how macho is this?
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MuleyMadness
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- Kamloops, BC
I had the exact same Savage as my first shotgun/chicken gun at about 11...was a .22/20 guage though..man I shot a lot of birds with that.
Deltasilver
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- Right behind you...
Go easy fellas, people from Saskatoon are pretty easy to amuse...
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- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
I shot a .22/20 ga version. My problem was that there had been no apparent effort to regulate the barrels, so there was no way to figure out a sight setting that could be used for a 20 ga slug and the rifle barrel. For a rabbit/squirrel gun with the shotgun barrel loaded with shot it will work fine, and that is what it was designed to do.
nice gun
Nice gun friend.
Maybe "macho" is a poor word choice, "cool" might be better.
Prepare to have everyone jump all over you and ridicule you in a fashion that they probably wouldn't have the balls to do face to face. Some might have enough stones; most wouldn't...
It's still a nice gun
Nice gun friend.
Maybe "macho" is a poor word choice, "cool" might be better.
Prepare to have everyone jump all over you and ridicule you in a fashion that they probably wouldn't have the balls to do face to face. Some might have enough stones; most wouldn't...
It's still a nice gun
My Savage 24C took about 20 hours of work to get the barrels regulated. For the whole story, look here:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3305014
The .410/.410 looks like a neat little gun for scaring up some ditch chickens, but to call it "macho"...?
Nahhhhh... I'm just messin with you.... you're macho. (you'd have to be with walls THAT colour!)
Maybe when the wife's not looking, throw some brown and black paint up there to make it camo. mmatt
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Nahhhhh... I'm just messin with you.... you're macho. (you'd have to be with walls THAT colour!) Maybe when the wife's not looking, throw some brown and black paint up there to make it camo.
mmatt
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its not paint, but is this enough brown and black? my wife actually gave me a lot of grief over the paint choice too. i was trying for a poker table green, but...
Maybe when the wife's not looking, throw some brown and black paint up there to make it camo. mmatt
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its not paint, but is this enough brown and black? my wife actually gave me a lot of grief over the paint choice too. i was trying for a poker table green, but...
Yeah, I guess that'll do.... You could also try "chroma key"ing out the green and put in a cool hunting mural or something; of course it'll only look cool on the computer, you'll still have to stare at that green wall all day... 
mmatt
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You could also try "chroma key"ing out the green and put in a cool hunting mural or something; of course it'll only look cool on the computer, you'll still have to stare at that green wall all day...
mmatt
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manbearpig
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^this
IIRC the bottom barrel is just floated in a steel collar soldered to the upper barrel (or vice-versa, its been awhile). its not regulated at all.
i had one in .223 and 12 gauge, what at the time i thought was the most useful 'all round' combo. if i sighted in the irons for the .223 - or a reflex sight mounted on a rail on the receiver - then a slug loaded in the 12 gauge barrel was several feet off.
IMO what it excels at is this:
if you sight it in for the rifle barrel, its actually reasonably accurate despite the thin rifle barrel with the heavy weight hanging off it. if youre hunting coyotes for example, and have it scoped, its accurate enough for 200yd shots.
if a coyote comes in close, you see some grouse, rabbit, whatever its easy to switch to the shot barrel which is accurate enough at close ranges.
in retrospect, i should have got a .22LR/20 gauge instead of the .223/12. i find that the extraction on the Savage 24 is way too weak for centerfire - i was having serious problems with the .223 extraction and just didnt trust the gun (why i sold it). i also noticed the telltale signs of extraction issues on other centerfire 24s i examined (signs of prying with a screwdriver or knife between the barrel and extractor).
one upgrade that helps - and im going by memory here - is there is a pin at the front of the receiver (perpendicular to the bore) that when the action is opened, actuates a rod that pushes the extractor. this pin is some soft mild steel and over time, and with more 'stuck' cases, will actually bow into a slight curve shape -- which even further weakens extraction. IIRC i replaced this pin with one i fabricated from the shank of an HSS drill bit and extraction improved dramatically.
Nahhhhh... I'm just messin with you.... you're macho. (you'd have to be with walls THAT colour!)
mmatt
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its not paint, but is this enough brown and black? my wife actually gave me a lot of grief over the paint choice too. i was trying for a poker table green, but...[/QUOTE]
Awesome comeback, awesome comeback
Nahhhhh... I'm just messin with you.... you're macho. (you'd have to be with walls THAT colour!)
mmatt
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that's a really macho pink stock on the far right as well. Sorry just had to chime in, I'd love to find a savage 24 in 20/.30-30
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I think it's cute
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that's a really macho pink stock on the far right as well. Sorry just had to chime in, I'd love to find a savage 24 in 20/.30-30[/QUOTE]
what can i say? i have a daughter. with my 30-30/20 gauge, i can hit a 6" gong with the same point of aim for both barrels at 50 yds or so, using a rifled slug. good enough for me, never bought it for a long range gun anyway.
for all you haters, yeah maybe the color choice was a mistake, but your obvious jealousy makes up for it.
