Interesting post.
I have had a long relationship with the Savage 24, as there was a 24DL in 22 Mag over 20 Gauge hanging on a peg by the back door of the house I grew up in. It hard to believe that 20 years ago there was little interest in them, except for the low volume 24Vs in 22 Hornet, 357 Mag, and 357 Max. In the center-fire 24s, I think that the brushed nickel 24VS is the least common configuration.
Where I live, kids don't hunt or fish very much, they play video games. Even 40 to 50 years ago, when I was a kid, there were only two kids in my grade school who were growing up in "gunny" homes; Doug, who is now a County Sheriff, and me.
I have 3 Savage 24s that I shoot a little; 24Fs in 22H/20 and 223/20 and a Westpoint 242 in 22Mag/410. I have some others that I should probably sell, 'cause I'm unlikely to use them. The only other one that I might keep is a 24V in 223/20 that has an RD pre-fix SN.
