New: Savage Arms Model 42 Takedown

American Hunter Staff

posted on January 14, 2016

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For 2016, Savage Arms is taking its popular Model 42 combination gun a step further by introducing the new Model 42 Takedown, making it even more portable. There's a youth version coming, too. JJ Reich presented the new offering to American Hunter Editor in Chief J. Scott Olmsted during a recent visit to NRA HQ. Get an inside look at it in the video embedded above.

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For more information, go to SavageArms.com.

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