Introduced in 1962 and beloved by millions of shooters and hunters, Remington's Model 700 bolt-action rifle is the basis for the standard-issue U.S. Army sniping rifle—the M24. It is the ...

The M24 was the primary sniper rifle of the U.S. Army from 1988 until the 2010s but has been replaced by the M2010 and M110, faster-firing semi-automatic sniper rifles with greater range.

Soldiers in Afghanistan will receive an upgrade to their bolt-action rifles. The Remington M24 will have a modified barrel to shoot larger .300 Winchester Magnum rounds, it will shoot nearly 35 ...