Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting The "backup/ loaner" rifle

I'm not sure you can have 5 equal rifles unless they are the same caliber, same glass, and shoot to the same level of accuracy.

Having a backup rifle ready to perform at a high standard is just good sense but almost everyone has a favorite for elk hunting even a favorite for different conditions.

My backup will be capable of sub MOA accuracy, have decent glass, and be reliable - but that doesn't make it equal to my favorite. Just a different amount of field experience and confidence makes a difference for me.

My son and son-in-law both want the 300 Weatherby when I am gone. It isn't pretty but it really shoots and carries a lot of energy out a long way. The Backup status doesn't make it less desirable as a hunting rifle.