Opinions about Savage combo guns?

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Any Savage 24 owners out there?

I'm thinking to get a Savage 24 (?) not sure which one yet...looking for a 20g and .223(for predators), but not sure how's the rifle shooting since they are over and under, may be difficult to take sight or do you think a scope will help?

or should I take the 20g/.22lr model for closer range, smaller games?

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I have a .222 over 20 ga. that I have used when calling coyotes (shot lots of grouse with the 20). Sometimes it wears a Bushnell 2.5 power and sometimes open sights.

I also have a .30/30 over 20 and have so for just shot grouse with it. With open sights I am sure I could use it on deer or coyotes.

Robin
 
I've owned a couple of them. I realy like the idea of a combination gun, but I don't think Savage pulled it off very well. Mine were not regulated so that the shotgun and rifle shot to the same point of impact. Both of the ones I owned had no rib beteeen the barrels, just the barrel band/sight attached at the muzzle with a screw between the barrels. Rifle and shotgun shot 2' apart at 30 yds. Newer or older ones may be better, the design has varied a lot over the years. They are not balanced or stocked like a shotgun, so using one to hit flying game is not really practical compared to using a "real" shotgun. For rabbits and coyotes the shotgun option would be acceptable for most people. Overall fit, finish and function were only OK at best. I keep wanting to buy another one, maybe one of the older ones with the barrels solidly soldered together?
A high quality European combo gun is MUCH more expensive, but they do it right. I now own a Merkel, and it's eveything I could ask for.
 
My father has the rare camper or compact version, straight stock and 18.5" bbls, he loves it. 22lr/20. He has scoped it with a red dot, tried a homemade ghost ring, opne sights etc. His latest is the red dot, he seems to like it.

I have owned a couple and I really do not care for them, too heavy (newer ones) but I did have a 22/410 I liked it but never used it.
 
A friend of mine has a 20 gauge / 30-30 that he has fitted with a ghost ring site. We have easily shot sitting clays at 100 yards using the rifle barrel and flying clays at 30 with the shotgun and found the setup to work well for both.
 
Honk...Honk...Boom said:
I could never get use to the one I bought 223 over 20. Cumbersome and poorly engineered IMHO.

HHB
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so please PM me first before you put it up on EE :D

I have both 12g shotgun and .233 rifle already, but carrying a 20g/.223, I can handle everythig from squirrel to close encounter with yotes/foxes 10yd behind me;) by the shotgun, and the .223 should handle predators up to 150 yards...for a 8lb gun, I think I don't mind to carry it for a long walk in the woods as long as it can shoot where I aim.
 
Mine is a .223 over 12ga. I like it, but you have to accept the limitations, e.g. two guns in one must be heavier than either. Mine doesnt' shoot both barrels to the same point of aim, which is certainly a disappointment. The design does not allow for any adjustments to correct this.

I bought mine used, drilled for but without a scope mount. I fitted the Weaver mount that is made for this model, and it is solid. I have heard several purchasers of new guns complain that factory-fitted B-Square scope mounts wouldn't stay put because they are made to be allow some adjustment.



Mine is reliable and reasonably accurate. It's a compromise. I'd pay a bit more for one if the design was better, but there comes a point where better engineering would cost so much I wouldn't get one.
 
I've got the 22 over 20 guage. Great for grouse and rabbits in thick cover because of the short barrel. If the bunny wants to sit, I use the 22 - if he want's to run, I use the 20 guage.

The shotgun has a really wide open choke.

What I really like about it is that it breaks down into a small enough package I can carry it in my daypack. Have packed it when deer hunting, and if I stumble into a bunch of patient grouse, I can assemble it and have a good shoot.

Also, if you need to walk through a popular hiking area to get to your hunting grounds, you can pack in the little gun in your daypack and not stress out the other 'recreationalists'.

Andrew
 
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