24v-d years

reason im wondering is at the beginning of this forum it said d=1959..but wasn't sure that's y im asking on here

The 'D' wether you are referring to the 24V Series 'D' or the 'D' as the first digit of the serial number has nothing to do with dating the gun via the date code. If you go to the main page, savage24.com and go into the FAQ section, there are detailed instructions on how to find the date code and determine year manufactured as a result, however, the date code is only effective till 1970.

The fact that the gun has a serial number tells you that is is at least a 1968 cause thats about when they serial numbered the 24's due to the Gun control act of 1968.

The 24V was first introduced in 1967 and was only chambered for the .222 Remington that first year.

The Blue Book mistakenly says that 1967 was the only year for the .222 Remington, I think they meant to say that is was only produced in .222 Remington that first year.

The 24V was manufactured from 1967 right up till they went into Chapter 11 in 1988 in a variety of centerfire calibers, some scarce, only being produced for a year or two, but the 24V was chambered for the .222 Remington every year it was manufactured.

If after following the date code instructions you cannot find a code and believe the gun was manufactured after 1970, you can again go back to the main page, Savage24.com and go to the 'catalog section' look at the catalogs dated after 1970 and try to match up checkering patterns, barrels manufacturing, etc. to determine the year. If you look at the pics in the catalogs, you will see what I mean. Sometimes you can pick it out right down to the year, sometimes it's an educated guess for between a year or 2 or 3.

The point is, a lot of people, years ago went to a lot of trouble to identify and document these things, and Cas was good enough to do all the work to get it on the site. You should take advantage of whats there to help you out with trying to date your gun.

Good luck.

 

Barney:  You may have to be a member to access some of the information.  The forum is free to join and has lots of information about you 24V-D. 

found the catalogs,,phew..looks like 1977 by the stock but still would love to narrow it down

Just looked again and I say 1980 for the series D.

Let's see if this helps:

The Savage 24V centerfire line of guns was produced from catalog years 1966 to 1988. There were 5 different guns made over this span and in this order: the 24V, 24V-A, 24V Series B, 24V Series C, and 24V Series D. The 24V was produced from catalog years 1966 through 1968. Then the 24V-A from catalog years 1969 through some time in the early to mid 1970's. It gets really fuzzy in the timeline in the transition from the 24V-A through the 24V Series B and Series C. But the first year of the 24V Series D began in catalog year 1979 and ran through to 1988 when Savage Industries filed for bankruptcy.

One of the easiest identifying characteristics among the 24V line is the how the breech is constructed. The 24V and 24V-A both have the rather unsightly and large monoblock breech. The shape of the monoblock changed slightly with the introduction of the 24V Series B, but was still ugly. By the 24V Series C they had removed the top portion of the monoblock and were able to braze the rifle barrel to the block which still housed the shotgun barrel. The 24V Series D completely eliminated the monoblock all together. The breech area of shotgun barrel was still oversized but it was nicely contoured and now both barrels were able to be brazed to each other without the addition of a monoblock.

I will also mention the 24V and 24V Series D each had 2 variations. The 24V Type I had a screw on ramp front sight separate from the barrel band whereas the Type II had a front sight that was integral with the barrel band. The 24V Series D Type I had the scalloped buttstock to frame shape whereas the Type II had a straight line flush fit buttstock to frame shape.

Since all 24V guns were made as 20 gauges the only variation was in rifle caliber. Here is a list by year of calibers available:
1966-1971: .222 Remington
1972-1978: .222 Remington / .30-30 Winchester
1979: .222 Remington / .30-30 Winchester / .223 Remington / .357 S&W Magnum
1980-1982: .222 Remington / .30-30 Winchester / .223 Remington / .357 S&W Magnum / .22 Hornet
1983: .222 Remington / .30-30 Winchester / .223 Remington / .22 Hornet / .357 Remington Maximum
1984-1988: .222 Remington / .30-30 Winchester / .223 Remington

There is more to this story, but I think this is enough satisfy most for now.