1) Manufacturer, Model Name
- Classic Army M24 - Military Model
2) Date Obtained
- October - November, 2006 Can't remember the exact date.
3) Initial Cost
- $671
4) New or Used
- Brand new.
5) Mechanical Problems (Gearbox issues, hopup issues.. basically functional performance related -- supply date of issue)
-Bolt doesnt have any plastic 'guides' like the TM VSR does. so the bolt pull may be prone to jamming if dirt gets inside of it. Metal against metal.
-Hopup tends to get knocked out of whack if you're not careful, its best to find the perfect setting for your bb weight and such, and use a light, non-permanant lock-tite paste to keep the hopup screw in place.
6) Esthetic Problems (Paint damage, cracks in body, loose parts.. physical construction related -- supply date of issue)
-The bolt used to click and stop moving out of line with the bolt rest (Not sure what the word is where the bolt rests and ready to fire) From a few months use after purchasing, A stopper inside the bolt wore down and broke away, ball bearings and a small spring were lost (There are about two inside) and the bolt is generally loose. It doesnt hinder performance if you get used to working the bolt straight, sometimes the bolt will hit the back of the receiver if you're not careful.
A good fix is just to take a thick O-ring and stick it between the bolt where the Ball bearings and springs used to be, works perfectly this way.
-Magazines for the M24 are 'very' cheaply built, Very brittle plastic, the feeding lips break away and cause double feeding. People say the magazines are fixable by cutting and placing metal lips yourself. I still have yet to test this myself. A good solution to this is just keep your magazines empty when storing. (Its an obvious thing to do, but some people don't)
-O-Rings are used to put pressure down on the M24's hopup unit. They wear out 'very' fast. The problem is that the particular fit for the hopup is hard to find. So it'd be best to run to your local hardware store to see if any ones fit properly. If its too big, reinserting the barrel/hopup unit will be very hard.
- Screws come loose easily, Expecially around the triggerbox. The ones that screw to the barrel/body are completely fine, but the ones that keep the Triggerboxes working bits tend to get knocked out of whack every now and then. Again, use a light locktite
7) Rounds fired between failures (think how many bags of BB's used before it failed. If no failure, list rounds fired up to this point)
-A good 10,000+ and still going(I plink with it like crazy). The only failures are from bad magazine lips, and if the hopup unit stop screw is tightened too hard.
- Other causes of failures is simply overtightening screws around the hopup unit. Easy fix.
8) Changes to Internals and Externals (upgrades, mods, dates)
- PSS2 M130 spring (400 FPS)
- PSS2 Ball-Bearing spring guide.
- KN Hopup unit.
-Been painted MANY times.
9) Resale Date and Value if applicable.
- Not sellin' this. Ever.
10)Notes and Comments (Optional)
-Despite the finnickeyness of the rifle, the Classic Army m24 is an amazing rifle, It stays consistant and accurate if you take care of the rifle, and is built like a rock. I highly recommend it if you like the looks of a M700/m24, and a solidly built gun. Upgradability is great.
- NOT newb freindly. It was my first gun, but I had anticipated the rifles known finnicekey nature and researched everything around it for a good couple years. If you've got no clue what you're doing, this would be a bad buy.
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