Reeder Custom Guns - Give up the long guns???

Tom
Give up the long guns???
Saturday, December 07, 2019, 12:48

Have any of you given up hunting with the rifle? I have 3, .270, .30-06 and a .45-70. Thinking of selling the .270. I have the handgun bases covered for what I would hunt, .357, .44 and .454 along with my .45ACP for concealed carry. Over the last few years I have gotten seriously into fly fishing and have not hunted much, if any. If I were to go deer hunting I would grab a revolver anyway. I really don't care if I shoot anything anyway, I just enjoy being out in the woods and would most likely give the meat away to someone who really wants/needs it. The .454 has scope rings but no scope yet, so in my way of thinking I basically have a short range, close quarter rifle in using that. Should I ever rifle hunt again I figure the .30-06 and .45-70 would be enough gun. My dream trip is to go fly fishing in bear country where my head has to be on a swivel looking out for bears, in that case a .44 or .454 wold be in a chest holster. Do any of you still hunt using a rifle?

Give up the long guns??? - Tom, 2019-12-07, 12:48
- Handguns only - Bryant, 2019-12-07, 21:11
- I like hunting with different every time. I have all - Drdougrx, 2019-12-07, 19:27
- I have used both the Rem 700 30/06 - Sean Harper, 2019-12-07, 15:07
- The last time I hunted with a rifle was 1997 - Blake, 2019-12-07, 14:50
- Sure. Depends on hunting conditions - GregG, 2019-12-07, 14:34
- Guns are like golf clubs..... - Dave H., 2019-12-07, 14:12
  - what's a golf club? (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2019-12-07, 15:40
    - It's a long silly stick used to hit a stupid white balll.... - Marco, 2019-12-07, 17:15
      - Such a silly game... Walking around a big field full of rab - Flatwater, 2019-12-07, 19:01
        Golf Course = A good Shooting Range .. wasted. (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2019-12-07, 21:46
        sounds like a real waste of time too (nm) - gary reeder, 2019-12-08, 00:02
- to me it is a personal thing. The only time I hunt with - Gary Reeder, 2019-12-07, 14:05
  - Could use a 6.5 Creedmoor...... mild recoil LOL!! (nm) - Leroy Jenkins, 2019-12-10, 12:08
- I have hunted with a rifle since I was - Larry Fry, 2019-12-07, 13:57
- I have hunted with handgun all my life .. - Jim Taylor, 2019-12-07, 13:28
  - SIXGUNS AND TRAPPERS (nm) - JT, 2019-12-07, 14:58
  - Like handguns and rifles equally... - Huey, 2019-12-07, 14:39
- My favorites are handguns but i still hunt with - Terry, 2019-12-07, 12:58
  - Yeah, I still have - Tom, 2019-12-07, 14:19