![]() When the late summer squirrel season arrived, I unpacked the gun, stuck it in a soft case and tossed it in the back seat of the truck-where it belongs. A tad different from the Savage Model 24 combo guns of the author’s youth, the Model 42 celebrates the switch-barrel utility of its predecessor. 410 to find out if the new gun would be as accurate and functional as its predecessor. With more than a million Model 24s sold and continued consumer demand, it wasn’t surprising to see that Savage Arms revived the combination gun concept with its new Model 42. According to the Blue Book of Gun Values, Savage manufactured 15 different Model 24 variants from 1950 until 2007, when they discontinued the 24F Predator (and the design altogether). Thirty years have passed since those days, and although my friend and mentor is now gone, I still have a fondness for the practicality of Savage’s combination guns. It was never any farther away than the cab of his four-wheel-drive pickup truck, and sometimes when we would take a break while working on his West Tennessee farm, he would break out the Model 24 for a little competitive. One of the things I remember about the cigar-munching, tough-as-nails man was his satin-chrome-framed Savage Model 24-DL. He taught me a lot about business, hunting, people and life in general. I learned a lot from him and could even call him a mentor. I’ve met a lot of colorful characters in my life, but few could match the genius redneck Wayne Roby.
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