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When my granddad died in Nov 1968, I inherited his Savage 24, in 22 LR and 410 on the bottom.
Its old enough it has no serial number.
My grandfathers favorite two meals were squirrel or rabbit. He had many a meal of them in his life, courtesy of his Savage 24. The 22 barrel on top, has NO rifling for the first 6 inches or so in the barrel. One has to wonder how many 22 bullets, need to be shot thru a single shot, to wear out 6 inches of the rifling in the rifle?
Funny, I ended up with it, because most of my cousins didn't want it. They didn't want it, because our grandpa had other guns with more features. They wanted the feature filled firearms. I wanted the two rifles that was our granddad's favorite two... the 24 Savage and a very early Marlin 30/30. Didn't matter what they were. These were the two that had the most wear and tear on them.. but by far had killed the most game. He was from the days, when most of rural America eat more wild game than they did store bought meat. He was born in 1907 in Wytheville VA. Much of his life, where he lived, if hunting license were required, most people never bought them, and they took wild game pretty much year round. Besides most game animals, the other major source of meat was from slaughtering of hogs off the farm.
The Marlin was stolen out of my truck back in Minnesota, but I still have the 22/410 Savage 24. SeaFire Your grandfather's life description sounds identical to my fathers. He was born in Nov 1897 Conway, moand passed Jan 1979. His parents bought him a Hamilton 22 rifle for $1.00 in in about 1907. He rode the Frisco train to Lebanon, Mo to the county seat where he purchased his first hunting license Nov 1917, which I still have. He hunted small game and killed hogs with that rifle until the barrel was shot out. Married in 1920 and raised eleven children. Likely the barrel was shot out while trying to feed eleven children.  Only 22 cal he every owned. I restored it for him for father's day one year and it was later passed to someone other than me. They family hunted an fished year round . They didn't know what store bought meat was, other than bacon and salt side. Different times for tough suvivors. GW
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I have 2. One was my uncle's, killed my first rabbit with it-early 70's I guess. He had put the red dot of the day on it. Weaver Qwik Point. It is stamped "Series M", the Blue Book of Gun Values doesn't list that particular model. .22LR/.410 ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/WDqXPHC9/Savage-24-Series-M-L.jpg) The other one I picked up while in high school. I was working in a gas station, bought it from a guy who needed travel money. .22Mag/.410. Just replaced the firing pin. Numrich came through for me. It has no serial number so must fall into the pre-1968 time frame. Killed a few grouse with it in college. LHS
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About 25 years ago I lucked into a guy carrying a pristine 357 mag / over 20 ga at a local gun show. Asked him what he wanted and he said $150 bucks. Carried it black to the Ranch, shot it once, and it mostly set in a corner of the safe unused. Got it out about 5 years later to carry to another gun show for trading stock. Dad saw it it and thought it was the greatest “truck gun” ever. 🤪
Gave it to him and he carried it in his truck till the day he died. There was still half a box of old Federal 20 ga shells in the truck, and a box of 357 mag WW Silvertips with about 3 shells missing when I cleaned out the truck, about 5 years ago. 🤠
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Just curious how many out their in 22 Hornet? I Have one wo else? GW I have a 24F in 22 Hornet over 20 ga.
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Which one had the extra pistol grip?
357 max or 357 mag? 357 max Heard mixed opinions on that. I just got the Max labeled dies.
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Saw a .357 Max/20 today at Stocker John's (a custom stock maker here in town).
The owner is have a new stock made (original is cracked) and a pistol grip made.
The stock maker is old school. Learned the trade at Kimber of Oregon.
I was drooling over the model 24.
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Without being able to regulate the barrels, accuracy in the centerfires is mostly luck of the draw.
The Savage 24 is a good idea, but to hit their price point they were never quite as good in their execution. That said, I have a 22M/410 that is a fun woods loafing gun and with Brenneke 3" slugs a bare minimum for shooting deer at very close ranges.
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I had one with a 22 mag on top and it was ridiculously accurate for a cheap gun with a cheap 22 scope and a horrible trigger.
Lost that gun when my work truck was stolen.
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I have a 22 Mag over 410. My favorite small game gun.
Had a 357 over 20.
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