I agree with you. I wish they had 24" for standard calibers and 26" for magnums for the little extra velocity you can get but that's just me. Not all Remingtons have 24" in standard calibers but a lot of their new models do. Same goes for Winchester. Winchester and Remington have made them both ways. Ruger uses 22" for standards and 24" for magnums also except for their 25-06 which gets a 24" barrel that is also a little heavier contour.