It is, and after writing it down i'm thinking the plan to hunt with a handgun only is a good plan. I won't get as much game, but at my age that doesn't mean that much. I've always enjoyed the hunt more than the kill.

It's the reason I put the Optima up for sale. I'll have to think about doing that again. I'll lose money on it, but at least I won't be feeding ammo to two guns.

I know carrying a 2.2lb handgun is a lot easier than a scoped rifle.