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<blockquote data-quote="Tex_Hunter" data-source="post: 1599155" data-attributes="member: 31749"><p>I'm a little late to the party, but here's my $0.02</p><p></p><p>Buy/build the rifle you will use the most. The cost of a full build seems foolish for a one time outing unless you will use it a lot more down the road.</p><p></p><p>If you are worried about bears go to your local cop shop and see if they have any used Remmy/Mossberg LE shotguns traded in by the local PD. Those can usually be had for ~$200 or so. change out whatever is worn, cerakote it, add ghost rings, and run it in some sort of ready sling with a tube full of 3" magnum slugs while hiking. If you have to use your rifle or if you are working on something like cleaning a recent kill, pass the shotgun to your buddy/guide and have them look out for bears. My concern with using a scoped rifle for bear defense is that it really isnt that great for the types of bear encounters where you get jumped at close range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tex_Hunter, post: 1599155, member: 31749"] I'm a little late to the party, but here's my $0.02 Buy/build the rifle you will use the most. The cost of a full build seems foolish for a one time outing unless you will use it a lot more down the road. If you are worried about bears go to your local cop shop and see if they have any used Remmy/Mossberg LE shotguns traded in by the local PD. Those can usually be had for ~$200 or so. change out whatever is worn, cerakote it, add ghost rings, and run it in some sort of ready sling with a tube full of 3" magnum slugs while hiking. If you have to use your rifle or if you are working on something like cleaning a recent kill, pass the shotgun to your buddy/guide and have them look out for bears. My concern with using a scoped rifle for bear defense is that it really isnt that great for the types of bear encounters where you get jumped at close range. [/QUOTE]
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