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BACK UP GUN/S?
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<blockquote data-quote="Frog4aday" data-source="post: 1633203" data-attributes="member: 9308"><p>Theft? Am I the only one that has had their rifle stolen from their vehicle while out hunting? If so, that would be awesome (and a miracle.) A back-up gun sounds wonderful to me IF I had a safe, secure place to keep it. A spare, sighted in scope (with appropriate rings fitted) seems like a reasonable precaution. </p><p></p><p>But who hunts alone? When my buddy and I were hunting ducks and the Rem 870 action locked up on his gun, we just 'shared' my Beretta O/U. Not as awesome as us both having our own gun, but we still had fun and got some birds. Same would happen on a big game hunt. Someone would have a rifle I could use if mine suffered a fatal failure, and vice-versa. Not as much fun as taking an animal with your own 'favorite' gun, but you're still in the hunt. Unless you hunt alone. Then...the back-up gun sounds pretty good about then.</p><p></p><p>Just another thought to keep in mind - there ARE gunsmiths around. Rifle goes t-i-t-s up on a hunt, a visit to the local smithy might get you back in the game with only a few hours of lost hunting time. And you aren't leaving a $1000 gun/scope combo sitting in your vehicle while you are hunting, waiting to get 'borrowed' by someone who will never return it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frog4aday, post: 1633203, member: 9308"] Theft? Am I the only one that has had their rifle stolen from their vehicle while out hunting? If so, that would be awesome (and a miracle.) A back-up gun sounds wonderful to me IF I had a safe, secure place to keep it. A spare, sighted in scope (with appropriate rings fitted) seems like a reasonable precaution. But who hunts alone? When my buddy and I were hunting ducks and the Rem 870 action locked up on his gun, we just 'shared' my Beretta O/U. Not as awesome as us both having our own gun, but we still had fun and got some birds. Same would happen on a big game hunt. Someone would have a rifle I could use if mine suffered a fatal failure, and vice-versa. Not as much fun as taking an animal with your own 'favorite' gun, but you're still in the hunt. Unless you hunt alone. Then...the back-up gun sounds pretty good about then. Just another thought to keep in mind - there ARE gunsmiths around. Rifle goes t-i-t-s up on a hunt, a visit to the local smithy might get you back in the game with only a few hours of lost hunting time. And you aren't leaving a $1000 gun/scope combo sitting in your vehicle while you are hunting, waiting to get 'borrowed' by someone who will never return it. [/QUOTE]
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