Arizona Fusilier
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Two years ago a brought a .270 and a .308 with me on an elk hunt, because I just wasn't sure what type of terrain and ranges I'd be encountering. Turns out, it was pretty open terrain for the most part, so I shouldered my good ol' .270. Then when alighting form a vehicle to see what was on the other side of a ridge 300 yards away, I found myself closing a bolt on a chamber that mysteriously filled with sand! I could barely close it, so I switched to my .308 soon after, and used it for the rest of the day until I could clean my .270. Then I lent my .308 to a buddy, who accidentally backed over his rifle during the hunt and broke it
Left that rifle with him, and he went on to bag a cow elk with it after I had to leave (with no success).
This experience has pretty much driven me to insure I have a spare weapon with me on all my hunts (and I don't mean a pistol, I mean a reasonable substitute for the primary).
How many people here have a back up gun with them on their hunts? Or bows, if that shoe fits? Why or why not?
Left that rifle with him, and he went on to bag a cow elk with it after I had to leave (with no success).
This experience has pretty much driven me to insure I have a spare weapon with me on all my hunts (and I don't mean a pistol, I mean a reasonable substitute for the primary).
How many people here have a back up gun with them on their hunts? Or bows, if that shoe fits? Why or why not?