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I kinda like the Model 24 12 guage if you never have to haul it more than 100 yards from the truck. Weight soaks up the recoil of the 2 3/4" shells and the chokes/barrels are excellent "Old Winchester" quality. And it "swings through" Like a steel fence post!
The 28" 16 is heavy-for-guage but quite well-balanced once you get it to your shoulder. I only had a 26" 20 and didn't like the balance much.
Never had any mechanical problems with any of my 24s (still have the 16) but I only got them because they were cheap and I figured (correctly as it happens) that I could always get my money back from a "pre-64" Winchester in decent shape if I bought it low enough. My general reaction to everything but the barrels and stock is that it looks/feels cheap and cheesy but is surprisingly reliable in use.
Anywhere but in Richifornia, $795 for anything but a truly near-mint 12 guage is a few hundred out of line, IMO. It always amused me to see them advertised as the "economy version of the Model 21." Makes ya blow yer coffee out yer nose. Much better choices out there, especially in 12s.
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12ga Winny 24 at the local Cabela's for $599, and I'm guessing it could be bought for less.
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. - Albert Einstein
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My 16 was a porker, first SxS I ever sold and sold it quick as I could. I'll weigh in too with the opinion that $795 is a little too high for a 12ga model 24. I have a 20 ga in very nice condition I paid $750 for but I detest the gun; what a pig!
Some have said a 16ga is a better feeling gun. They may be correct. I've noticed that Savage 311's in 12ga are pigs and in 20 ga they're also pigs, but the 16s somehow meet the "goldilocks" happy medium for me...Geo
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One advantage the 24 has over guns like the Nitro Special is that the stock dimensions are better. Pretty shootable. A lot of Nitros have too much drop. 24's are also all 2 3/4" chamber guns, which isn't always the case with other American doubles in the same price range. Personally, I'd take a Nitro or a Western Long Range or a Hunter Fulton over a 24--IF those guns have shootable dimensions. And I'd probably save money as well (assuming you don't pay REAL Lefever $ for a Nitro) because that Winchester name bumps up the value.
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But Larry you're paying a low price for a well made Ithaca. And he did say he wanted a project to work on so maybe he'll restock it to shootable dimensions. 
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