This is a factory M24 Suppressor, used by the US Army on the M24A2 sniper rifle. This model is made by Allen Engineering in Orem, Utah, and is the exact same model that was made in the 1990s by Ron Allen, when he was building the suppressors for Phil Seberger at OPS Inc. This has been keep true to form, and ready for you to mount to your M24 custom sniper clone rifle.
In the late 1980's, OPS Inc. was awarded a contract from the US Army for the reconfiguration of their M24 sniper rifle. The new design incorporated a flange or taper on the barrel, for which the OPS Inc 3rd model would rest against, forming a bound for the over-the-barrel suppressor design that Phil Seberger pioneered. The design was mostly to provide a means to remove the suppressor, and put in a rifle case and reattach and assure a return to zero, and the 3rd Model did this, as well as providing a gas block at the rear. It is hard to imagine now, but at the time of the M24A2, and the 3rd Model suppressor, OPS Inc was the technology leader for suppressors, and the US military led the way with progress in the 1980s and 1990s.
As you can read in this history of OPS Inc. and Ron Allen's involvement, Ron's company, Allen Engineering, provided the manufacturing and engineering for OPS Inc. from 1993 forward, long before other current suppressor brands were even thinking about designing suppressors. The current production M24 Allen suppressors are now made in Utah, and true to the OPS Inc. design. The suppressor is installed to reach back and touch the taper on the barrel. But, one can also install an SPR collar to handle the same function, but that would involve contouring the barrel down quite thinner than most .30 caliber barrels, but is an option. The suppressor itself screws onto standard 5/8-24 threads.
Note: Charlie's is an authorized distributor of Allen Engineering products. If you are working on a special build, ask your gunsmith to contact us.
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