.22 Winchester magnum trivia and the Savage 24

winkman
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.22 Winchester magnum trivia and the Savage 24 Feb 14, 2015 17:10:55 GMT -5

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Post by winkman on Feb 14, 2015 17:10:55 GMT -5

That the .22 Winchester Magnum cartridge was introduced by Winchester, in 1959, I was aware of.

That the .22 Winchster Magnum is .224 and the .22 rimfire is .223, I was aware of.

What I was not aware of, is the fact that the Savage 24 was the first long gun chambered for the .22 Winchester Magnum.

Link:
Wikipedia 22 Winchester Magnum - Read down to 'Firearms using .22 WMR' section

So if you had a 1959 Savage 24 in .22 WMR, you have one of the very first long guns chambered for the cartridge. Interesting.

Last Edit: Feb 14, 2015 17:16:31 GMT -5 by winkman

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.22 Winchester magnum trivia and the Savage 24 Feb 15, 2015 10:01:19 GMT -5

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Post by blaze on Feb 15, 2015 10:01:19 GMT -5

Well, I was one of those with a Savage 24 22mag/410 in late 1959 early 1960, and I bought it used!! It was a very good combo, the 22WMR being a great cartridge for woodchucks where I lived (Vermont dairy farms everywhere). The real problem was that there wasn't any .22WMR ammunition available and in my area no one had even heard of it. The country store/sports shop I used back then ordered .22 Hornet ammunition for me thinking that is what I wanted!! Anyway, it was a very good chuck gun for the area with a 6x scope mounted on it. I used the 410 for vermin around the place.

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.22 Winchester magnum trivia and the Savage 24 Feb 18, 2015 0:25:22 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by odell23 on Feb 18, 2015 0:25:22 GMT -5

One other thing to note, when Savage introduced the .22wrm to the model 24 they added the letter "M" to their hang tags and some advertising, but that didn't carry over into the catalogs. You will find hang tags the say 24M, 24MDL, & 24MS. It was eventually dropped.

This however should not be confused with the guns marked as "Series M" which were the 24 Field Grade, 24D Deluxe, and 24C Camper Companion. The "Series M" designation on the guns represents the first design for these guns not the caliber.

.22 Winchester magnum trivia and the Savage 24

Post by winkman on Feb 14, 2015 17:10:55 GMT -5

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Post by blaze on Feb 15, 2015 10:01:19 GMT -5

Post by odell23 on Feb 18, 2015 0:25:22 GMT -5