In this age of specialized rigs for every niche...does anyone out there still pursue the idea of a general purpose rifle? Something that's not perfect but will work for most of the hunting you do, or that you drag along as you go about your daily life. Jeff Cooper had his scout rifle concept which had some neat ideas, but I think eventually became too narrowly focused on specifics to be truly general purpose. I also think where people live has an affect on what features they want. For me personally...at this point I consider my rss my general purpose rifle. It's relatively short, light, handy and easy to pack around. The 6x swfa is simple and so far reliable. The .223 is cheap and easy to shoot, has long barrel life, and I've proven to myself that it works on game up to moose reliably. At this point the only thing I'd like to add would be a good set of back up iron sights and a wood rokstok lite if I can ever scrape up the cash....lol.
So... anyone else have a rifle they consider general purpose? If so... what features do you look for? We have members here scattered world wide... I'm genuinely curious what others consider general purpose, should make an interesting conversation!
So... anyone else have a rifle they consider general purpose? If so... what features do you look for? We have members here scattered world wide... I'm genuinely curious what others consider general purpose, should make an interesting conversation!
