Savage 24 30-30/12 gauge
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Steven_Seagull
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No first hand experience, buy chamber adapters for the 12gauge and the .30-30 for more versatility.
.32ACP/.32S&W adapters exist for the .30-30
12 gauge is ad-naseum.
That would be awesome, didn’t know it was that versatile
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They were made by Valmet for Savage. The .222/20ga I had was “ok” with iron sights but the lock up wasn’t great and with a scope “walked” or strung the groups badly.
For a “utility” gun for the price you can do MUCH better…
I suggest this with the .30/30,30/40, or .45/70 adapters in a butt cuff…
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For a “utility” gun for the price you can do MUCH better…
I suggest this with the .30/30,30/40, or .45/70 adapters in a butt cuff…
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I've never had one break and I keep a .22/20ga on the mule.
If I don't know what use I might need it for, its a good pick.
The 12 ga Savage 24s use a larger frame than the 20 ga ones, and are very heavy. Not a deal killer, but you should be aware of it. Lift it before you buy.
I have a 30-30/20 ga and I tried using a 32ACP adapter. There are two designs of adapters. I used one that had the cartridge at the bottom end. The advantage is that they are easy to load. The disadvantage is that the bullet has a very long jump before it encounters any resistance. This results in an incomplete powder burn because the bullet leaves before any real pressure builds up. I didn't measure the ballistics, but I imagine it's not very impressive.
The other style of adapter has the 32 ACP cartridge at the top. This would allow the bullet to engage the rifling earlier and should offer a cleaner burn and better ballistics. The disadvantage is the adapter is more expensive and harder to load.
Jim Watson
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Pictures I find, they look like a beefed up version of the .22/.410 Overandunder of my youth. (It was a long time before I realized that there was such a thing as an over and under shotgun.)
I've seen the Valmet and Tikka combinations.
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USED SAVAGE MODEL 24V-A 222/20GA - Other Rifles at GunBroker.com : 1034418808
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This is Identical to the one I had. It features a monoblock for the mounting of the barrels at the receiver, and dual ring barrel attachment at the muzzle. These were made by Valmet under contract.
I have an early Steven’s .22/410, which preceded the Savage branding. It has a .22lr barrel, Silver soldered to the .410bore lower barrel. It’s actually quite accurate with the .22lr barrel, and a slug fired from the .410 remarkably impacts with the poi of the .22. Also, it will put 2 of 4 .375” buck shot to POA with two printing ~3-4” Lower @25yds.
It is similar to this, except it has a Tennite (plastic) stocks with a port in the butt for storage.
Stevens Savage Model 22-410 .22lr .410 cal Pre model 24 Bakelite Stock 24” - Over Under Shotguns at GunBroker.com : 1035261617
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DM~
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Savage 24's are NOT made by Valmet!They were made by Valmet for Savage. The .222/20ga I had was “ok” with iron sights but the lock up wasn’t great and with a scope “walked” or strung the groups badly.
For a “utility” gun for the price you can do MUCH better…
I suggest this with the .30/30,30/40, or .45/70 adapters in a butt cuff…
Savage Arms 301 Turkey 12 Gauge One Shot Break-Open Shotgun | Academy
Head out for the hunt with the Savage Arms 301 Turkey 12 Gauge One Shot Break-Open Shotgun. The shotgun is equipped with a 26-inch barrel, as well as a synthetic st...
The Savage 2400's WERE made by Valmet, and they are a HUGE step UP from the 24's, and the Valmet 412's are a big step up from the 2400's.
The biggest problem with the Savage 24's are that they are poorly regulated, meaning the bbls don't both shoot to the sights, you either have the rifle bbl sighted in or the shot bbl. sighted in. The Valmet made 2400's fixed that problem.
I've owned several 24's all of the ones I owned, had this problem...
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I have a rather common .22/.410 that I have only shot shells out of a time or two.
Seems fine.
The .30-30/12 ga. variant is rather rare to find, and on paper should be a pretty neat gun. Asking price feels spendy to me, but if you're not buying with the intention to sell that matters a lot less.
That's about all I can add. The more common variants used to go for around $350-ish around my way before pandemic pricing.
Seems fine.
The .30-30/12 ga. variant is rather rare to find, and on paper should be a pretty neat gun. Asking price feels spendy to me, but if you're not buying with the intention to sell that matters a lot less.
That's about all I can add. The more common variants used to go for around $350-ish around my way before pandemic pricing.
Carl N. Brown
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Here's a group I shot with my Savage 24 .30-30 over 12 ga (Improved Cylinder choke tube installed.
Williams peep sight, no aperture disc, ghost ring
Williams peep sight, no aperture disc, ghost ring
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Not the V models. The 2400s were Valmet. The Vs were Savage made and came in 222, 223, 357, 30-30. Maybe a couple others. I have had just about every model of savage and Stevens combo they made. Down to a 24DL and a 24V, first 22/20, second, 222/20They were made by Valmet for Savage. The .222/20ga I had was “ok” with iron sights but the lock up wasn’t great and with a scope “walked” or strung the groups badly.
