Do you bring a backup rifle to your hunting camp?

Do you bring a backup rifle to your hunting camp?

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Howdy, I've never had any problems with my rifle (although, this was my second year hunting) and neither has my hunting partner (20+ years of hunting under his belt), however I was thinking that if something happened to our rifles, we were screwed. I had my rifle and he had his: We didn't have any backups.

Do you bring a backup rifle to your hunting camp?

I was thinking of getting myself a backup rifle...I'm thinking a Garand would be awesome and is of the same caliber as my main rifle (and would be nice to shoot at the range as well and I always wanted one) or a single-shot in 300 Win Mag (partner's caliber).

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I don't because home is an hour or less from where I hunt, but if I was going on a special trip yes I would take a back up.I usually have my rifle and a 410 or a 22, for grouse, when I am hunting but I seldom hunt alone anymore., Bang seems to tell the big furry things that the table is being set.
When I used to work in the bush, I sure wish I could of had a handgun, cause those defenders get heavy with a work pack and a shottie
 
I take my BLR 308 as a camp back up gun, anyone in camp who had a problem can use it.

We are at least 2 hours in by quad, no coming out to fix a scope.

2 years ago driving in I was towing the trailer behind my quad and I stopped to talk to buddy who was looking somewhere else and rammed his gunboot into the trailer.

No damage, but his Takka was seriously off, and it almost used all his ammo to re-sight it in.
 
I could bring a Model 94 30-30 but I don't because I don't want to worry about losing a good gun in a truck break in if it happens, so I just bring a little 410 for grouse that would be no great loss if stolen. I'd miss it though. It's shot more game than any other gun of mine this season.
 
I always bring a back-up rifle on our annual treks to northern BC. This year my prime rifle was a .375 Ruger and my back-up was a 9.3X62 Mauser.

A few years ago my partners scope went belly-up during the hunt and he was only to happy to use the .35 Whelen that I had brought for back-up.
 
My backup is my 45/70 Marlin GG with open sites. Like some have said, it's not always possible to fix a scope in the bush.

That said, the Marlin has been my main rifle on two trips with a scoped rifle as the back up.

If you take the time to drive 6 hours for the hunt, take the time to pack another rifle and a box of ammo.
 
Ill bring my 444S in case I have issues with my scoped rifle or I fall into a situation where I prefer to hunt over sights .

Last year I dropped a rifle (stud let go on me) and the scope took the hit, I immediately to a backup right away....Glad I had it.
 
I bring backups for my backup. This year I took the 338 T3, 308 BLR, Savage 340 in 30/30, Stevens 200 in 270,my wifes 308 Globe and my 20ga and 410 for partridge.

Oh, and a Parker Hale in 30-06 for lending to a friend.
 
well not for "hunting" but I always bring 2 guns into the bush when its for over night....ALWAYS my 10/22 and usually my 500 mossy
 
I always bring a back-up for away from home hunts. Which one depends on the game being hunted. For elk and moose my primrary rifle is a .35 whelen or 300 H and H. Back-up is a 2nd .35 whelen.

For deer primrary is .260 rem or 7x57. Back-up usually a .308 or if after big muleys the .300 H + H.
 
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