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09-13-2017, 05:23 PM | #3 | ||||||
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Ten years ago, I owned a 20 gauge Model 24 (27424) that was in 'near minty' condition. It was not as svelte as my RBL or Trojan, but, I wish I still had it.
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09-13-2017, 06:10 PM | #4 | ||||||
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I have 12 and a 20 like em both I can pull the trigger on almost anything .
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09-13-2017, 06:22 PM | #5 | ||||||
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The 24 was basically two model 37s put together and actually more than twice as ugly. Owned one about 20 years ago and had to sell it because I could not stand to look at it. Without a doubt, the model 24 was the ugliest pre 64 Winchester, hands down.
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09-13-2017, 06:25 PM | #6 | ||||||
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I had one in 16ga, shot it good , just liked other guns more so I sold it.
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09-13-2017, 06:40 PM | #7 | ||||||
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One thing I notice on many lower tier doubles, is the triggers. They look like two over-ripe bananas hanging there. Cost and ease of manufacturing obviously took precedence over appearance!
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09-13-2017, 06:49 PM | #8 | ||||||
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for the money a 24 would be hard to beat and a rugged gun they are...charlie
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09-13-2017, 09:12 PM | #9 | ||||||
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They are really ugly with a super wide foreend. Little drop in the stock on the original one. The stock is ill-fitting, high everywhere and the one I refinished had a top lever dragging the proud wood, so after dragging against my newly refinished wood, I put it away after killing five out of nine with it. Really crude finish with no mating wood to receiver. But it is walnut with no checkering.
I rust blued the circa 1954 gun, but today I noticed what I believe to be original hot bluing on the entire 1939 gun (1st year they were made). I'm guessing they used a different solder by then and hot bluing was the economical way to make a gun. |
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09-13-2017, 10:46 PM | #10 | ||||||
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There must have been a huge profit in the model 24, I can not believe John Olin would have would have made it otherwise.
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