Your Backup Rifle

What do you guys carry to backup your main rifle in case of problems? Right now mine is a  Ruger 96/44, but i am thinking about adding another lefty bolt to my collection. I want this thing to be cheap though. I am going to talk it over with my dad, and i might end up with a  Savage!!!!. HAHAHA that would make me no longer an elitest wouldnt it!

NH_Hunter

Hey NH:  Here's what you can spend your hard earned money on at Cabela's.  Looks like a perfect rig for a lefty and you would never have to buy another rifle again:

first of all, pass on the conquest.

now, to the question... my backup rifle depends on where i'm hunting at. if i am in the black hills (brush hunting), then the marlin 336 in 30-30 is my back-up.

if i am at the farm, the 25-06 (rem 700 bdl) is my back-up.

if i am hunting on the missouri river or west of the mo, then it is a 300 wsm (win 70).

if i am prairie dog hunting, then either the 223 (rem or savage) or 22-250 (rem 700 bdl), or 243 (rem model 7 or rem 700 adl) or 308 (rem 700 vls). whichever isn't being used is back-up.

the rest of the guns are kinda like niche guns... it's really cold out and i want to hunt coyotes, so i take... etc etc etc

you'll have to look for yourself, don't just take my word for it. but: i noticed the conquest might be just a hair brighter than the leupolds (debatable), but the clarity and resolution were definitely second best. really frustrating to look thru, actually. the constant eye relief is nice, but it seems to be pretty critical, so can be a pain at times. also, the conquest is significantly heavier than a leupold. one thing i really like about the conquest is the reticle. by far the best hunting reticle - not so heavy that target shooting is hard, but heavy enough to get the job done.

i think that if you were to spend $400 on a scope, the money is better spent on a leupold.

Ok, thanks dakota. I figured that since it sayed Zeiss on it it would be far superior to leupies. Guess i was wrong there . O well, i guess i will just go back to what i know, Leupies

NH_Hunter

NH,

   Oopps, I screwed up!!!  I used some of thet extry cash from sellin the Browning Citori to order a BLR '81 in 358.  Had to stick to my dream cartridge, and action stead of going with the 350 Rem Mag.  It ain't a Model 71, but the ballistics are the same and it's got a removable Magazine. 

See I listen to you guy's, hope my wife ain't readin my stuff, she don't know yet!

Spot

When I last hunted [moose] my primary was my Browning A-bolt composite stalker .300 Win Mag with B&L Elite 3000 3-9x40mm. Back-up was my Winchester Model 70 XTR in .30-06, synthetic stock, with the same model scope.

Regards, Marcus.