What rifle cartridges can the model 24 Winchester SXS shotgun be converted to.

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02 December 2010, 00:43

ColoradoMatt

What rifle cartridges can the model 24 Winchester SXS shotgun be converted to.

I vaguely recall seeing a model 24 Winchester SXS shotgun converted to a rifle. I don't even recall the caliber. Were there different breach/frame sizes for this gun? Can these be made into 450 or 470 nitro? Just curious.

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03 December 2010, 18:08

Recoil Rob

I've owned a 12 and a 16. I suppose they could be converted to a lower pressure (45-70) like all the other SxS shotgun conversions you hear about.

OTOH they handled like railroad ties as shotguns (why I no longer own them), not sure that you'd want that in a DR.

Also a candidate for the homeliest American shotgun ever made.

03 December 2010, 19:59

J.D.Steele

I believe you saw a model 21, not a 24. Completely different action, quite strong and fairly ugly but not NEARLY as ugly as a 24! IIRC it was possibly a 405 WCF but I'm just a husband so am automatically wrong on most things (grin).
Regards, Joe

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03 December 2010, 21:21

VFR1

I'm like J.D., so don't hold me to this. Did Butch Searcy make some DRs early on using BSS shotguns? Bob

03 December 2010, 23:19

ramrod340

quote:
Did Butch Searcy make some DRs early on using BSS shotguns

Yep

I wouldn't know a model 24 or 21 if they walked up and bit me on the butt. However last time I checked into it the cost for 45-70 double conversion on a SXS was in the range of $3000 plus the cost of the SXS. I believe even with the low pressure rounds you still need firing pin bushing etc. You can simply by a new 45-70 or 9.3x74 double rifle for $3000 and sell the SXS.

03 December 2010, 23:49

vapodog

Or you can ask Ellis (who posts on AR) who wrote the book "Double rifles on shotgun actions"

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04 December 2010, 06:33

Big Earl

I have never seen a converted Winchester, however Winchester did make a double rifle on their shotgun action(Japan) and if I remember corectly it was on the back cover of the 1979 Winchester Olin catalog. I did see a factory 21 made with 20 ga. and I believe .405 barrels for sale at a show about eight years ago and the owner had a price tag on it about the value of a small house.

04 December 2010, 17:58

J.D.Steele

Winchester also made DRs on their 1878 and 1883 double shotgun platforms, although VERY few!
Regards, Joe

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09 December 2010, 18:29

ColoradoMatt

quote:
Originally posted by J.D.Steele:
I believe you saw a model 21, not a 24. Completely different action, quite strong and fairly ugly but not NEARLY as ugly as a 24! IIRC it was possibly a 405 WCF but I'm just a husband so am automatically wrong on most things (grin).
Regards, Joe

No J.D., It was a model 24. Perhaps my taste is a bit different than yours, but I don't think the 24 is ugly. It ain't exactly pretty either. Don't like the cheap looking trigger guard, though.