Yeah, not that this works so well, but how about a 300 Savage over a 12 Gauge? That would, in my opinion, be a true Savage.

Why, a 30-30 is incredibly versatile...

@@rabidturnip78 Yeah, I know, I have a 30-30 WCF. And in a single shot it gives me more options for bullet selection.

These are wildly inaccurate.

@@angelo_giachetti With a shotgun, not so much. But with the 222 Remington, there is many a prairie dog that lost, I would say, half their body mass at 100 to 150 yards who would argue that point, if they could. You learn how to shoot this type of firearm by putting bullets down range, then you adapt to the firearm. It worked for me.

my dad said his first gun was one of these savage over unders. were they the first to make these ?

They have a model 42, but it only comes in 22/410, and it feels super cheap. But I agree, they need to come out with this again

This weapon type is in german language called Buchsflinte and rather common in Europe.

How do we get them to America 😂 I love German products, German precision, German pride.

@@dannysmith9217 : There are three posssibiltes. A) Some german and austrian gunmakers/ gunsmiths ( we have only the word Büchsenmacher) still produce custommade Büchsflinten ( see gun in Video), Drilling ( three barrels) , Vierling ( four barrels) or Bergstutzen ( two rifle barrels, one small bore, one big bore) . When you have a big wallet, you can do so. B) lnform yourself about the products of german, austrian or czech gun companies ( Czechia was for centuries part of HRE and Austrian Empire). In case of german hunting gun companies Blaser, Heym, may be Merkel or Krieghoff.C) l am no hunter or gunowner ( german law, i have problems with Autism and depressive problems). But in 2022 in german arms magazine (?) Deutsches Waffenjournal there was an article about german combination guns. Up to 1970s they had been popular among german hunters. But since then , the hunting style changed, especially in last Thirty Years. German Farmers today produce a lot of corn/ maize. For this reason the number of wild boar grow to unknown numbers and became a great problem. On the other hand, modern farming caused a great decline of shotgun game ( socalled Niederwild, hare, rabbits, Dove, duck, phesant, and Rebhuhn, don't know english word). So traditional german , Stalking hunt/ Pirsch ' became rare, while ,Driven hunt/ Treibjagd/ Drückjagd' became prefered. So in last decades, typical german combination guns fell out of favour. This caused, that the market for used combination guns is today rather small. In noted article a german gunmaker/gunsmith was noted. He buys the today no more popular combination guns, formerly luxury items, rather cheap, repairs them and sells them to a nowadays affordable pirce to US clients. I have forgotten the mans name, but in the article was noted, that members of an US society of collectors, who collect german guns ( for example Schützenrifles) know this man. I hope, my comment was helpfull. Waidmannsheil!

In Germany such a hunting gun would be called , Schonzeitgewehr'. Schonzeit means the time, when by german hunting laws hunting is not allowed. But during this , Schonzeit ' many german hunters use a combination gun gun in .22 rimfire/. 410 for the case, something unexpected happens.

That would be fantastic~

222 Rem is obsolete. 20ga is a step in the wrong direction. Both are better than a zero.

@@angelo_giachetti Old does not mean obsolete, it has it's niche, and considering most of the high intensity 22's are based off this cartridge. You've got to start somewhere.

I've been looking for one in .308/12ga. at a reasonable price for some time, but so far no luck! With the addition of a .22LR barrel insert for the 12 ga., it is IMHO the perfect survival rifle! I have written Savage asking (hell, begging) them to start producing these again but no answer! Maybe if all of us wanting these fine weapons would bombard Savage Arms with requests then they might wise up!

Absolute nonsens! This guns are common in Europe, in Germany ( i am german) they are called Bockbüchsflinte, literally rifleshotgun. .

@@brittakriep2938 Try Springfild M6-22/410

@@brittakriep2938Well, I’m going to go out on a limb here and say most people commenting on this video are in the United States. 🤦‍♂️

@@Icutmetal : I am Brittas boyfriend, a bit pedantic ( Autism). So don't be surprised. May be two Years ago in a german weapons maazine i resd an article that among german hunters the , combination guns are no more as.they had been up to 1970s. They are still produced by some european hunting gun companies, in few cases even Drillinge. Also traditional gun craftsmen still produce them, sometimes Vierlinge with four barrels. But way of hunting changed, they are no more popular. A for nongerman language persons may be unknown descendant of Büchsflinte ( one shotgun barrel, one rifle barrel) is the Bergstutzen, two riflebarrels, one big bore, one barrel small bote.

