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Combo guns have always struck me as the El Camino of the gun world. Really don't do anything well.
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"There are also Deluxe models of some combos that had a Nickle receiver."
Silver anodized, including the trigger guard that housed a gold-plated trigger. Fox and Grouse engravings on each side of the receiver. My WMR/20 is in this configuration. Marked "24H-DL".
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Me and my wife both love combo guns, the savage 24 has so many different versions over the years you basically have your choice of options/accessories.
I was curious, what's your experience with accuracy and separate barrels vs fused barrels? If they have hangers are they adjustable?
I really want 223/12 I think it would make a great timber coyote gun and the wife wants a 22wmr/20 for small game and hiking.
Gorgeous guns guys
Combo guns have always struck me as the El Camino of the gun world. Really don't do anything well.
Combo guns have always struck me as the El Camino of the gun world. Really don't do anything well.
If I needed a different long gun during a hunt, I would probably not be going for swapping barrels between shotgun and rifle barrels before the hunt. I would just choose another long gun; I already have shotguns and rifles.
As said, the benefit of a O/U (or drilling/et. al.) is having both shotgun and rifle along at the time so that when you run into game that is better taken with either, you have it handy. Walking around in the woods hunting, I have more often run into birds or rabbits/etc. than I have a deer or elk. In short, you often do not know what game you will run into in the field - if you do (e.g., hunting pheasant, ducks, geese, etc.), then just choose a shotgun to start with.
In a SHTF situation, having such a combination long gun would be a benefit IMO.
I have several combos; a Savage .223 over 20 ga (yes, it is relatively heavy) and a M6 Scout .410/.22LR (I gave this to my dad as a survival gun as he was a pilot). I was tempted by the Savage 12/.223 O/U combo currently in the classifieds, but I figure the 20 ga I have is adequate, maybe even more appropriate, and $ is short right now.
@The Heretic - I don't see it. Where was that one at in the classifides
Savage 24 Over/Under .223/12ga
This Savage would be perfect for varmints or fall turkeys. It has a 223 Rem barrel over a 12 gauge barrel.www.northwestfirearms.com
I just re-read my post and must apologize."You simply choose what your quarry is going to be at that moment ..."
And proceed to disassemble your firearm. And reassemble your firearm.
I believe your "moment" is of a greater longevity than most I've had while hunting.
I'll speculate and re-interpret that you would choose your quarry and the barrel prior to hunting.
And that, my friend, is the beauty of a Combo Gun: You don't have to do that.
I knew what you meant, gave you credit for it, and addressed even that. (But not before I made light fun of your choice of words.)I just re-read my post and must apologize.
I didn't mean that you carry the extra barrel around and "instantly" change it depending on what game presented itself to you.
I meant that, once you park the car, you could choose the barrel to suit your hunting situation, and then head out.
In this sense, you don't need an "arsenal" of separate arms, only a single receiver that would fit various barrels of differing calibers and gauges.
I still feel that's a better way to go, since its purpose at the time you're using it is more "pure ", but we're all due our own opinions.
Apologies for the mislead.
Not intentional, and I've modified my post to reflect that.
Dean
...just make sure you don't shoot that pheasant with the .30-30 barrel.