The Savage Model 24 is an American made over-and-under
combination gun
A combination gun is a firearm that usually comprises at least one rifled barrel and one smoothbore barrel, that is typically used with shot or some types of shotgun slug. Most have been break-action guns, although there have been other desig ...
manufactured by
Savage Arms. The basic
.22LR
The .22 Long Rifle or simply .22 LR or 22 (metric designation: 5.6×15mmR) is a long-established variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition originating from the United States. It is used in a wide range of rifles, pistols, revolvers, smoothb ...
over
.410 gauge
The .410 bore is one of the smallest caliber of shotgun shell commonly available (along with the 9mm Flobert rimfire cartridge, and the less common .22 rimfire shot shell). A .410 bore shotgun loaded with shot shells is well suited for small g ...
model weighs 7 pounds, has 24-inch barrels and an overall length of 41-inches. It may also be disassembled for ease of stowage.
History
The Savage Model 24 was actually introduced by
Stevens Arms as the Model 22-410 in 1938.
[
Stevens was purchased by the Savage Arms Company on April 1, 1920 with Stevens operating as a subsidiary of Savage but in a semi-independent status until 1942. This merger made Savage the largest producer of arms in the United States at the time.] During
World War II the
United States Army Air Corps purchased some 15,000 Model 22-410s for use as survival guns.
In 1950, Stevens stopped making the 22-410, and Savage introduced the same gun as the Model 24.
[ The basic .22LR over .410 gauge model weighs 7 pounds, has 24-inch barrels and an overall length of 41-inches. It may also be disassembled for ease of storage. Over its many years of production, it was made in a number of versions, including a pistol grip model that is only 26 inches long. The upper rifle barrels were chambered not only in .22 LR, but also 22 WMR, .22 Hornet, .222 Rem, .223 Rem, .30-30 Win, .357 Magnum, and .357 Max.]["Savage 24 Over-Under Combination Guns"]
by Marshall Stanton And, the lower shotgun barrels were chambered for .410 gauge, 20-gauge, and 12-gauge.[ They came with both wood and plastic stocks that may or may not hold extra ammunition in the butt.][ As well as, a variety of finishes and grades.]["Everything You Want to Know About the Savage 24 Combination Rifle and Shotgun"]
/ref> The Model 24 was discontinued in 2010.
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