whats the difference m24 and rem 700?

[DeadEyeDick]

Ok, what's the difference in the two? All I really know is the bull barrel. If I were to buy a 700, can I replace the barrel with a bull barrel?

 

[ssgrock3]

not sure, but the 700 police or sps model is probably closer to the m24 than a standard remy 700.

then I could be way wrong also...but here are the m24 specs, with links to the other remy bolt rifles.

http://www.remingtonle.com/rifles/m24.htm

 

[Hump66]

I bought the 700 SPS Varmint. It has a heavy barrel.

 

[ez bake]

Ok, what's the difference in the two? All I really know is the bull barrel. If I were to buy a 700, can I replace the barrel with a bull barrel?

The M24 is a long-action receiver built for the Military (I think based-off of and in fact very close to the Remington 700), and you can have the barrel changed from your Remington 700 by a smith, but I wouldn't recommend doing it yourself (it is a lot harder to do than the Savage rifles - headspacing is a lot trickier and the whole process is a lot more of a pain).

I had Steve Baldwin do two for me. Here's some before and after pics:

My Remington 700 SPS Varmint :

With the HS Precision Stock:

Afterwards with the new stock, Broughton barrel (w/QD connector), recoil lug, and bolt:

Here it is with the can:

Here's my son's rifle (before). That's my old Varmint barrel that I was going to put on his rifle, but ended up getting him a Hart instead:

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And after:

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(notice that the can ended up on his rifle when I went out of the room to get the camera).

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[Shifty]

M24 is a remington 700 action. The military buys their barrels..im not sure who from...and has its own armorers put them on...I believe

 

[angsniper]

Yes, the M24 is the military designation for the Remington 700. It is a long action and has a heavy barrel.

 

[caspian40sw]

The M24 is made by remington in there custom shop it has back up iron sights.

 

[AKguy1985]

Here's my son's rifle (before). That's my old Varmint barrel that I was going to put on his rifle, but ended up getting him a Hart instead:

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that gun looks familiar lol

 

[-Maximus-]

I have the Remington 700 stainless milspec 5R. Here is a good read on it:

http://www.snipercentral.com/milspec5r.phtml

Not exactly an M24, but the barrel is a rejected barrel that was on the M24 line. Instead of tossing it, they re-contour and slap on a stainless Remington action and call it a milspec. I love mine.

 

[WhiteyMacD]

If you are looking to build an authentic M24 clone (long action and all), my advice would be to stop and just save your money for an actual M24. I believe you can still get them from Remmy, if not, there are places that specialize in M24 clones.

In all honesty, I would rather start with a 700 in .308 and dress it up like one.