How bad is the POI (point of impact) difference ?My thoughts are, almost always those Savages never shoot both bbls. to the same point of aim, and it bugs the he!! out of me. I don't like aiming over here to hit over there... lol
That's the "biggest" thing I have against them, but it's not the only thing.
DM
Wow, that's quite a bit. Thank youIt varies all over... I've owned some that were a foot off at 30 yards, that's not uncommon at all...
Each one has to be tried to know for sure..
DM
I agree, I had the 24C, "Camper's Companion" which was a .22lr over 20; the 20 was a Cylinder bore and fairly useless; it was sold after a short time in my safe.My thoughts are, almost always those Savages never shoot both bbls. to the same point of aim, and it bugs the he!! out of me. I don't like aiming over here to hit over there... lol
That's the "biggest" thing I have against them, but it's not the only thing.
DM
I'm with @Armored farmer I think it would be great. My 22lr/20 gauge works great. I passed mine on to family. The 223/20 should be a fun gun.Mr DM may well be correct, but my .22/.410 shoots just fine with both barrels.
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I think a .223/20ga would be a great gun for a farm defender, survival, truck gun.
I did that with a pheasant once, way back when we had pheasants here. When I went to reload I found the shotshell was unfired. My only complaint is about the barrel selector on top of the hammer. Easily wiped back to vote the top barrel.I always carry my 24 barrel selector on the shotgun barrel for quick shots while hunting.
I forgot this once while lining up the rifle sights for a 35yd shot on a squirrel in the treetops. I squeezed the trigger anticipating the crack of a .22lr,....but got the *boom* of my pet load of 1/2oz #4shot. The squirrel scrambled back in the treetops. I talked to myself about my own intellect and my mother being a female k9 and went on in search of another squirrel to stalk.
Several minutes had passed when I heard the familiar sounds of a squirrel falling through the branches and landing on the forest floor with a <thud>.
Sure enough, the load of #4s had done its job after all.
I think my shotgun barrel is pretty well regulated to my rifle sights.