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Post by seawolff on Oct 10, 2019 18:52:48 GMT -5
I'd like to restore my gun, an original 24 .22/410. Stamped (K) so made in 1959. I've had the gun since it was new. I did get a firing pin off of eBay and a replacement rear sight from Numrich but these are reproductions. Looking now for the butt plate. Might get it from Poppert's but it is not pictured. Numrich shows one that seems more domed than the original and the price is quite a bit more. Has anyone ordered one of these from Poppert's? Curious as to what you got. Is there any sort of dealer that has original parts anymore instead of reproductions? I'd prefer original parts but do not want to buy other guns and dismantle them. Is it recommended to sand and restore the stock or should I leave it alone? Thanks for any advice.
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Post by kalaharijac on Nov 12, 2019 6:16:38 GMT -5
I inherited my fathers 22/410. He got it new in the late 1950's (JV18) Patent No. 2259397 . Missing a rear sight. No one can help me export to South Africa. What a disappointment to battle over every little thing in 'my"country!
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Post by savagehunter on Nov 12, 2019 9:32:58 GMT -5
I inherited my fathers 22/410. He got it new in the late 1950's (JV18) Patent No. 2259397 . Missing a rear sight. No one can help me export to South Africa. What a disappointment to battle over every little thing in 'my"country!
Not to hyjack seawalff's thread, but can you move? You have access to the internet, i'm sure you can job search to see what is available elsewhere.
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Post by mnbobster on Nov 12, 2019 16:38:52 GMT -5
Just wondering about the butt plate. Is it badly damaged? They respond well to a buffing wheel, and cleaning the ribs with a toothbrush. Otherwise, Savage plastic butt plates are pretty standard stuff. You get one a little big and then sand it down to fit, and then buff the edges. Because they are hard plastic it is hard to screw up.
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Post by mnbobster on Nov 12, 2019 16:49:59 GMT -5
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Post by kalaharijac on Nov 13, 2019 5:12:45 GMT -5
Thanks all, move......not at my age!
Found similar sight at Brownells. On the way!!!
Amazon and some other sites like ebay have an exclusion to sent most gun parts to SA.
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Post by mnbobster on Nov 13, 2019 9:56:29 GMT -5
If I knew how to ship to SA, I could send you a butt plate and rear sight. I ship stuff to Vietnam regularly, and it is frighteningly expensive. But they are my in-laws and my wife makes me do it. You might want to try these guys. They are a go-between shipper. Small packages start at $22 US (329.72 ZAR). www.myus.com/za/?siteID=a1LgFw09t88-KTiBc5OxeP6Ou8L0pIy6og. It makes it more expensive because you ship to them and then to you, but you can get what you need. A lot of small parts can fit in a small package. |
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Post by seawolff on Nov 14, 2019 18:05:11 GMT -5
I inherited my fathers 22/410. He got it new in the late 1950's (JV18) Patent No. 2259397 . Missing a rear sight. No one can help me export to South Africa. What a disappointment to battle over every little thing in 'my"country! If it is like mine, the rear sight and butt plate are nothing. Put them in a small padded envelope and just mail it. Maybe the company selling it would whine but no reason that you can't mail it to a friend and just have them mail it to you. |
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Post by seawolff on Nov 14, 2019 18:09:47 GMT -5
Just wondering about the butt plate. Is it badly damaged? They respond well to a buffing wheel, and cleaning the ribs with a toothbrush. Otherwise, Savage plastic butt plates are pretty standard stuff. You get one a little big and then sand it down to fit, and then buff the edges. Because they are hard plastic it is hard to screw up. The original looks like it might be Bakelite. Unfortunately, the large end is broken off right to the screw. I wasn't able to locate the piece (probably thrown away years ago) or I would have been happy to epoxy it together. Still considering hand sculpting the missing piece in epoxy clay. I did buy a replacement plate and it is very cheap plastic compared to the original.
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Post by mnbobster on Nov 15, 2019 8:30:08 GMT -5
Unfortunately, a padded envelope is considered a package (if the contents are not perfectly flat) to the Post Office. My daughter tried to send a small button (the pin on your clothes kind) to her pen pal in England. Ouch, immediately it got very expensive. If your envelope is thicker than 1/4", it is a package.
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Post by vancmike on Nov 18, 2019 13:52:48 GMT -5
OP)"Is it recommended to sand and restore the stock or should I leave it alone? Thanks for any advice." I bought my first Mdl 24 in 1958 (yeah, I'm old) and at some point in my youth took off the pistol grip and smoothed it into a straight grip as well as reducing the forearm size and fit. I had to sand the original finish off and I recall rubbing "London Oil" finish on it, which I believe is a combination of tung and linseed oils with a dryer of some kind (I just looked at an old Herters catalog, and theirs is the london oil finish I remember using. Not available today, of course, but google "london oil finish," and a couple of other brands are still available). Here's one of several links on the computer machine: www.weatherby.dk/content.php?18-Applying-a-London-Best-Oil-Finish. It and other sites suggest that a london oil finish is the best available. Those were the days of nice walnut stocks on most Savage firearms and mine came out looking like a Grade 1+ stock. With only an occasional touchup, my Mdl 24's stock and forearm are still as good-looking as the day I finished it. That's about 60+ years now, so maybe the superlatives are correct. I trust you're not concerned about removing the original finish. If so....don't. For some reason, certain rifles(e.g., pre-64 Winchester Mdl 70) are worth more in their original finish and condition. Finely re-finished double-barrel premium shotguns (Purdy, Ithaca, LC Smith, etc) can be worth over 10+ times their pre-finish value. Go figure. Anyway, IMHO, Savage 24, while perhaps enjoying a mild renaissance in values, will never reach the status of the aforementioned and other fine firearms. It was designed, produced and marketed as a utility gun: a product that meets its goal in superb fashion. Fix it up all you want, do with it as you wish, and enjoy it in the way it was intended. |
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