I didn't either. I'd rather have had wood, but I've been hunting one with these calibers and I wasn't gonna let it escape

I really need one bad but can never find that combination.

@@twobears2024 yeah I've been looking for a large caliber center fire/shotgun combo for awhile. They're unicorns for sure

I've got a .223/12 in Montucky

I just bought one last week, found it at a cabelas 3 states away and had it shipped, I got very lucky I’ve been looking on/off for 15 years

in my state, it is illegal to hunt small game with center fire cartridges. The 12 gauge barrel will do me just fine for squirrels, rabbits, and winged critters

Indeed it can! I've even heard stories on the .30-30 being used on buffalo in the late 19th century! And I'd definitely like to put a scope on it, but idk how well it would work with the 12 gauge recoil

​@@7tree1outdoorsSavage actually cautioned using a scope when shooting the shotgun barrels because of recoil. If a long eye relief low magnification scout or pistol scope could be mounted correctly, then you should be fine.

@@johnnorman7708 Scope eye?! I ain't got time to bleed !

@PassivePortfolios Air rifle scopes designed for powerful spring powered rifles are designed to handle the powerful double 'pulse' as the trigger first initiates the sudden forward travel of the piston , then the sudden jolt as it comes to a complete stop a fraction of a second later. They are specifically designed for this mechanical punishment. They only need to be 2x or 3x ( for the 30 - 60 yard shots that humane shooters limit themselves to in the field) , so if they are parallax-adjustable for shooting at twice that distance they might do the trick. The good ones are pretty expensive, though. Like I said , I really like those Marble ring sights.

Check out short lane shotgun adapters. They have them that go to various calibers

Trigger was horrible. I took it apart and stoned it. Got from hurting my finger to pull the trigger to down to way under 3 pounds.

Completely agree with you on that! I had a 42 briefly, and I HATED it! And thanks for the advice!

You ain't lying! Idk why manufacturers won't make something like this!

Well when I talk of a "survival" situation, I'm referring to something like getting lost in the wilderness, needing a gun more for getting food rather than defense

@@7tree1outdoors anyways very very cool gun!!! If I was a millionaire I think I’d get weird custom drillings made. Like think of one in 7.62x54 .17 HMR and 12 or 20 gauge? What about .45-70 12 gauge??? Maybe a rimless variety in .338 win mag plus 5.56 and a 20 gauge??? Possibilities are endless…

@@danielcurtis1434 I've always told myself the same thing 🤣 Mine would be a sxs 16 gauge, with an 8mm Mauser on the bottom

No, you should absolutely NOT attempt to fire a 50bmg from ANY 12 gauge. Even if it were safe to do so, you would loose any semblance of accuracy because the bullet would tumble. The pressures of a .50bmg cartridge are far too high to be fired out of a 12 gauge. As a rule, you should NEVER fire any ammunition other than what is printed on your gun! Stay safe my friend!

I'm not 100 percent sure, and I'm certainly not authorized to give legal advice lol. I'd say check with your local DNR, or department of wildlife resources

Better not have any rifle ammo on your person

See that's the thing, they don't make anything like this new. And personally, I think new guns, by and large, are just junk. Unless you want to spend well over 1000 bucks. If it's something that is hard to find, unique, and no modern variants exist, Im happy to pay $700. And I'd take a beat up wood stock over BS plastic stocks on new guns any day. Only thing I hate about this gun is the plastic stock. But I'd been hunting a centerfire/shotgun combo for so long, I couldn't pass it up. But this is one of only two guns I own with plastic stocks. It's walnut and steel all the way for me

I had one of those at one point! Fun guns, but just don't have the versatility I was looking for

They make a lot of those in Europe! In Germany, they're called "drillings". Always wanted one, but when you find them in the states, they're usually 3k+

I didn't say they were used in the 1870s when bison were hunted commercially. There have been occasions where people have used this cartridge under exceptional circumstances

It's all a matter of perspective I guess. I had no issue paying what I did, simply because you're not gonna find another one. And I'm simply not satisfied with the cheap, basic, and boring guns they have new on the shelf at Bass Pro, Academy, or Cabelas