Rifles are like canoes, chain saws, and snow shoes. The choice is always up to the hunter but you will have to live with your choice.
For decades I have always carried two rifles on any hunting trip with extra ammunition. Sometimes two lever action older 86/71s
backed up by an early Model 70 375 H&H. Never had a problem that an extra rifle could'nt handle. Snow, ice , rain- dust and dirt
have never phased any of my 1886 or pre-war Model 71 rifles. J. Browning designed them to take a beating and function just
like the 1911 military 45 auto. Wider tolerances allow function in really tough conditions.
Bears are part of Alaska, its just the reality in the bush. Those who have all the answers may know what happened to Warden
Hosea Sarber many decades ago-but I doubt it. They never found him.
