Sitka, not to mention, where the fk could you put the dmn thing on a snow machine or dog sled??
After rolling a widetrak lx on an icy ravine, I bent a 24" barreled pump shotgun beyond repair, years ago.
I ended up never bringing another long gun except an over/under shotgun/rifle that folded in half. I stowed it safely in the under-seat storage.
When I switched to dogs and freight sleds, it was so bad (space wise), could only store rifle inside a gutted caribou carcass in the freight sled. The ONLY safe place where a gun will survive a crash, is vertical scabbard, UNDER the handle bar.
Before I built my custom freight sled, I was desperate enough to consider bullpup rifles.
With my new freightsled: 40 inches, max length on rifles.
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