Id say that only makes good sense, but I know guys that only pack the favorite rifle?
having at least one spare rifle makes a great deal of sense,our elk hunting group numbers , making the drive out to hunt,varies wildly at times but most years 4-6 guys make the trip in two trucks, splitting expenses, and theres one or two extra rifles in camp, its a darn rare year when some member doesn,t drop a rifle, have a scope mount come loose, a scope fog or slip and fall while carrying a rifle or for some other reason feel that they may want to use a rifle other than their primary rifle.
and theres rarely low cost equipment being used, but things happen, slopes are steep, temperature swings can cause problems, and people make dumb mistakes.
a rifle that works perfectly at 80F in Florida may not a 0F in Colorado after a 2300 mile trip in the back of a truck..
I remember one year when a guy forgot to pack his 257 wby ammo, and one where a guy slipped crossing a waist deep,stream and it took us 30 mines to find and retrieve his rifle,from the bottom of that stream, and several years when guys just fell carrying rifles on steep slopes, mud and snow can get slippery.
for several years I brought a 45/70 marlin, other years my 35 whelen as a camp back up, the result was that guys used those for various reasons and now theres several guys that have purchased similar rifles, having used those and seen how effective they were.
my late hunting partner carried a 358 win BLR most years, he owned a 338 savage bolt gun,that he brought most years, it got used occasionally, if you hunt for 7-10 days in the rocky mountains in the steep canyons we hunt you will eventually screw up and damage equipment
http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/i ... stic_Black
I still use my 35 whelen 7600 pump action,and 450 marlin blr
use of a cartridge holder is frequently a good idea
use a decent 27cal -45 caliber and bullet, get into range where shot placement in the high lighted areas is fairly easy and you won,t have any problems
having at least one spare rifle makes a great deal of sense,our elk hunting group numbers , making the drive out to hunt,varies wildly at times but most years 4-6 guys make the trip in two trucks, splitting expenses, and theres one or two extra rifles in camp, its a darn rare year when some member doesn,t drop a rifle, have a scope mount come loose, a scope fog or slip and fall while carrying a rifle or for some other reason feel that they may want to use a rifle other than their primary rifle.
and theres rarely low cost equipment being used, but things happen, slopes are steep, temperature swings can cause problems, and people make dumb mistakes.
a rifle that works perfectly at 80F in Florida may not a 0F in Colorado after a 2300 mile trip in the back of a truck..
I remember one year when a guy forgot to pack his 257 wby ammo, and one where a guy slipped crossing a waist deep,stream and it took us 30 mines to find and retrieve his rifle,from the bottom of that stream, and several years when guys just fell carrying rifles on steep slopes, mud and snow can get slippery.
for several years I brought a 45/70 marlin, other years my 35 whelen as a camp back up, the result was that guys used those for various reasons and now theres several guys that have purchased similar rifles, having used those and seen how effective they were.
my late hunting partner carried a 358 win BLR most years, he owned a 338 savage bolt gun,that he brought most years, it got used occasionally, if you hunt for 7-10 days in the rocky mountains in the steep canyons we hunt you will eventually screw up and damage equipment
http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/i ... stic_Black
I still use my 35 whelen 7600 pump action,and 450 marlin blr
use of a cartridge holder is frequently a good idea
use a decent 27cal -45 caliber and bullet, get into range where shot placement in the high lighted areas is fairly easy and you won,t have any problems