{"id":3974,"date":"2023-01-13T04:38:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T04:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/?p=3974"},"modified":"2026-05-21T11:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:36:27","slug":"the-benefit-of-having-a-backup-rifle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/the-benefit-of-having-a-backup-rifle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefit of Having a Backup Rifle"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re an avid hunter<\/a> or competition shooter, the benefit of having a backup rifle<\/a> can provide peace of mind in the event your go-to gun goes down.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

A little while back I climbed in the stand on a sunny afternoon. The temperature was dropping, barometric pressure rising, it was the pre rut. Deer were moving.<\/span><\/p>

But I wasn\u2019t in the stand for just any deer. During the black powder season I had missed a dandy buck; the biggest of my life. And for the entirety of the Tennessee rifle season it was him or tag soup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

As I settled in, I raised my rifle to test the rest on the ladder stand. That\u2019s when I felt something loose on the gun. And it didn\u2019t take but two seconds to figure out it was the front mount<\/a> of my rifle scope<\/a>. I felt sick to my stomach. My thoughts raced. <\/span>Would it settle back to zero if I retightened it? Or would it be way off?<\/span><\/i><\/p>

When I say loose, it was a mere tremor; enough for concern and the thought that maybe it would in fact settle back to zero if I tightened it. My next move was to text Jon LaCorte, co-founder of this very company, to get his thoughts. His immediate response was on point: <\/span>We owe it to the animal to make sure we don\u2019t risk wounding it. I would not risk it.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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If you’re an avid hunter or competition shooter, the benefit of having a backup rifle can provide peace of mind in the event your go-to gun goes down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>

I heeded his advice. Luckily I had a backup rifle back at camp. So I quickly climbed down, went back to camp, switched rifles<\/a>, and got back into the stand before the deer really started moving. I did not see the big buck I was after that day; that\u2019s not what this story is about. Rather, I\u2019ve been thinking a lot about the benefit of having a backup<\/a> rifle.<\/span><\/p>

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