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A young friend of mine tells me that the Savage Model 24 rifle/shotgun combo has been chambered - a while back - in 30/06 and 12 gauge with some kind of synthetic stock attached to it. Never heard of such a beast but then I am not a gun scholar. To the best of my knowledge, the Savage Model 24 has never been chambered in 30-06 but I just read twenty minutes ago - elsewhere on the net - that it has been chambered in 308 Winchester (again, first time I hear about that).

The search function leads nowhere in this instance - no big surprise for me, as usual.

Question : could someone with enough erudition give me the long and short of the matter ?

TIA
 
I think Valmet ran with the Savage 24 platform and chambered a rifle in .308/12g sometime in the 1980's. They also used a synthetic stock. I forget the actual model number, but it was a Savage 24 made by Valmet, they could have made one in 30-06.

If you google for older gun bible entries, you can usually find a good amount of Savage 24 information.

A single shot rifle is possibly the only time I could see a use for non-magnum long action cartridges, so it would be worth picking one up if you can find it.

Also, you shouldn't use that douche-style of prose on the internet when you post, you make it look like your kids taught you how to world wide interweb
 
Savage did use a "Tenite"(plastic) stock on some variations of the 24. No Model 24 was chambered in either .308 or .30-06, though the Model 2400 was chambered in .308 and paired with the 12ga.

The Savage Model 2400 is related to the Valmet 412. The Valmet 412 was available in the 12ga/30-06 combo, not sure about the synthetic on this model though.
 
Lodi said:
Savage did use a "Tenite"(plastic) stock on some variations of the 24. No Model 24 was chambered in either .308 or .30-06, though the Model 2400 was chambered in .308 and paired with the 12ga.

The Savage Model 2400 is related to the Valmet 412. The Valmet 412 was available in the 12ga/30-06 combo, not sure about the synthetic on this model though.
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So, my young padawan wasn't far from the truth after all : the trail to follow is Savage Model 2400 and Valmet Model 412.

Very many thanks, Lodi. Much appreciated !:)
 
Rocket Surgery said:
I think Valmet ran with the Savage 24 platform and chambered a rifle in .308/12g sometime in the 1980's. They also used a synthetic stock. I forget the actual model number, but it was a Savage 24 made by Valmet, they could have made one in 30-06.

If you google for older gun bible entries, you can usually find a good amount of Savage 24 information.

A single shot rifle is possibly the only time I could see a use for non-magnum long action cartridges, so it would be worth picking one up if you can find it.

Also, you shouldn't use that douche-style of prose on the internet when you post, you make it look like your kids taught you how to world wide interweb
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Actually the Valmet 412 was a Marocchi combination gun marketed under
the Valmet banner until 1989. You can get one now, which is now called
the 512 FinnClassic from a Marocchi dealer. Caliber selection includes 30-06, .308,
7.62x53r, 7x57r etc.

The Savage 24 action is a whole different animal than the Marocchi/Valmet.
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You might find more info at a couple of sites (I'm going by memory so accuracy may be off):

24hourcampfire.com
Savage24.com
 
SHELL SHUCKER said:
Actually the Valmet 412 was a Marocchi combination gun marketed under
the Valmet banner until 1989. You can get one now, which is now called
the 512 FinnClassic from a Marocchi dealer. Caliber selection includes 30-06, .308,
7.62x53r, 7x57r etc.

The Savage 24 action is a whole different animal than the Marocchi/Valmet.
:yingyang:
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Thank you all,

I have read all what could get on the web about those Savage Model 24 and Model 2400 and also about the Marocchi/Valmet - Marocchi/Finnclassic.

SHELL SHUCKER,

You are right : the Savage Model 24 is definitely not in the same league as the Marocchi/Valmet 412 and the Marocchi/Finnclassic 512. The Model Finnclassic is still being made today but the price range - and quality, I guess - tells you that they are not on the same level.
 
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