Author Topic: Savage model 24 (Read 1288 times)

armycar01 · « **on:** March 03, 2005, 05:31:17 AM »

I have seen a lot of people talking about 'em on here, just wondering how many of y'all have owned one of the good ol' over/under's made by Savage.

My first gun was a 24B, 22lr and .410. Anybody got any stories?

Graybeard · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2005, 06:35:16 AM »

Used to have one with 20 ga and .22 Mag barrels. Sure wish I still had it. Best combination squirrel and turkey gun I ever owned. But when Alabama outlawed rifles for turkey I ended up selling it. One of these days I'll run across another nice one and pick it up.

Lawdog · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2005, 01:02:27 PM »

I have a DL model in 20 ga. over .22 mag. that I bought off a friend when he went into the service in 1967. Best $50.00 I ever spent. Lawdog

Shorty · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2005, 01:49:49 PM »

I once had one, a .22 LR over 20 ga. One time, I was going to zero the rifle sights for the .22 but I had left the hammer selector on the shotgun barrel. What a jolt that was! :roll:

Thomas Krupinski · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2005, 01:54:24 PM »

I have one of the older ones with nickel receiver and selector button on the side. It's 22 LR over 20 gauge. Nice little combo gun.

Jack Gilbert · « **Reply #5 on:** March 12, 2005, 09:36:11 AM »

Yes, as a matter of fact I have one which I received on my 15th. birthday. This one was chambered for .410/.22WMR. My Dad went over and borrowed 5 rounds of .22 ammo from the Methodist minister, one of the few around to own one of these chamberings.

Well, that Savage made for many a fine meal, as we hunted grouse on the middle fork of the Clearwater river, up by Lowell, on U.S. Highway 12. We shot them out of elderberry bushes in the evening. Many is the ground squirrel, rock chuck and jack rabbit that fell to that rifle. It was without a doubt one of the most accurate rifles I ever owned, and still is.

The rifle isn't used as much now as it was, but still is in outstanding condition. If I want to get serious about varmint shooting, it still is a good choice. I believe it was made circa 1962. Dad was a funeral director and got two of these rifles with Kellogg points, which was an embalming fluid manufacturer. Kind of like Green Stamps. In those days the guns came direct to the house, no FFL malarky. My twin brother got the other one, it was a .22 LR, as I already had a 67-A Winchester.

Joel · « **Reply #6 on:** March 15, 2005, 06:34:49 AM »

Seems we always had at least one 24 around the house when I was growing up; in those days they were 22RF/.410's. Since dad owned mostly singleshots(Lord I wish I still had some of them) it was logical enough. Great little squirrel guns. When I went off to college in '62 took along a 24 in the new fangled 22WRM/.410. Used it mostly with WRF's to hunt big ol' fox squirrels. The college was REAL small; up in the the fingerlake region of NYS.
I now own a DL in 22 WRM/20 and a 24V in 22 Hornet/20. The 24V gets carried more than any other rifle I own except for the NEF 22 Hornet, since I use it on everything from squirrels to turkey. Yeah, it's kinda heavy to be carrying up and down these ol' mountains, but I like heavy rifles. One of these days I'll come accross one in 30-30/20. Just to have one. Can't afford the new versions Savage is selling and wouldn't buy one anyway with those black synthetic stocks.

Keith L · « **Reply #7 on:** March 15, 2005, 02:07:02 PM »

There is a forum down the page a little bit on Drillings and other Combination Guns. Savage 24s are discussed there also.

I have long wanted one. My father in law had one with a plastic stock that was made years aog. It was a .22lr/.410. I never see them in gun shops around here, and have lost several at farm auctions. They bring a good price! Some day I will find the right deal.

Joel · « **Reply #8 on:** March 15, 2005, 08:14:08 PM »

Yeah, we had one with the plastic stock years ago. Actually the stock was made out of Bakelite, a sort of plastic. Used to have a Savage 94 in 12 guage with the same kind of stock. Made a H&R 12 feel like benchrest rifle. Sold it to a guy I didn't have much use for.

Keith L · « **Reply #9 on:** March 15, 2005, 09:29:40 PM »

He had a single shot Savage 20 gauge with the same stock. By the time I knew him the stock had been broken and glued back together. The stock wasn't straight since the glue job, and it was hard to hit anything. That little gun kicked like a mule! If you wanted a flinch it could help you out. The Model 24 is still in the family. I wonder what ever happened to the 20 gauge.