stock of the Remington M24 SWS rifle is monolithic, made of combined polymer materials. On the lower surface of the forearm and buttstock there are swivels for attaching a tactical belt.
Also, in the front part of the forearm, it is possible to mount adjustable folding double-support bipods, and in its end part, mainly in variants of rifles for police special forces, there is an integrated laser designator.
The butt pad is adjustable in length by 50 mm, thus allowing you to adjust the weapon to the anthropometric data of the shooter.
Regular daytime optical sight weapon is a Leupold Ultra M3A 10x42 mm or Leupold Mk 4 LR/T M1 10x40 mm with a fixed magnification, a scale for determining the range and a compensator to take into account the decrease in the trajectory of the bullet. At first, the optical sight was mounted on a special bracket, later a standard Picatinny rail was used for this purpose.
In addition, the rifle has a mechanical (open) sighting device in the form of an adjustable diopter rear sight and front sight.
The next in the line was the improved M24A2 SWS chambered for the more powerful .300 Win Mag cartridge. Improvements include a detachable 10-round box magazine, the ability to mount a tactical silencer on the barrel, and an adjustable cheek pad for the shooter.
The M24A3 SWS variant was designed for the powerful long-range .338 LM ammunition. It includes all the improvements of the previous model, its standard daytime optical sight is the Leupold Mk 4 M1LR/T 8.5–25x50 mm variable magnification.
Despite the presence of modern models of sniper weapons adopted by the US Army, the M24 SWS is still the favorite sniper rifle of the US Marines. It is valued for its trouble-free operation under any climatic conditions, reliability, maximum simplicity of design, sufficiently high accuracy and unpretentiousness in maintenance.
In the American army, the rifle was named KATE, which stands for Killer All The Enemies - the killer of all enemies.
In 2010, based on the deep modernization of the M24 SWS, the M24E1 Enhanced Sniper Rifle sniper rifle was created, better known by its final name - XM2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle, which is designed to eventually completely replace its predecessor in the US army and police.
At the end of 1965, the Marine Corps sniper school at West Point was testing prototypes sent by the best US weapons companies to participate in the competition for a new sniper rifle for American troops. The Vietnam War was in full swing, while sniper business in the United States after 1945 developed poorly. The only regular rifle of the army and marine corps was the M21 - sniper modification M14 assault rifle. The accuracy of this semi-automatic weapon did not suit the military. They needed a more accurate, but also less rapid-fire magazine rifle with manual reloading.
The first snipers of the Vietnam War were armed with outdated 1903 Springfield rifles and various sports and hunting models such as the Remington 700, Harrington & Richardson Ultra Rifle, etc. For example, the legendary American sniper Carlos Hatchcock (93 confirmed killed) used a hunting rifle in Vietnam Winchester rifle M70. The 1965 competition involved modifications of all the samples listed above, modernized to meet the new requirements of the military. As a result of the tests, the Remington 700 rifle with a Redfield Accu-Range 3x optical sight was especially noted. It was in this form that the complex was put into service under the designation M40. The first thousand M40 rifles were assembled by hand in the workshops of Remington. But, created for relatively comfortable hunting conditions, it was not strong enough for a real fight. Its design did not provide for many nuances. In the tropical moisture of Vietnam, the barrel quickly corroded, and the stock swelled. Optics also caused complaints.
In 1976, the delivery of a new modification of the M40 A1 to the Marine Corps began. The rifle was equipped with an innovative for that time thick-walled cold-forged stainless steel barrel. The M40 A1 was assembled at the Marine Corps base at Quantico near Washington by specially selected gunsmiths who are part of the technical staff of the US Marine Corps. Rifles of this model are assembled there today. The M40 rifle became a weapon that went through four major military conflicts of the second half of the 20th century along with the US Marines. (Vietnamese, Afghan and two Iraqi), as well as many clashes like Grenada, Somalia or Panama. Each battalion included a platoon of reconnaissance snipers with eight M40 A1 rifles - 16 soldiers and one officer. This is both the forward detachment of the infantry battalion and the mobile detachment special purpose. The US Army was in no hurry to put into service samples already adopted by the Navy. The Remington 700 rifle of the BDL modification became part of the standard armament of the American army only in 1987 under the designation M24. Structurally, it largely repeated the M40 A1 model: it had a thick-walled stainless steel barrel, a polymer stock (Kevlar with the addition of graphite) reinforced with fiberglass, and a Leupold-Stewens M3 Ultra 10x sight. Thus, since the early 1990s United States Army and Marine Corps snipers use identical weapons, albeit with different designations. For the first time, the M24 and M40 rifles were simultaneously used in 1991 during Operation Desert Storm in Iraq.
