A REALLY serious deer hunter will have at least 3 deer rifles - all designed for a specific purpose. 1st, there is the "tree stand rifle". It needs to be short and light. Cousin to that is the "heavy brush gun" that may be the same type of rifle without optics. 2nd, is the "walking around or general purpose rifle". It can be a little longer and heavier than the tree stand gun but weight is still a consideration. 3rd (and not all hunters would need this but it's an excuse to buy another rifle) is the "bean field rifle". That one would't look too different than those fancy target/tactical rigs shown in the picture. The idea behind this is you have a ground or box blind overlooking a long shooting area (hence the bean field designation). With this rifle, you would be capable of reaching out to deer many hundreds of yards away.
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