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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 1599294" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>Hello FIGJAM, usually you and I agree of most things, however I disagree with you on this one.<u><em> So to the question,<strong> "do I build an ultra lite sheep rifle </strong>and then carry a Ruger Alaskan in 454 OR<strong> build an 8-9 lb 300 of some kind </strong>and pack just that?"</em></u> In a couple of posts you defend using a rifle over a handgun in a close encounters; and, I agree with you on that. My thoughts are the only use for a handgun is you are up close and intimate and use a handgun for times when you don't have a rifle at hand, or in close quarters like in a tent. The OP is asking if he ought to build the ultra-light sheep rifle or an 8-9 pound rifle. I opted for an 8-9 pound .338WinMag, he gets plenty of reach out ability and plenty of horsepower in case of an encounter with <u><em>Ursus arctos horribilis</em></u> who is on a hunger steak, has kids to take care of, having a bad day and spreading it around! The OP is not talking just about sheep hunting he also worried about a bear encounter. In another reply I suggested asking a person who has been attacked by a grizzly to see what they say about an ultra light sheep rifle for fending off a grizzly attack.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 1599294, member: 69192"] Hello FIGJAM, usually you and I agree of most things, however I disagree with you on this one.[U][I] So to the question,[B] "do I build an ultra lite sheep rifle [/B]and then carry a Ruger Alaskan in 454 OR[B] build an 8-9 lb 300 of some kind [/B]and pack just that?"[/I][/U] In a couple of posts you defend using a rifle over a handgun in a close encounters; and, I agree with you on that. My thoughts are the only use for a handgun is you are up close and intimate and use a handgun for times when you don't have a rifle at hand, or in close quarters like in a tent. The OP is asking if he ought to build the ultra-light sheep rifle or an 8-9 pound rifle. I opted for an 8-9 pound .338WinMag, he gets plenty of reach out ability and plenty of horsepower in case of an encounter with [U][I]Ursus arctos horribilis[/I][/U] who is on a hunger steak, has kids to take care of, having a bad day and spreading it around! The OP is not talking just about sheep hunting he also worried about a bear encounter. In another reply I suggested asking a person who has been attacked by a grizzly to see what they say about an ultra light sheep rifle for fending off a grizzly attack. [/QUOTE]
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