4seventy, you are a man after my heart! That is what a hunting rifle is suposed to be used for, hunting, how ever it comes!

I don't do it now, but when I lived out West, one of my doubles was in my Jeep, if I was in my jeep, and it got used almost daily. I used to work for a major airline, and worked at night, by choice. I hit the deasert evey morning, to hunt. I shot everything from jack rabbit, to Mule deer, and black bear with that double. Admittedly, I utilized Cast, or cheap domestic bullets there, and only used premium bullets when I went to Alaska, Australia, or Africa. The only dangerous game we have here are brown, and polar bear, and there are damn few Cape, or water buffalo in the field here, so good bullets are not needed, and are expensive! With the cheap bullets, I can shoot ten times the amount I could afford, if I used Woodliegh bullets.