Drug home another 24V in .222 Rem/20ga

[J.Baker]

I had bought a 24V .222 Rem/20-gauge back in 2004 and really enjoyed it, but for some reason or another I decided to sell it in 2009. I've always kind of regretted it as it was a really nice looking rifle and the 222/20ga combo made it an ideal firearm for coyote hunting. So today while perusing the tables at the local gun show I just happened across another early production one that was in nice shape and was priced within reason. I often see nice examples of this combination selling for upwards of $650 on GunBroker so I was happy to see $550 on the price tag.

Condition wise it's in very nice shape. The plastic butt plate needs replaced due to a chunk missing at the toe, but there's no damage to the wood. The buttstock has a few bigger scratches, but nothing to deep or serious. The forearm looks almost mint other than a few almost unnoticeable freckles in the finish on the left side. Someone put a clamp-on slling swivel on the shotgun barrel, but fortunately it's aluminum and thanks to their coating it with anti-seize there's nary a scratch on the original bluing after removing it. It also came with a Weaver rail mounted and I will probably remove that as well as to me these just don't look right with a scope on them.

S/N is 13148
The 222 barrel has what appears to be a 30V or 50V stamp on it (left side), and the 20ga barrel has a 14V stamp on it (right side)
Should be of 1968 vintage.

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[Mad Dog]

Nice gun.

I think that's the first one I've ever seen with a pre-A series serial number. All I've even seen were either A series and no serial numbered 24's.

I imagine they didn't make very many of them with the regular serial numbers.

[J.Baker]

My other one was a regular 24V (non-series A) S/N 867512 which we had dated to 1967 which was the first year the 24V was offered in .222 Rem. That's actually what confused me a bit with this one as the serial number is much, much lower but the date stamps put it as 1968.

[cranebird]

Congrats . I have an 24v 222/20 gauge, serial number is 5360.

[bootsmcguire]

I had one just like that except my butt plate was fine, shot great and was in great shape. They are nice guns and handy to have around. I think one in something like 357 or 44 over 12ga would be the ticket for a behind the truck seat gun around here. IIRC they offered a combo like that at one time but they are scarce.

[J.Baker]

Yep, they offered .357 over 20 or 12 gauge in a Marine version IIRC. As for the butt plate on this one, I've already got a replacement coming from Numrich's.

[Mad Dog]

I'm wondering if they were numbered with a couple more models, like with the shotguns, those seem like really high numbers for just the 24's.

[David R]

I have a model 24V from the early 80s. 222 over 20 gauge. The serial # starts with an E because it was one of the first made when the company changed. I shot a lot of chucks and game with this gun. Meat gun at its best. MANY partridge, one deer (150 yards running) Ducks, Squirrels.....

Sweet gun. I moved to western NY and cannot carry a rifle in the field, so it sits now.

I loaded some lead bullets in the 222 so its at about 1600 fps. MUCH easier on the squirrels than the full 222. Shoots about 1.5" @ 50 yards,, then minute of paper at 100. No chance of me attempting a squirrel at 100. I have a receiver sight on it. This gun probably has no collector value, but i Have shot the heck out of it. I even win a 25yard off hand match against NM M1 garands using regular jacketed bullets.

My other squirrel gun is an older savage 22 over 410 with the barrel selector on the side of the receiver. It used to be my moms for skeet shooting before I was born. I am now 54.

[SFLEFTY]

Even the checkering looks nice!

[sav250]

I started shotgun shooting with the 24 in 1969 .22 WMR / 20 Gauge with no serial number. The barrels were welded together at 24" with the sights right on for both. Then I got one in .223/20, .357MAG/20. I have looked at a lot of used ones lately but none were in decent shape. All the above are in great shape.