ao
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Post by ao on Jan 10, 2013 20:04:05 GMT -5
Saw one in a gun shop consignment rack today...looked similar to the 24's , decent checkered wood stock..over under 410..a bit high at $595.00 I thought though.
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Post by littleguns on Jan 14, 2013 14:15:33 GMT -5
I personally like the Savage 242 (separate barrels, .410 O/U) but have yet to add one to my accumulation of 24s because the price is a bit too much for me. I'd love to have one to keep my Tenite 240 company; the 240 was the predecessor to the 242 and sold for a whopping $15.95 when it came out around 1940. Asking price on a clean 240 today is often in the $700+ range. Wacky. The $595 price on the 242 is (1) maybe high, but (2) about what I see on 242s at Midwest shows (including Tulsa and Sioux Falls). I rarely see one that gets sold at that price, based on my checking back at the seller's table several times during the bigger shows. I was tempted but passed on one a year ago at Tulsa that was priced at, I think, $495, but it had faint cracks starting at a couple of places around the scallops. Not good news for a gun at that price. Still, the 242 is a neat example of newer 24 family members.
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Post by bigkelly on Jan 14, 2013 15:42:27 GMT -5
just an FYI you can buy 242 barrels from e-gunparts (about $100) and they will fit on a 24V reciever--the 223,30-30 and 357 guns will all accept the 242 barrel
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Post by sidewinder on Jun 14, 2013 14:15:25 GMT -5
Big Kelley, last time I checked all of the barrels were gone! Also, we need to point out that these barrels are "stripped" barrels. All of the extractors, springs, screw, linkages, and even the front sight must be bought separately. I have an extra one of these barrels, with all parts added. If anyone is interested, I'm interested in trading (not selling) this barrel toward a .357Max/20Ga or a .223/20Ga barrel. Got one to trade? Send me a PM, and we'll do some trading.
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Post by threerun on Jun 15, 2013 10:50:31 GMT -5
That's good to know about the 242 interchangeability. I'll keep an eye out for one.
I have a 2400 model 12ga/.308 and I also have a model 330 20ga/20ga and the 330 barrel interchanges with the 2400 as well.
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Post by sidewinder on Aug 22, 2013 23:48:05 GMT -5
I would trade my new old stock (never fired) 242 .410/.410 OU barrel set for a .22 Hornet/20 gauge barrel set. Anyone interested? Not interested in selling. Thanks.
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dale
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Post by dale on Nov 10, 2013 14:49:15 GMT -5
Got out in the drizzle this AM to see what my newly-obtained 242 might do. Finally found one in nice shape and pretty wood at a reasonable price on gunbroker and turns out the seller's shop is practically next door (well, within 20 miles anyway).
Simple bead front sight, and both barrels pattern perfectly over each other at the same POA at 15m with Rem #6 express long range.
Played with slugs at 25 and 40m and found equal consistency between the barrels and only the predicted drop, less than 2".
Very nice little shotgun!
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Post by TexasBAD on Nov 12, 2013 19:52:19 GMT -5
Dale, even in the drizzle, it's always nice to get a new gun out and see what it will do. Cool!
BTW, as littleguns stated the model 240 preceded the the 242. However, the original model was the 22Y, and it quickly became the 240. They were considered the brother/sister (depending on your point of view) of the model 24 / 22/410.
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dale
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Post by dale on Nov 22, 2013 14:01:08 GMT -5
Re: price reference. I was poking around L.L. Bean's used long guns again yesterday killing time and came across the same 242 that inspired me to go looking for the one I ended up buying in my last post above. The one they've got is in great shape but they're asking $799 (yikes!). My "acquisition fever" the first time 'round was pretty strong but common sense prevailed and allowed me to find mine at half that, which made me perfectly happy.
I'm seeing why folks call .410 a caliber for the experienced rather than the beginner. It's been fun and challenging to work on engaging multiple targets, reloading for follow-up shots, etc, with such a tight pattern and limited range. When I can rig up the trap, or get someone to toss, I'll see if I can wing-shoot anymore.
As a complete aside - while driving back from Freeport, I had a pretty urgent and unexpected call of nature. Thinking ahead, I set my sights on a pullout by a large area cleared for an industrial park that never materialized, made it there with only some mild discomfort and proceeded to bail out of the car and into the brush and woods, paper in hand. In a split second of clarity, I realized a) it's deer season here, b) it's now 1610, just before dusk, and c) I'm wearing a camo knit beanie, brown and green clothing, and I'm planning on squatting in the overgrowth for an indeterminate period of time, making small rustling movements.
I manage to hold things together just long enough to get back to the car and swap out for a bright-as-day hunter orange piece of headgear before resuming the search for the ideal bio-break spot. Would have been pretty embarrassing to get slugged with .45-70 with my pants down!
Dale
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Post by nomad on Nov 22, 2013 16:28:16 GMT -5
Lol. Good storie :-)
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Post by vancmike on Nov 28, 2013 14:45:34 GMT -5
Would have been pretty embarrassing to get slugged with .45-70 with my pants down!
Not nearly as embarrasing as the guy who shot you. Talk about paperwork!
OK, I kid. But years ago, I did see an odd white tail waving at me during deer season. I snuck closer and realized that a guy was doing the same thing as you. In order to be comfortable, he'd taken off his orange coat and was sitting comfortably on a dead tree branch.....reading a paperback!
I waited a decent amount of time, then approached him from the front. Told him I admired his decision to find a comfortable perch, but next time, maybe he should leave the jacket on. His face turned whiter than his previously-exposed derriere and then we had a good laugh.....and a lesson learned for all of us.
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