50-grain V-Max cartridges had muzzle velocity of 3104 fps and muzzle energy of 1070 foot-pounds and had an average five-shot group size of 1.6 inches at 50 yards. To pattern the Savage Model 24V, we used Remington 23вЃ„4-inch 20-gauge shotshells filled with 7вЃ„8 ounce of No. We ran a number of rounds through these rifle/shotguns, shooting rifle cartridges, shotshells, and slugs at 50 yards for the rifles and slugs using open sights and patterning the shotshells at 25 yards.ДЇor shotshells in the Savage 24V, we used Remington 20-gauge Sluggers (23вЃ„4-inch shell, 1вЃ„2-ounce slug), which produced muzzle velocity of 1795 fps and muzzle energy of 1565 foot-pounds and 3.4-inch groups at 50 yards. We reviewed and recommended the European American Armory-importВed Baikal IZH94 12 gauge/7.62x39mm in the July 2002 issue, when it sold for a paltry $425. We hope to put Savages smaller combo gun up against Baikals #489392, the MP94 set up as a 410-bore/22 LR ($562) or the #489394, a 410/22WMR ($511). Savage has only one combination gun still listed on its website, the Model 42, a 22 LR or 22 Magnum over 410-bore gun that lists for $485 (#19666). The reason for that pairing: Savage doesnt continue to make a larger-bore shotgun model to compare to the 12-gauge Baikals. We were able to lay our hands on a Model 24V specimen built in 1968 to test as a used gun versus Baikal MP94, which was first imported from Russia in about 2001. was the Savage Model 24, an iconic firearm that was first produced in 1949. Probably the most common combination gun manufactured in the U.S. In that respect they are flexible, but since a rifle is aimed and shotguns are pointed, their features compromise elements of both firearms types. They are guns for opportunistic hunters, since the barrel set up allows the hunters to bag a squirrel, or if by chance a grouse, or whatever game the hunter happens to comes upon. Combo guns are designed for hunting, and depending on the caliber and gauge, a variety of game can be stalked, from rodents in a barn to whitetails in the big woods, or perhaps pigeons, pheasant, or ducks. One barrel is a rifle barrel, the other is a shotgun barrel. The 24V and MP94 are break-action firearms with two barrels in an over-and-under configuration. 222 Rem./20 gauge, $400-$425 and the Baikal Model MP94 #489330 223 Rem./12 gauge, $790, have a legitimate place in the birding/game sportsВmans gun closet. Though far less popular in the United States than in Europe, combo guns such as the Savage Model 24V. The solution in both cases would have been a combination rifle and shotgun. Or weve been grouse hunting with a shotgun and saw a nice rabbit pop out 45 yards away, making us want a rifle. Survival Modifications for the Savage Model 24 Com.Members of our staff have been afield hog hunting and walkВed into a mess of quail and wished for a shotgun to knock down a bird or two.If you, like me, want to be prepared I hope that my blog can help you on your journey. I've been developing it for over 25 years. I didn't arrive at this lifestyle overnight. And the nice thing is, you can follow my advice without your relatives referring to you as 'crazy old uncle Rufus.' I live a normal life with an everyday job, and a wife and two kids but I enjoy the security of knowing that I don't have to have the job, and that I can take care of the wife and kids if disaster should strike. I blog about how you can prepare for anything from a minor power outage to the end of the world as we know it. Index * Primitive Archery * Bug-Out Bags and Survival Kits * Edible and Useful Wild Plants * Fires and Fire Building * Fishing, Modern Equipment * Fishing, Primitive * Food Storage, Food Preparation, and Recipes * Gardening and Food Production * Home Power, Heat, Light, and Communications * Hunting,Trapping, and Tracking * Medical * Orienteering and Land Navigation * Tools, Modern * Tools, Primitive * Transportation * Uncategorized * Weapons, Modern * Weapons, Primitive This is a blog about common sense preparedness for sensible individuals.

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