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Best rifle scabbard and saddle bags for back country horseback hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="Muddyboots" data-source="post: 2300570" data-attributes="member: 63925"><p>The dilemma that faces anyone riding with a rifle is scabbard and horse runs off or falls on it. The other is I get bucked off and fall on it backwards, breaking my back or worse. I chose scabbard, I can use backup rifle usually on hunt to shoot horse. I have ridden a lot in mountains where horses or riders freak out over stupid crap. Everything from a scent from nasty critter or a red squirrel was going to attack them. I prefer to be able to bail without concern worrying over where my rifle is in relation to how I am going to land. I was side stepping across a snow covered meadow on a very stable docile horse but he stepped on a large flat rock on an angle covered with ice under snow. He went down like hit with 50BMG. Luckily I was able to push off same time and landed on back. My right foot was under his back but my size 16 Irish Setter Elk Ridge boot did not crush. If I had rifle on sling on back, bet serious consequences.</p><p></p><p>My Trailmax has been on enough hunts to say they work well. Heck it still looks new! Over the years, I have never been bucked off, had horses slip and fall but can tell you I chased down quite a few packhorses and others while going up or down.</p><p></p><p>Rifles can be replaced, you still can hunt in all likelihood if oh crap smashes rifle in scabbard. Oh yeah, I also put rifle in a sleeve to protect it further in scabbard. Just my experience worth maybe 2¢.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]301375[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Muddyboots, post: 2300570, member: 63925"] The dilemma that faces anyone riding with a rifle is scabbard and horse runs off or falls on it. The other is I get bucked off and fall on it backwards, breaking my back or worse. I chose scabbard, I can use backup rifle usually on hunt to shoot horse. I have ridden a lot in mountains where horses or riders freak out over stupid crap. Everything from a scent from nasty critter or a red squirrel was going to attack them. I prefer to be able to bail without concern worrying over where my rifle is in relation to how I am going to land. I was side stepping across a snow covered meadow on a very stable docile horse but he stepped on a large flat rock on an angle covered with ice under snow. He went down like hit with 50BMG. Luckily I was able to push off same time and landed on back. My right foot was under his back but my size 16 Irish Setter Elk Ridge boot did not crush. If I had rifle on sling on back, bet serious consequences. My Trailmax has been on enough hunts to say they work well. Heck it still looks new! Over the years, I have never been bucked off, had horses slip and fall but can tell you I chased down quite a few packhorses and others while going up or down. Rifles can be replaced, you still can hunt in all likelihood if oh crap smashes rifle in scabbard. Oh yeah, I also put rifle in a sleeve to protect it further in scabbard. Just my experience worth maybe 2¢. [ATTACH type="full"]301375[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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