I almost always have a backup to my primary firearm. Might be a 2nd shotgun while bird hunting, or a 2nd appropriate rifle while hunting big-game. I have a pair of SS Classic M70's in 300Win that shoot the same ammo (200TSX @ 2950) and a pair of SS Classic M70 Fwt's in 270Win that also shoot the same ammo (140TSX @ 3030). I can grab 2 rifles, 1 box of ammo for the pair and go anywhere. 3 of those 4 have 3-10x42 SHV Nightforce scopes w/IHR reticle, the 4th has a 2.5-10x42 NXS w/IHR. The backups are every bit as good as the primaries.
There is a 1:8 twist 22-250 loaded w/75gn A-max's that's also almost always in the truck when I leave town for any reason.
