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Top Original Factory Cases Other Takedown Cases 1980 Shooter's Bible Savage 24 Page Questions, comments, or suggestions? Drop me a line at maxiweb1@maxicon.com . If you have pictures and links for a case that's worked well for you, let me know, and I'll add it to the list. All prices are current as of 7/2008. Many thanks to the fine folks on the Savage 24 Forum at www.savage24.com for lots of advice and suggestions, as well as pictures of the factory cases! I picked up a nice old Savage 24C Series M over/under 20 gauge/.22 takedown camper gun, and wanted to fit it into a decent but inexpensive carrying case. When broken down, the 24C barrel section is 22.3" long, and the stock/action section is 18.5" long After a bit of searching, I found this takedown case from NEF . Listed as the Versa-Pack Carrying Case, I ordered it without handling it first, because I have faith in NEF, and it was inexpensive - $21, plus $5 shipping. It's 24"x9" empty, and filling it with the stuff shown makes it about 4" deep. It's made by Allen Case Co, and is a model 306. Unfortunately, NEF seems to have removed their online store, and this case no longer shows up on their web site. It may be available in their catalog, which can be requested at http://www.hr1871.com/ . I had no idea what the inside looked like when I ordered it, but the two brands of inexpensive take-down cases I tried at the local gun show didn't fit the gun well, with too little padding inside and a poor fit for this particular gun ( Ace Case (look under shotgun cases), which I find to be good quality for the money, or Double Triple ). Once the NEF case came in, I was pleased to find it had decent padding between the two parts of the main compartment, plus two additional unpadded pockets for barrels. It's not really padded enough for a fine take-down over/under, but you wouldn't put that in a $21 case anyway, and it seems just right for a camping gun. The only problem is that the ends don't have any extra padding, so I may put a bit of high-density foam in there to protect the parts a bit better when it gets dropped. Accessories: I hate to leave accessory pockets unfilled, and it didn't take long to realize a few tubes of ammo would fit nicely in the barrel pockets, so I went off to the local Tap Plastics with some fired 20 gauge and .22 shells. I ended up with these acrylic tubes and caps. They don't show the caps on Tap's website, but they had them in the store. These tubes fit the ammo nicely: 20 gauge acrylic tube - 1" OD, 1/16" wall - $4.60 for 6' .22 acrylic tube - 1/2" OD, 1/16" wall - $1.90 for 6' I cut them to fit the case with room at each end so it was a loose fit, lengthwise, and it came to about 19 3/4". The .22 tubes hold 20 rounds of PMC Zappers each, and the 20 gauge tubes hold 8 rounds each. The 20 gauge tubes weigh 350-400 grams (12.5-14.5 oz) loaded, depending on the ammo, and the .22 tubes are about 100 grams (3.5 oz) each. The case is about 380 grams (13.5 oz), so the whole outfit adds 48 oz, or about 3 pounds, to the weight of the gun. There's enough room in the case for 1 more of each tube without increasing the bulk much, but it's already getting a bit heavy.