M24 SWS

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The M24 SWS is the military and police version of the Remington 700 rifle. The name SWS stands for Sniper Weapon System. It is the standard-issue sniper rifle in the U.S. Army (since 1988) and the Israeli Defence Forces.

1 Specifications
2 M24A2
3 Popular culture
4 See also
5 External links

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Specifications

Sights: 10 x 42 Leupold Ultra M3A telescopic sight (Mil-Dot), detachable emergency iron sights (Redfield Palma International)
Barrel: 1 twist in 11.2 in (284 mm), 5 lands and grooves
Stock: HS Precision — adjustable for length of pull
Expected accuracy: 1 MOA with M118, 0.75 MOA with M118LR, and 0.25 to 0.50 MOA with commercial match grade ammunition

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M24A2

Remington is currently developing an improved version of the M24 rifle. The A2 model features a detachable 10-round magazine, side and top-mounted Picatinny rails (advertised by Remington as "MARS", or Modular Accessory Rail System), barrel modifications designed to accommodate a sound suppressor, and an improved stock with adjustable cheek height and length of pull. As of February 2005, the M24A2 remains in prototype phase.

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Popular culture

The M24 SWS can be found in the U.S. Army's first-person shooter video game/PC game, America's Army. Several other titles, including Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, also feature the weapon.

It can also be found in the first-person shooter Battlefield 2, where it is featured as a weapon of the Marines. In reality, however, the rifle is not used by the United States Marine Corps — the branch has, instead, chosen to employ the M40 series sniper rifles (originally made by Remington [40x Match Rifle]) rather than the M24 SWS. The M24 in the game has the least bullet drop in all the sniper rifles.