DESIGN FEATURES The M40 rifle is a classic hunting weapon with the time-honored bolt action first used in Mauser rifles before World War I. The design of the trigger mechanism allows adjustment of the trigger force. The receiver is made of steel and is equipped with an optics attachment mechanism. On modern models, LeupoLd optical sights with a magnification of 3.5x-10x are installed. FROM MILITARY MEMOIRS AND ANALYSIS Charles Henderson, author of the book "The Marine Corps Sniper" - a biography of Carlos Hancock, one of the most famous snipers in the history of the US armed forces, in the episode of Hancock's parting with the army, gives an exhaustive description of the M40 A1 rifle: "It was the M40 sniper rifle A1, which is made only by the Marines and only for the Marines. It uses a 7.62mm Remington 700 receiver to which a heavy, loose-fitting stainless steel barrel is attached in a durable fiberglass stock. A sight with a 10x magnification is placed on the rifle.
M24 sniper rifle(USA)
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Shop sniper rifles M40 and M24
Even during the Vietnam War, the question of sniper rifles with the best accuracy indicators arose. The Winchester magazine rifle did not fully satisfy the customers. In 1966, the Marine Corps adopted the Remington Model 700 commercial repeating rifle under the designation M40, chambered for .308 Winchester with a Redfield sight of variable magnification Zx-9x.
Model 700 was released by Remington Arms in 1962 on the basis of M. Walker's scheme and already in the first five years managed to earn popularity among athletes and hunters, so her choice was quite understandable.
7.62 mm M40A1 repeating sniper rifle with MacMillan plastic stock and 3x12 Schmidt und Bender optical sight. Night attachment "Simrad" is installed on the optical sight
The chamber was suitable for the standard 7.62x51 NATO cartridge. For alteration, rifles of the Varmint modification were taken, and with a matte finish external surfaces. As the service life of the M40 ended, they were replaced in the units by the M40A1 modification, which was assembled, debugged and fired at the workshops of the Marine Corps Training Center. M40A1 was assembled on the basis of the Model 700 from components manufactured by a number of companies:
- the standard barrel was replaced with a stainless steel Artkinsen barrel;
- the wooden stock was replaced by a plastic one manufactured by MacMillan, reinforced with fiberglass;
- an aluminum trigger guard with a lower hinged magazine cover was replaced with steel from the Winchester Model 70 rifle;
- the Unertle sight was installed with a magnification of 10x. The aiming range is up to 1000 m, the field of view is 1.7–2 ° (at a distance of 100 m it is 3 m), and the resolution is about 5 seconds. The rifle and scope are coated with a matte epoxy coating that prevents glare and also serves as a primer for camouflage painting in accordance with the terrain and season.
The kit includes a night attachment of the amplifying type "Simrad" KN200 / KN200F, which is put on the sight lens without additional adjustment. KN200F allows you to detect a person at a distance of up to 700 m in moonlight and up to 560 m in starlight.
When using a 7.62-mm cartridge of the "match grade" ("match class") M40A1 allows you to reliably hit a live target at a distance of up to 914 mm (1000 yards). At this range, the diameter of the circle of dispersion of hits from a series of 5 shots should not exceed 35 cm. The deviation of hits from the aiming point when firing from a stop is 38 mm at a distance of 300 m.
For training snipers, a 5.6-mm rifle chambered for .22 LR is used, according to appearance, weight, balancing, trigger behavior similar to M40A1. Its performance in terms of accuracy and accuracy at a distance of 100 m is similar to the 7.62-mm prototype at a distance of 600 m. This allows not only to reduce the cost of training a sniper, but also to use smaller shooting ranges.
The US FBI snipers also adopted the M40A1 from the Marine Corps - apparently, the placement of the FBI Academy in Quantico next to training center Marine Corps.
