Savage 24 Madness
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Highhawk1948
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Always wanted one as a young boy. Thought it would be ideal for living off of small game. Had to settle for a .22 because of cost. My old turkey hunting partner use one to great success. Finally got one in my 50's in a show saddle trade. It's a 1984, .22/20 gauge. Great farm gun. Don't make them anymore so they go for a good chunk of change. I need to give it to a responsible young man that runs the woods.
Old Model 24s go hi around here too. Besides them being off the
market, there are a lot of Dads and Grampas looking to get them
for kids. They don't want just any 24. They what solid barrel guns
with selector on frame. They will consider what we call transition
models with solid barrels and rocker type selector on hammer.
The open barrel models don't go that well. The solid soldered
barrel models have good rep for accuracy, newer models not so
much. I have seen all 24s on line going for top dollar. The new
"Thing" 43, I think has no class and bad rep
market, there are a lot of Dads and Grampas looking to get them
for kids. They don't want just any 24. They what solid barrel guns
with selector on frame. They will consider what we call transition
models with solid barrels and rocker type selector on hammer.
The open barrel models don't go that well. The solid soldered
barrel models have good rep for accuracy, newer models not so
much. I have seen all 24s on line going for top dollar. The new
"Thing" 43, I think has no class and bad rep
I don't know but I sure wish I had my 22/410 O/U back.
I got it for Christmas when I was 10.
It got stolen when I was in 8th grade.
I still have the old Stevens 58D 20 ga Dad bought me as a replacement, but it isn't the same.
I got it for Christmas when I was 10.
It got stolen when I was in 8th grade.
I still have the old Stevens 58D 20 ga Dad bought me as a replacement, but it isn't the same.
My granddaddy bought a Stevens .22/.410 at the beginning of WW II. It has the Tenite stock and forearm. He bought it to get the bunny wabbits out of his garden. It sat in the bathroom closet until I turned 15, then it was given to me.
I was out rabbit hunting one winter and slipped while walking across a frozen pond. The rear sight was knocked off and I never replaced it. It still shoots good.
I bought my (ex) wife a Savage Camper .22 LR/20 gauge at a pawn shop. Wish I could have kept that one. Paid a very fair price for it too.
Every Stevens or Savage O/U rifle/shotgun I have seen has been high priced for the last 20 years or so.
I was out rabbit hunting one winter and slipped while walking across a frozen pond. The rear sight was knocked off and I never replaced it. It still shoots good.
I bought my (ex) wife a Savage Camper .22 LR/20 gauge at a pawn shop. Wish I could have kept that one. Paid a very fair price for it too.
Every Stevens or Savage O/U rifle/shotgun I have seen has been high priced for the last 20 years or so.
Maddog 521
Member
I had one that was chambered in 20ga and .222. Great gun but I sold it long ago.
They are getting more expensive but worth it I think. I have four; 223/12, 223/20, 22/20, 22/410. The rifle barrels on all of them are surprisingly accurate, have made a number of head shots on turkeys with the 223s. Work pretty well for calling in coyotes too when you don't know whether you'll have a 100 yard shot or a 20 yard running opportunity (assuming you can remember and work the "toggle" between barrels quickly enough). Most of the nice ones I see these days are in the $600 range with some of the older and well used 22/410s in the $350-$400 range.
Jeff
SWCA #1457
Jeff
SWCA #1457
A friend of mine collects the early Stevens models. He has a
display that has a tin sign in yellow & blue with a attached rack
that was meant for store windows. He scooped me on that at a
sale of a old General Store in our town. I was after the 22 ammo
displays that I knew existed, and he stumbled on the display in
a bunch of old advertisement junk. I did get the 22 ammo
counter displays and 5 wooden ammo cases. Even one for 22
Bird Shot.
display that has a tin sign in yellow & blue with a attached rack
that was meant for store windows. He scooped me on that at a
sale of a old General Store in our town. I was after the 22 ammo
displays that I knew existed, and he stumbled on the display in
a bunch of old advertisement junk. I did get the 22 ammo
counter displays and 5 wooden ammo cases. Even one for 22
Bird Shot.
Well I would not consider that as a single shot! It is a over-under and to me a 2 shot repeating gun!
I had a .22LR over 4.10 in the sixties. At that time that was all the caliber/gauge choices you had. There was a large area to hunt about a mile from my house and I brought many different .22s and shotguns there for hunting and most times just plinking. For about 2 years I found I was carrying the 24 more than any other gun. Used that till a buddy talked me out of it ! (Big mistake)
The ones I have a hard time not getting are the 410 x 22 mag or 222 ones. The wheels start spinning.
Ivan the Butcher
Member
I'm down to 3. a 30-30/20gauge. a 357mag/20 gauge, and a 24-C; a 22 LR/20 gauge. 20" camper special with ammo storage in the butt stock. That Camper Special has been my constant companion for the last 25 years as my truck gun. It has done plinking duty, hunting duty, and even saved a pool party from a raccoon with distemper!
