Excellent points Ted. "Murphy" turning over in his grave? I assume (I hope) you mean the fabled Murphy who wrote all those great laws we all have experienced in our lifetimes? Not the Bill Murphy who posts here as Eightbore- lives in MD I believe.


I haven't travelled out to MT. to hunt in about 10 years- but I only took 2 firearms- A pre-64 M70 in 30-06, and a 12 gauge M12 field gun- 28" mod. solid rib-- Insured, as are my other more valuable weapons, and I agree that the criminal element is afoot everywhere nowadays. But those 2 Winchesters could get me by in almost any hunting scenario in MT, MI or even in MN- and ammo is available even in the Mom & Pop stores found in backcountry. RWTF

"The field is the touchstone of the man"..