7.62 mm M24 repeating sniper rifle on a bipod, standing on a closure box
To replace the M21 rifle in the army, the US Department of Defense in 1980 issued requirements for the SWS program (“sniper weapon system”), developed taking into account the experience of operating the M40 and M40A1 in the Marine Corps. M118 cartridges of the 7.62x51 type or reinforced .300 "Winchester magnum" were supposed. In 1986, the requirements were clarified, and in 1987, the same Remington Model 700 chambered for .300 Winchester Magnum was selected from a number of applicants (among which was the Austrian SSG). In tests, this rifle at ranges up to 500 m showed accuracy similar to the Austrian SSG, at a range of 700–800 m, slightly better accuracy. The rifle received the designation M24.
In the channel of a heavy free-floating barrel, 5 grooves are made. The barrel is threaded into the receiver so that the box encloses the barrel. The rotary longitudinally sliding bolt of the rifle (“long-stroke bolt” of the M70 system) has two lugs, the cap of the sleeve is placed in its cup, an ejector and a spring-loaded reflector are mounted there, pushing the sleeve out of the receiver window after being removed from the chamber. Such ejection of the sleeve is the advantage of the Remington shutter, since it allows reloading with the least noise. In addition, the lack of a cutout in the combat larva for the passage of the reflector and the entry of the bolt cup into the chamber make the locking of the bore more reliable and safer. The head of the sleeve is covered by three concentric rings - the bolt cup, chamber and receiver - and is well centered. The lugs of the shutter are included in the grooves of the receiver. A hammer with a cocked cock is put on the tail of the striker, covered with a back cover that serves as a grip under the fingers. The curved bolt handle in the locked position fits into the stock recess above the trigger guard and creates an additional bolt stop. The shutter is held in the receiver by a latch with a button.
The one-piece stock of the rifle was developed by H-S Precision and made of Kevlar with the addition of graphite, reinforced with fiberglass, the main longitudinal loads are taken up by an aluminum bar placed inside. The adjustable nape of the butt is mounted on three rods and can be extended by 70 mm. On the butt there is a "cheek".
The main components of the rifle "Remington" Model 700. Left-top clockwise: fuse, trigger cover, receiver, bolt, receiver grooves for the scope bracket, barrel, barrel tide, magazine, magazine flap, trigger, trigger guard with stock screw
The rifle uses the trigger mechanism of the M / 40X system, assembled in a separate case from the bottom of the receiver. The trigger force is adjustable from 0.9 to 3.6 kgf. A safety lever is mounted on the right side of the body, its head protrudes to the right of the bolt and has two positions - “fuse” (“S”) and “fire” (“F”). The cover of the two-row magazine can be folded down for inspection and cleaning. There are three sling swivels on the bottom of the stock for fastening the sling, so that it is possible to use the sling to hold it when shooting in a standing or sitting position without a stop - similar to sporting or hunting rifles. A folding bipod of the "Harris Bipod" type is attached to the upper swivel, and the bipod mount has its own eyelet (swivel) for a gun belt.
The rifle is combined with the M3 "Ultra" 10x or MZA "Leupold" scope with a matching reticle. The sight bracket has a base plate with four screws, collapsible rings are installed on the plate, in which the body of the sight is fixed. There are spare removable sights with an open adjustable mechanical sight. As a night sight, a regular amplifying type AN / PVS-4 sight was adopted, allowing effective shooting up to 300 m, it must be replaced by a new one developed under the NSSS project.
When firing with M118 cartridges at a distance of 550 m, the diameter of the circle of dispersion does not exceed 30.5 cm.
M24 is also used by the US police - primarily in SWAT groups. Based on the M24, a project is being developed for the “medium sniper rifle” MSR for “counter-sniper” combat.
PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS M24
Cartridge - 7.62x51 or .300 "Winchester Magnum"
Weight - 5.49 kg
Weapon length - 1090-1160 mm
Barrel length - 610 mm
Number of grooves - 5 right-handed
The length of the rifling stroke - 286 mm
Muzzle velocity - 795 m / s
Muzzle energy of a bullet - 5119 J
Magazine capacity - 5 rounds
PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS М40А1 (М40А1 PIP)
Cartridge - 7.62x51
Weight - 6.58 kg
Weapon length - 1117 mm
Barrel length - 610 mm
Rifling - 4 right-handed
The length of the rifling stroke - 254 mm
Muzzle velocity - 777 m / s
Muzzle energy of a bullet - 4890 J
Sighting range - from 100 to 1000 m
Magazine capacity - 5 rounds
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M24
The M24 is an American 7.62mm sniper rifle with scope and cases, based on the Remington 700. It is the main weapon of the IDF snipers.