I keep it in a case, with a scope, cleaning kit, sling, 200 rounds of Mini mags and 2 plastic boxes of 20 gauge ammo. These boxes are for 600 Nitro ammo (same size as 20 gauge), I have 5 rounds each of N0. 4 Buck, Rifled Slugs, #4 bird shot and #7.5 birdshot in each box. All the ammo I need for any spur of the moment shooting situation.
About 20 years ago I had a 22mag over 20 gauge with a 26" barrel. It was a very old model with the lever on the side! It was the only 24 I've ever seen that didn't shoot well!
The 357 and 22LR are great companion guns with several of my S&W revolvers!
Ivan
I keep it in a case, with a scope, cleaning kit, sling, 200 rounds of Mini mags and 2 plastic boxes of 20 gauge ammo. These boxes are for 600 Nitro ammo (same size as 20 gauge), I have 5 rounds each of N0. 4 Buck, Rifled Slugs, #4 bird shot and #7.5 birdshot in each box. All the ammo I need for any spur of the moment shooting situation.
About 20 years ago I had a 22mag over 20 gauge with a 26" barrel. It was a very old model with the lever on the side! It was the only 24 I've ever seen that didn't shoot well!
The 357 and 22LR are great companion guns with several of my S&W revolvers!
Ivan
SuperMan
Member
Picked up a 60s vintage 24DL .22 Mag/20 ga. about 15 years ago. Someone had replaced the nice Monte Carlo walnut stock with a Tenite...that was fine with me as I just wanted it for a truck gun anyway.
Found a second one just like it but it had the walnut stock still on it...when it came time to thin the heard that one went and I kept the Tenite stocked one.
Back about 1986 a doctor friend had me get two of the Camper Specials in .357 Maxium/20 ga. for he and his dad. They had both the standard stock and an extra pistol grip...kick myself a 1000 time for not getting one for me also... Last one I saw sell was for in the $800 range...
Looked at one of the Chiappa Double Badgers last month...very nicely made little gun with excellent sights...
Bob
Found a second one just like it but it had the walnut stock still on it...when it came time to thin the heard that one went and I kept the Tenite stocked one.
Back about 1986 a doctor friend had me get two of the Camper Specials in .357 Maxium/20 ga. for he and his dad. They had both the standard stock and an extra pistol grip...kick myself a 1000 time for not getting one for me also... Last one I saw sell was for in the $800 range...
Looked at one of the Chiappa Double Badgers last month...very nicely made little gun with excellent sights...
Bob
Rock185
US Veteran
Saw one of these,.22 Mag/20Ga., on GB lately with an unknown reserve and a BIN price of $1695.00 I believe it was. I knew someone with one of these back in the '60s, and would like to have one. But to date, I haven't been willing to pay the asking prices. Some I've seen appear to have been rode hard and put away wet, and still priced very high.....
They're great guns, they're not mad any more, not too many people are selling, and the folks buying are will to pay for nostalgia.
My dad gave me my 24J Deluxe .22lr/.410 for Christmas in 1973 when I was 11. No telling how many thousands of rounds have been shot through that gun, it still functions perfectly and is squirrel accurate at whatever distance you can see. It's still in my safe. I have one of the new 42s in .22mag/.410, it's serviceable and makes a good tractor gun but it was overpriced and has no soul.
My dad gave me my 24J Deluxe .22lr/.410 for Christmas in 1973 when I was 11. No telling how many thousands of rounds have been shot through that gun, it still functions perfectly and is squirrel accurate at whatever distance you can see. It's still in my safe. I have one of the new 42s in .22mag/.410, it's serviceable and makes a good tractor gun but it was overpriced and has no soul.
I have one in 22lr/410. Will never sell it.It's taken many rabbits and ptarmigan.
I see them around here at gun shops every once in a while. They sell for $500 and don't last long.
I see them around here at gun shops every once in a while. They sell for $500 and don't last long.
WOW! Talk about parallels!
I got the same gun for Christmas in 1972 when I had just turned 10! Too cool! Like I said, I sure wish I still had mine...
Picked up a Camper Special .22/20 ga long ago. My son shocked and amazed people at a trap club once with it when he was about 13--hit just about everything he shot at.
I don't use it much, but it's a cool little gun. Got a .30-30 liner for the shotgun barrel which works but because the POI is a bit off POA hits are problematical. With .22LR its pretty accurate.
The original plastic case is showing its age but the case for the Ruger 10-22 takedown fits it just fine.
I don't use it much, but it's a cool little gun. Got a .30-30 liner for the shotgun barrel which works but because the POI is a bit off POA hits are problematical. With .22LR its pretty accurate.
The original plastic case is showing its age but the case for the Ruger 10-22 takedown fits it just fine.
bcarroll
Member
I have one of those old 22 over 410 2 1/2". Plastic stock, big knob on the frame to switch barrels. Never thought it had a following?
