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MLeake · November 12, 2011, 11:02 AM

I'll reiterate an earlier point I made: The handgun isn't a backup to the long gun in the sense that, if the long gun fails, the handgun comes out next. Hook686 is probably right, there isn't likely to be time for that.

BUT... there are many conceivable instances where somebody might put down a long gun. Answering calls of nature; setting up a tent or a campfire spot; climbing an object to take a compass cut on a landmark that would otherwise be obscured by brush or trees; any number of reasons could cause somebody to put down the long gun.

In which case, having a holstered and accessible handgun would not be a bad thing.

November 12, 2011, 11:02 AM	#19
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	I'll reiterate an earlier point I made: The handgun isn't a backup to the long gun in the sense that, if the long gun fails, the handgun comes out next. Hook686 is probably right, there isn't likely to be time for that. BUT... there are many conceivable instances where somebody might put down a long gun. Answering calls of nature; setting up a tent or a campfire spot; climbing an object to take a compass cut on a landmark that would otherwise be obscured by brush or trees; any number of reasons could cause somebody to put down the long gun. In which case, having a holstered and accessible handgun would not be a bad thing.