Armalite AR-24 - Political Forum

Public_Enemy · 05-08-2007, 06:48 PM

The product of Westrom’s efforts is realized in the AR-24 and AR-24K pistols. Both are 9 mm double-action, short-recoil, semi-automatic handguns. The AR-24 is a full-size defensive sidearm with a 4.67" barrel and a 15-round, double-column magazine. The AR-24K is a compact version with a shorter 3.8" barrel. The abbreviated grip frame accommodates a 13-round, double-column magazine. Sarsilmaz, a Turkish firm with a 120-year history of building sporting and military firearms, makes both guns for ArmaLite.
For the past few years, Sarsilmaz has been marketing ArmaLite’s guns, including the AR-10, -30, and -50, to the Turkish Ministry of Defense. Recently, Sarsilmaz signed an agreement with Colt (that is currently pending government approval) to build the M4 at its facility. About two years ago, Westrom visited the Sarsilmaz factory and was surprised to discover that the plant was ISO 9000 registered and filled with precision CNC machinery from Okuma Howa. Secondary work at the plant is performed on machines of German and Italian origin.
The plant is far more complete than any he had seen. Last summer, Westrom showed the Sarsilmaz facility to me and American Rifleman Contributing Editor Charlie Cutshaw, who also writes for Jane’s International Defense Review. Charlie said it was the best plant he’d seen in the world except for one: the Singaporean government plant. Personally, I was impressed with Sarsilmaz’s ability to make its own tooling and gauges. This is something that is increasingly rare in the firearm industry.

Armalite's AR-24 Pistol

dahermit · 05-08-2007, 08:52 PM

It looks somewhat like a Browning HP. What makes this gun better than the Browning?

Public_Enemy · 05-08-2007, 09:29 PM

its design inspired from famous CZ-75 and Sig P210 but produced with the latest materials and production methods in precision CNC machines with near to zero fault tolerance.
it is from a review :

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Mechanically there does not seem to be any differences from other CZs and fieldstripping is exactly the same. It is worth mentioning because it is a bit different from more common designs. On the left side of both frame and slide are a pair of witness marks just forward of the hammer. To fieldstrip the unloaded pistol, all you have to do is draw the slide back about 1/4" to align the two witness marks and then push the slide stop pin out from the right. The recoil spring and guide are not a captive unit so a bit of care is needed when removing it.

Shooting the AR-24 was properly uneventful and it shot without protest a wide variety of 9mm ammo including some less than stellar handloads I found in the junk box. The CZ-75 has a great reputation for reliability and the AR-24 does nothing to sully that. At around 500 rounds through the test gun there have been no stoppages or malfunctions of any kind.

In fact, I shot the ArmaLite for fun over and above the obligatory function and accuracy test because of the combination of good sights and nice trigger. The test gun has adjustable sights with the typical three dot pattern, but fixed and tritium illuminated sights are also available. My custom is to weigh triggers when I first get a gun and the initial 51⁄2 pound reading for the single-action was about what you’d hope for in a service pistol, but it was quite smooth and was no detriment to accuracy. Neither the single-action nor double-action pull weight changed with use.

Accuracy was impressive, too. In my experience, stock 9mm service pistols average 3" to 4" 25-yard groups, but as you can see from the table the worst single group was only 3.04" and the average considerably better. Most of us are going to plink with guns like this, too, and good accuracy never hurts.

FRYandBENDER · 05-08-2007, 10:22 PM

Sweet.

It would be cool if they had a sub compact version, and maybe one that shot .40 or .45 rounds.

I'm looking at a Springfield Armory .45 XD, so if anyone has any knowledge of why I shouldn't get one let me know. I've been told by several people that they are really good. Thanks.

Public_Enemy · 05-08-2007, 11:30 PM

Yeah there is compact one

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This is but the first in a line of pistols from ArmaLite. There is already a compact version of the 9mm and plans are well under way for both .40 S&W and .45 ACP models in the future.

Oedipus Rex · 05-26-2007, 10:47 AM

I'd rather have one of these.....

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Revolutionary · 05-28-2007, 04:32 PM

Awesome! lets kill people!

perdidochas · 05-29-2007, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by dahermit

It looks somewhat like a Browning HP. What makes this gun better than the Browning?

1) It's double action.
2) It's built on the CZ-75 frame, which some notable gun writers (notably the late Jeff Cooper) view as the most ergonomic frame of any known pistol.