Dad's Savage 24s
My father owns a pair of Savage model 24 combination guns. One is a .22LR over .410, and was considered my mother's gun when she was alive. The other is a .22WMR over 20ga. Neither of them has been shot in decades, although when I was a teenager I would sometimes carry the .410 after squirrels. The .410 in particular is in fairly beat-up condition, but both of them work just fine and are sighted in with their as-issued iron sights.
I'm an admirer of this kind of combination gun as I love the utility of it. In an era in which a farm might only have one gun, the Model 24 offered a LOT of utility. You could take small game with it, birds, ducks, basically any game up to and including deer under the right circumstances.
I'm guessing these arms don't get a lot of love these days. As a traditionalist I have to say, they have their place and are still worth it for general-purpose woods loafing and putting meat in the pot.
Anyone else here have a soft spot in their heart or head for these guns?
-AaronB
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- We have one in .22 LR/20 ga. that a good friend gave us .. - JimT, 2024-12-05, 10:17
- Pre-24 here. - Hoot, 2024-12-05, 10:51
- i have had a number of these over the years and still have - cable, 2024-12-05, 11:35
- I have a 24 C Camper - JD, 2024-12-05, 13:40
- I remember meeting..... - RayLee, 2024-12-05, 19:59
- Dad's Savage 24s - Rod M, 2024-12-06, 07:39
- Dad's Savage 24s - A K Church, 2024-12-08, 09:07
- Savage 24s... my brother gifted me with one - Rob Leahy, 2024-12-17, 11:15