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My first "real" gun was a Stevens 24 in 22/410. I carried that gun everywhere, but was offered twice what my father paid and $225 sounded like a lot of money to a kid - so I sold it. I regretted it ever since but the guy that bought it died and his family wasn't interested in selling it back - so it was gone.
Last year a member on here was selling a savage 24 that was very similar to my Stevens and in better condition than mine was in so I bought it. However I needed to make a few changes. The factory rear sight is quite long, and the dovetail shallow so the sight became "wiggly" over time, the triggergaurd is pot metal and often breaks and the front sight was hardly visible to my eyes in lower light. On top of that, the stock needed refinishing.
So I made a much smaller, fixed rear sight that fits the dovetail very tightly. Then I made 2 fiberoptic front sights, and a steel triggerguard. I refinished the stock, and the parts came back from hot bluing this morning. (Thanks Bob)
Anyways I know these are plain/crude little guns, but I'm very happy with it.
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Very nice, you have it looking like brand new again. Too bad the family wouldn't sell it back to you, perhaps if you offered a trade of a similar gun they may let it go.
 
Magellann said:
Very nice, you have it looking like brand new again. Too bad the family wouldn't sell it back to you, perhaps if you offered a trade of a similar gun they may let it go.
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Truth is, although the Stevens held the memories - I wasn't nearly as nice as this one.
 
Looks great, perfect for Alberta grousing.

I've always wanted to own one of these in a centerfire 20 gauge combo.
 
kamlooky said:
I'm always amazed at what you post the perfectness of the work you do.
How did you accomplish that trigger guard?

Well done.
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Thanks for the kind words. The triggerguard was drilled, milled, cut, filed and polished. I also made it slightly wider, contoured it, and it's thinner than the original pot metal.
 
conor_90 said:
Looks great, perfect for Alberta grousing.

I've always wanted to own one of these in a centerfire 20 gauge combo.
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Indeed me and the old Stevens, killed many. I had a ghetto sling setup, the gun on my back and me on my honda xr80. Cruising cutlines looking for birds.
 
I love hearing these types of stories. I am not quite as nostalgic about guns but I have only one gun in my collection that I will never sell. Excellent work!
 
I picked up an old Savage 24 for my son when he is the right age and it has a loose rear sight that I want to replace as well. I really like that front fibre optic sight you made - do you mind sharing which sights you chose? I am also going to tear mine down and refinish the wood and have it either blued or cerakoted.
 
Zedbra said:
I picked up an old Savage 24 for my son when he is the right age and it has a loose rear sight that I want to replace as well. I really like that front fibre optic sight you made - do you mind sharing which sights you chose? I am also going to tear mine down and refinish the wood and have it either blued or cerakoted.
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I couldn't find a replacment sights so I made these. Everything I replaced I made.
 
My dad bought me a Savage 24 for my eighth birthday. That was 52 years ago. He never let me hunt with it until I was 12 but I became a crack shot with it. I too wandered the country side hunting. When I saw the picture of yours I fetched it from the safe. Sure brings back a lot of memories.
Excellent work as usual. Think you missed your calling
 
TedNugent said:
Did you hot blue that yourself?? IF so, pat yourself on the back, that looks fantastic!
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No. I prep everything for bluing and send it out to Bob Galloway at custom gunworx in Rocky Mountain house. I've always been happy with his bluing, and he blues fairly often so I'm usually only waiting days not weeks to get my stuff back. I have a small tank and the chemicals, but with Bobs quick turnaround and all his experience it's hard for me to get motivated to try it myself.
 
Good story and very nice work! I have a 24H-DL .22/20 that I bought new in about 1966 or 67. I have hunted with it a lot. I have an old toffee tin that I started using sometime after around 1968 or 69 for ammo. I've used that dumb tin ever since. The old Savage shows its years, but still does the job. Gotta love the solid feel of it when you close it up. :)
 
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