I have owned and shot many Savage 24s. They are fine guns with a little work on the triggers, the new production 42s not so much. I have a Baikal in 22/20 gauge and had another in 308/12 Gauge. Both are well made rifles, good adjustable open sights and well setup for scope mounting, with decent triggers for about $800 each. They will do the job very well and the barrels are well regulated.
The best guns I have used for multi purpose hunting are Drillings. 12x12 or 20x20 over 7x57R , 308 or something similar. They are quite a bit more money, $3500 and up, but they are great fun to shoot and very competent at being an all round one gun for all hunting.
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