Was coyote calling few years ago, just at sun down. No coyotes so I walked back to my truck, leaned rifle, a custom Sako in 17 Rem, against my pickup front tire, stowed my e caller etc, and drove five miles home. Then I realized my rifle was missing. Drove back and found it, un damaged.
Did the same thing with a W70 7Mag one of the first years I hunted big game. Rolled over it with my Scout, realized it was missing, went back and found it lying in the snow with a big tire track right over the middle of it. A Tasco 4x scope (I told you it was one of my first hunting years) and the gun both appeared undamaged. I shot it at a tree 25 yards away and it was 2 inches left of the mark. So, I dialed in 32 clicks of correction and it was good to go. Shot it for the next 10 years and sold it for a stainless classic. Since then, I always lay my gun on the hood of the vehicle right in front of the driver. No forgetting that one.
