The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

This week completes 30yrs at my present job, a milestone I never figured to make it to.(hell 20yrs was tough enough)

So I decided to treat myself to something special, and Lynn agreed too.

It will be here early next week.

Remington M24sws w/deployment kit

wow...nice gift to yourself.......well, maybe also from Lynn...!!

You get good toys Miller.

36 years here, it still doesn't feel like I am coming to work, good people, great times, be here until I drop.

Thanks guys, never figured on reaching 30, especially in my line of work where most guys change companies every 2-5 years. But it was a good fit for me and while they can still make me shake my head with some of there decisions they have always allowed me a nice standard of living.

Very nice “gift” but even more so, congrats on the 30 years! That’s a tough, rare thing anymore.

Very nice and congratulations!

You are very fortunate to have been able to have that kind of stability in a good job. My hat is off to you. That is a very nice piece of iron you have shown us!

In my career, I probably averaged about five years per job. In construction you have to move to advance. If you are hired as a ditch digger, you will remain a ditch digger until you change employers. Changing jobs was getting an advancement in pay and responsibility. About mid career, I had a boss that broke that mold, and I would have stayed with him for the duration, but he up and died on me; something I have not forgiven him for yet. I repeated that experience a few years later when I had a wonderful boss in Miami. I loved that old man and I loved my work, but I hated Miami too much to stay.

LOL, I wondered when the other shoe would drop, looks like this will also cost me a complete kitchen remodel.

Picked it up today and am very pleased with it. It appears this particular rig was last issued to C-Troop, 6/8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division and still has dust and dirt on its bipod from its last deployment.

Well since my initial posting I have been conversing with Lt. Col. Robert Reynolds, Commander, 6th Sqdn/8th Cav. Regt. and he has conveyed to me the following info;



Walter Just wanted to give you a little background before unplug for a Bible study I am leading.

1. C Troop, 6-8 Cav was a light reconnaissance Troop assigned to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (not 1st Cav).

2. 2009 was the first time 6-8 was authorized snipers since we reorganized from a mechanized squadron to a “light” Squadron.

3. They were in Iraq 2010-2011 and Afghanistan on their next deployment.

4. If you know when it went back into rebuild we might be able to figure out where it was.

5. Either way I will dig through my stuff and see if I can find any pictures of C Troop in Iraq…might have a picture of some of our sniper teams or maybe get you in touch with some of the guys who were there. God bless

Pastor Bob Reynolds

COL(Retired), US Army



I informed him that the rifle in questions barreled action has a date code of 2012, and was shipped out to the original purchaser 1/2013. There for the rifle was probably returned to Remington in late 2011 or early 2012 for rebuild.

His replay was;



Well if it was one of our post deployment refit turn ins. That would have been with Chaos Troop along the Iraq/Syria border In the vicinity of a town called Sinjar. If I can find anything from my old files or photos you are welcome to it. No promises since I got rid of a lot of stuff after I retired, but I can still check.

God bless Bob

So I am eagerly awaiting any future updates.

Congratulations and nice rifle. How will you ever get all that mud off of it ?