New Savage Model 42

[LaOtto222]

I know they quit making the Model 24, so take a gander at the Savage Model 42
 
http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/Model42
 
Check out the link, I like the price, street should be under $400. I would like to have a 357/20 gauge, but a 30-30/20 or 12 would not be over looked either. The weight is only 6.1 pounds, which should make it lighter than the Model 24
 
Good Luck and Good Shooting

[LaOtto222]

[LaOtto222]

This thread has had over 100 views, but no comments. I think the Model 42 will go the way of the Dodo bird with all the enthusiasm it has generated.
 
As always, Good Luck and Good Shooting

[hotrunner]

Well, I might have been interested in the .22 Mag/.410, but I'm sick of being jacked around by Savage and their mythical models they are (allegedly) coming out with; I suspect this is more of the same. Am still waiting to see a Model 25 Lightweight Varminter - after over a year of advertising - in any caliber, including the .17 Hornet.
BTW: where are these things manufactured?

[omegahunter]

I would guess they are being made underground somewhere so there is no light so they can't see how UGLY these things are!!     That is one ugly firearm compared to the much older models.  They have continued to go downhill in looks for a long time.

[spruce]

Well, I like the concept - but not the execution!
 
An angled () recoil pad, red lettering & red trim.  I guess I'm just old fashioned, but looks kind of gaudy to me.  And the break-open lever sticking out in front of the trigger guard right where you'd likely wrap your hand around the receiver to carry it?
 
Hopefully someone at Savage will come to their senses and clean it up a little bit before they actually put it into production.

[Harry Snippe]

I liked the Savage 24 22/410 I had as a kid but sold it for a twelve guage .
The new 42 is as close as we are going to get since the last 24's were close to 600 to build I hear .
So this model 42 might have some interst if we see it at the dealership some day  .
I wonder myself why that angle to the rear stock and why the two cent rear sight ?
 
If they are made in Turkey and you could update the sites ,and maybe loose the red trim , I may too revisit the 22 Mag over 410 , but a twenty guage would sure get the attention .
Lets hope the trigger pull is then too not eqaul to the guns weight

[Star1pup]

I would buy one in 20 gauge with a .223 on top.  I have a model 24 with a 3" 20 guage mag on bottom and a .222 on top.  I'd like to see something similar, but not as heavy.

[Graybeard]

I was interested until I saw the photo. It is typical Savage UGLY! I could prolly forgive them the red spacers but there just ain't no excuse for that ugly fore end.

[drdougrx]

If both barrels were of an acceptable big game caliber....maybe.......

[45/70fan]

I just saw one at the local Walmart for $367. It is very light weight and short, close to youth model length. I can't find a thing about what choke the 410 is. I did find that supposedly a 22 mag version is coming soon which would be my choice if I get one.

[frogtog]

410 is cylinder bore according to Gunblast

[Nudge6771]

I spend half my forum following time on GreyBeard...and the other half on Savage24.com forum.  So it's nice to see topics converging!

In any event, YES, it's pathetically ugly.  And for that price point, ya just know it ain't made here, and ya just know it ain't 100% right.

And considering they made over a million of these guns between 1939 and 200(?), and considering the enthusiastic following, Savage would have taken that to heart and made something that was truly worth owning.  Because the niche that the original 24 filled was so great -- the ultimate small game gun.

The .410's are fun, but I've always been partial to .22lr / 20 ga, because you're getting the most common rifle round ever made combined with there 2nd most common shotgun gauge.  And a 20 ga is a serious shotgun, essentially doing anything a 12 ga will do...just at shorter distance. 

What a shame that Savage has made so many great guns over the years, yet their bean counters seem to have greater sway with them than what their own production numbers would otherwise say.

I've said it before...but it bears repeating.  Walking outside with these babies is like going through the drive-through...all kinds of menu options!

- Nudge

[Star1pup]

Nudge, Those are beauties.  Makes me want to dress up my 24 a bit more.  I need to find some sort of sight that is good for the 20 gauge shotgun for close work and the .222 for at least 75 yards, but 100 would be better.

[Nudge6771]

Yeah, that's a tough consideration.  I'm a big believer in aperture peep sights.  One of these guns wears a Redfield RE-24 sight, which was made in the mid-1960's, and is essentially the same as one of their receiver mounted sights, but doesn't require drill & tap.  It just hangs onto the 3/8's groove.  Came with a front sight riser and replacement screw right in the box.  These are damn hard to find these days.  I have another one, and recently saw somebody bid one up to $200 on Gunbroker.

With this sight I will put a .22lr in a rabbit's head out to 50 yards, offhanded.  That's about all I need, because I wouldn't have an ethical shot (given my ability) beyond that, and I limit the 20 ga to about 20-25 yards for pheasant/turkey.

BUT...I also found a newfangled solution.  B-Square makes a low profile dovetail-to-Weaver base.  The 24's grooves are NOT the same as many other .22's...but I bought it and tested it and it DOES fit.  New England Custom Gunworks (NECG) makes a Weaver-style mounted aperture peep sight which will then fit right onto that mount.  And bada bing, yer done (although there's a decent chance you need to raise the front sight to line it all up).  I'm not entirely sure, but Skinner may also make a Weaver-mounted peep sight.  Worth looking into...

The other gun wears a BKL rimfire/airgun mount that has a terrifically tight hold...topped by a Barska fixed 2.5x scope that is clear as heck.  $55 for the mount and $43 for the scope...pretty nifty little setup.  I've fired a slew of 3-in shells with this setup in place, and the mount has never budged, and the scope has never lost it's original zero.

All the same, give me a peep sight on these guns ALL DAY LONG.  I only keep one scoped because my wife likes to shoot it that way.

Outside of the original Redfield RE-24 there are 3 (and exactly 3) other sights that were made for the older Savage 24's.  Williams WGRS-24, Williams 5D, and Lyman 53D.  Of those I think the Lyman is the best.  The only likeable factor about the WGRS-24 is it's groove-mounted like the RE-24.  But it doesn't offer anywhere near the range and windage flexibility...so don't bother chasing one.

Sounds like you've got a 24V (guessing based on your caliber), which means yours is top drill & tap'd from the factory, right?  Think that was the case.  So you might have even more options.

Thing about these guns is, while they are out there, it isn't always easy to find the correct part for YOUR Model 24 variation.  My two are mechanically identical, so I have 3-15 of every single spring/pin/screw/plunger in them.  I've had some 'interesting' adventures doing my own smithing on them...

- Nudge