My working farm rifle is a ruger boat paddle 223. It rides in the pickup or combine or whatever....I find the safety gets dusty and gritty over time....I have carried a mod 70 some without issue....Remington 700 s I love but triggers design is prone to freezing if wet and temps drop...sako never fails....
I recall a friend in Alaska showing pictures of his float trip he does every few years....they float the river in a raft and kill moose and bears..carabu."...he had his 80 year old father with him...to save weight they took only one rifle....so he found a picture with the rifle in it....it was an old Springfield 06 in a Fajin stock with a well warn weaver on it with all the bluing gone....it was laying on a huge pile of meat and horns....he said it's the only rifle his dad ever had....can you imagine how much meat it has put in the freezer..
