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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 1633060" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>I always take a spare rifle when hunting out of state or farther. Only once did I need it. I was using a Ruger 44mag autoloader w/ an older Redfield scope for hunting bears over bait in Canada. I got stuck in a relentless downpour in a remote area. By the time the guide picked me up the scope was fogged and the wood stock was actually swollen in spots!</p><p></p><p>My hunting buddy never brings a spare rifle (until now anyway). He had the bolt literally fall apart on a brand new Sako rifle. Firing pin and all fell right out onto the ground during a moose hunt. We could not put it back together and he had to use the outfitters 264 Win mag.</p><p>Another time, he takes one shot from his Nosler 48 rifle and the trigger seizes up. The elk took a non-fatal hit and did not go far but we did not have another rifle nearby. We eventually borrowed a 338 Win rifle from another hunter and finished the elk off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 1633060, member: 313"] I always take a spare rifle when hunting out of state or farther. Only once did I need it. I was using a Ruger 44mag autoloader w/ an older Redfield scope for hunting bears over bait in Canada. I got stuck in a relentless downpour in a remote area. By the time the guide picked me up the scope was fogged and the wood stock was actually swollen in spots! My hunting buddy never brings a spare rifle (until now anyway). He had the bolt literally fall apart on a brand new Sako rifle. Firing pin and all fell right out onto the ground during a moose hunt. We could not put it back together and he had to use the outfitters 264 Win mag. Another time, he takes one shot from his Nosler 48 rifle and the trigger seizes up. The elk took a non-fatal hit and did not go far but we did not have another rifle nearby. We eventually borrowed a 338 Win rifle from another hunter and finished the elk off. [/QUOTE]
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