Savage 24

I believe without going down to look that it’s a 24F , case color hardening, nearly perfect wood( nicely refinished) beautiful bluing original. No sin, not sure if that was the norm?
 
Mine is the old side button barrel selector model,over choked so a .410 cleaning rod adapter is too tight to fit the bore but lays out Hun/grouse killing patterns out to 30 yards.I had two 30-30x3" -20ga guns and neither barrels hit within a yard of each other at 20 yards.The rifle barrels both shot under MOA at 75 yards.Crudely assembled.A properly made .303 British over a 28ga would have been ideal if it existed..................Harold
 
First new firearm I ever purchased. S I R mail order in 1971 for about ??? $75.00 ???. Still have it but its been along on a few northern canoe trips and the stock finish looks like it. But it is still gopher unfriendly out to 75 yards!
 
I have a 42.
It appears to function, rides in the truck and quad for the chance ruffed grouse, but it's really a miserable little gun.
Sights were brutal, cost a fair amount to add spinners and it still shoots quite high.
Poor poor trigger.
Cheap looking and feeling ejector.

Would still take it over a 24. Those are a club. If I am going to carry a gun that weighs that, it's going to be a proper 12 gauge.
 
Mind if I jump in? I just acquired one last night, .22 over .410 and made in 1950. It's in moderate rough shape - good clean bores but some some surface rust everywhere else and it's seem some use. Selector switch needs some adjustment, etc. Is this worth restoring or should I clean it and keep it original? What's it worth each way, I don't want to destroy any antique value but it would be nice to restore it.
 
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Suther said:
Other than all the plastic and the looks is there anything functionally different that makes the 24 better than the 42?
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Regulated barrels for one.The .22/.410 was the only Savage I own that did ,the 30-30/20ga X2 were both junk.
 
I had the 223 over 20 gauge and the 223 was not accurate at all .. I put a rail and scope on it and I may as well had open sites as far as it was accurate .. Not much need having a 223 and only good for 75 yards
 
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