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I have a hard time picturing myself hopping over and slipping off shale rock on a 45degree pitch chasing chukar with a Boss. I've decided to buy guns for use not simply to own.


That really says alot about the way I hunt also. I hunt few flats and some of it is a damn site steeper than 45 degrees as Builder can tell you. I think Shoot-n-release was understating the steepness in the hills he hunts or averaging.

I appreciate fine guns as much as the next guy. I just have limits as to what risk I'll expose a high priced gun to. I've carried a $2k Parker on some chukar hunts and felt like I was foolish for bringing it instead of a $300 S&W 1000 or similar.