For a “utility” gun for the price you can do MUCH better…
I suggest this with the .30/30,30/40, or .45/70 adapters in a butt cuff…
Savage Arms 301 Turkey 12 Gauge One Shot Break-Open Shotgun | Academy
Head out for the hunt with the Savage Arms 301 Turkey 12 Gauge One Shot Break-Open Shotgun. The shotgun is equipped with a 26-inch barrel, as well as a synthetic st...
luv2safari
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I'm a combo gun fanatic. I've owned two 24's in 20/30-30. Both served their purpose well enough, but as DM mentioned, they are seldom regulated well if you chose to use the shotgun barrel for slugs and expect the 30-30 barrel to be close. A few will serendipitously be regulated, but darned few. I do think they are a great truck-type gun. I gave one to my boyhood friend in Alaska who shot a moose, several deer, and forest grouse with it. The moose was a shot of opportunity while he was grouse hunting during moose season, and he carried his tag always. He was using one of my 165gr Accubond loads. Since it's not a tube fed 30-30 PSP bullets get used.
As to the 30-30 accuracy, it's acceptable, and 30-30's are range limited to begin with, but are effective on a lot of animals at 50-80 yards.
I wouldn't spend $900.00 on a 24 in any form, when for $1,300-$1,500 you can find a far superior Savage 2400 (Finnish made Valmet) in 12ga and 308 that has barrels YOU can regulate and take SAKO dovetail scope mounts.
Here's my choice, a 2400 12/308, now with a Leupold 2-7 on top in the SAKO mounts that can be used as QD mounts.
The barrels can readily be regulated to shoot the rifle and a slug to the same POI out to 150 as a practical range. These show the barrel regulation wedges and adjustments. And, mine shoots sub-moa 308 handload groups; that's five shot groups. My same gun in 12/222 in the lesser quality finish Valmet 300 series shoots even tighter...spooky tight. They can be found for about $1,000.00 and use the same barrels as the Savage 2400; they're interchangeable.
Barrel regulation:
Elevation...
Windeage...
As to the 30-30 accuracy, it's acceptable, and 30-30's are range limited to begin with, but are effective on a lot of animals at 50-80 yards.
I wouldn't spend $900.00 on a 24 in any form, when for $1,300-$1,500 you can find a far superior Savage 2400 (Finnish made Valmet) in 12ga and 308 that has barrels YOU can regulate and take SAKO dovetail scope mounts.
Here's my choice, a 2400 12/308, now with a Leupold 2-7 on top in the SAKO mounts that can be used as QD mounts.
The barrels can readily be regulated to shoot the rifle and a slug to the same POI out to 150 as a practical range. These show the barrel regulation wedges and adjustments. And, mine shoots sub-moa 308 handload groups; that's five shot groups. My same gun in 12/222 in the lesser quality finish Valmet 300 series shoots even tighter...spooky tight. They can be found for about $1,000.00 and use the same barrels as the Savage 2400; they're interchangeable.
Barrel regulation:
Elevation...
Windeage...
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luv2safari
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Set of SAKO low mounts for the 2400 Savage or 300 series Valmets/Lion Series.I'm a combo gun fanatic and have been asked advice and experience by several gun writers. I've owned two 24's in 20/30-30. Both served their purpose well enough, but as DM mentioned, they are seldom regulated well if you chose to use the shotgun barrel for slugs and expect the 30-30 barrel to be close. A few will serendipitously be regulated, but darned few. I do think they are a great truck-type gun. I gave one to my boyhood friend in Alaska who shot a moose, several deer, and forest grouse with it. The moose was a shot of opportunity while he was grouse hunting during moose season, and he carried his tag always. He was using one of my 165gr Accubond loads. Since it's not a tube fed 30-30 PSP bullets get used.
As to the 30-30 accuracy, it's acceptable, and 30-30's are range limited to begin with, but are effective on a lot of animals at 50-80 yards.
I wouldn't spend $900.00 on a 24 in any form, when for $1,300-$1,500 you can find a far superior Savage 2400 (Finnish made Valmet) in 12ga and 308 that has barrels YOU can regulate and take SAKO dovetail scope mounts.
Here's my choice, a 2400 12/308, now with a Leupold 2-7 on top in the SAKO mounts that can be used as QD mounts.
The barrels can readily be regulated to shoot the rifle and a slug to the same POI out to 150 as a practical range. These show the barrel regulation wedges and adjustments. And, mine shoots sub-moa 308 handload groups; that's five shot groups. My same gun in 12/222 in the lesser quality finish Valmet 300 series shoots even tighter...spooky tight. They can be found for about $1,000.00 and use the same barrels as the Savage 2400; they're interchangeable.
Barrel regulation:
Elevation...
Windeage...
Rubone
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I've got a couple, a 24V in .223 over 20ga and a "Campers Companion" .22 over 20ga. They both function as they were intended to.
luv2safari
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That's a great pair!
Deer to turkeys/dove to bunnies... I wish I owned them, and you had a better set.
