About mid-1980's, US Army's M-21 sniper rifles were wearing out. Spare parts also became rare. According to the political changes, NATO and the USA started to focus on the Middle East. Its terrain with the flat, open deserts lead to the need of a rifle with effective range up to 1000m. US Army set the requirements for a bolt action stainless steel barrel rifle with Kevlar-graphite stock.
After testing Steyr SSG rifle and Remington model 700BDL, the latter became the standard issued rifle of the Army in 1987 as US Army's Model 24 sniper rifle. So, like many other top SWS used globally, the M24 is just a military upgraded version of the renown Remington 700.

M-24 uses the Remington 700 action. It is outfitted with the Leupold-Stewens M3 Ultra telescopic sight, which is a fixed 10X scope. It has range-finding reticle and built-in compensator for bullet drop.
Buttstock is a composite of Kevlar and graphite, and produced by HS Precision. Buttplate is adjustable in length ( about 2.7" / 69mm ). The M24 has a 24" stainless-steel barrel, with a bore specially cut for the M118 7.62mm NATO Match Grade ammunition. It is also outfitted with adetachable Harris bipod.

Used by Israel and the United States.