The M24 has a 609 mm stainless steel barrel specially machined to fire M118SB 7.62 mm NATO sniper ammunition. The barrel has a Remington-designed 5R bore that has 5 grooves with rounded edges (to reduce friction). The pitch of the rifling is 1 turn per 286 mm. The butt pad is adjustable 69 mm back and forth to fit any shooter. The Leupold-Stewens M3 Ultra scope has a fixed magnification of 10x or 12x, a scale for determining the range and a compensator for taking into account the drop in bullet trajectory.
The rifle is designed to use M118SB sniper cartridges. Sights are designed for the M118SB cartridge. The use of other 7.62 mm NATO cartridges requires reshooting of the weapon. Sighting range up to 800 meters.
The barrel of the rifle is designed for 5000 shots. It is guaranteed that the accuracy of fire in this case will not exceed the original by more than 2 times
SR-25
The SR-25 rifle was developed by Eugene Stoner (one of the creators of the Ar-15 / M16 rifle) in the early 1990s, when he collaborated with the American company Knight's Armaments Co. The SR-25 rifle (Stoner Rifle model 25) was based on the design Ar-15 rifles modified for 7.62x51 cartridge.
Adopted by the IDF in the early 2000s. The main purpose of the SR-25 rifles is aimed fire at enemy manpower at ranges up to 800 meters. It is used mainly in special forces.
"Barrack"
HS Precision Pro 2000 HTR (Heavy Tactical Rifle) or "Barack" is a sniper rifle.
It was developed by H-S Precision, Inc. based on the M24 rifle. The rifle has a longitudinally sliding bolt, the barrel bore is locked when fired by turning the bolt and placing it on the lugs.
The barrel is heavy, made of stainless steel, with a longitudinal corrugation to facilitate it.
The weapon is powered from a detachable magazine. The magazine is designed for 4 cartridges for cartridges of caliber 308 Win. (7.62x51 mm) or three cartridges of calibers 300 Win Mag, 338 Lapua.
The buttstock and stock are made of durable plastic, the standard color for which is black, but other colors can be made to order.
Under the stock, in front of it, there is a mount for mounting a bipod.
Butt and butt cheek adjustable.
The sight of the rifle is only optical, the rings for its attachment are located on top of the receiver.
All metal parts of the HS Precision Pro 2000 HTR sniper rifle are coated with black Teflon to avoid glare and reflections.
Adopted at the beginning of the 21st century by snipers of the infantry units of the Israel Defense Forces.
Barrett M82A1
The M82 large-caliber sniper rifle was created by a former law enforcement officer, 28-year-old American Ronnie Barrett. The self-taught inventor designed the first working version of the rifle in his semi-basement garage workshop in 1982 (hence the actual name M82).
After unsuccessful attempts to sell his rifle design to several world-renowned gun companies such as Winchester and Fabrique National, Ronnie Barrett began to assemble and sell the rifle in the domestic US market in small batches and by 1986 founded Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, Inc. for the release of his rifle, by that time slightly modernized and designated M82A1, and in 1987 Barrett received a patent for his invention.
The main purpose of the anti-material rifle of the Barrett M82 series is the destruction of enemy materiel and military equipment, including cars, communications and radar cabins, aircraft and helicopters in parking lots. Their other important role is to destroy unexploded ordnance from a safe distance.
Barrett M82A1 received the designation in the US Army as SASR - "Special Applications Scoped Rifle" i.e. "special purpose rifle with a telescopic sight".
Since the beginning of mass production, the Barrett M82 rifle has been modified several times:
Barrett M82A1 - the first modification known as "Light Fifty". This model appeared in 1986 and had several minor modifications in the design. It was on the M82A1 that the muzzle compensators characteristic of all Barretts were introduced.
McMillan TAC-338
The rifle is an example of a solid, classic, made to tight tolerances, and therefore - a high-precision, non-automatic "bolt" weapon, functioning on the principle of a longitudinally sliding rotary bolt with manual reloading.
The barrel of the rifle is "match", made of high-quality stainless steel with a special matte anti-reflective coating, freely suspended in relation to the stock, the rest of the metal parts of the rifle are covered with an anti-corrosion and anti-reflective coating that protects the weapon from adverse weather conditions and prevents the shooter from unmasking.
The cartridge of caliber 0.338 is used. The range of aimed fire is up to 1600 meters. It is in service with the IDF special forces.
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