This was the first time in14 years of offroading that I brought any firearms and it was mostly because one of my friends had a particular fear of cougars / bears .
I kind of rolled my eyes at that but whatever. I kept the rifle next to my sleeping bag at night with a loaded magazine ready to go. I guess he slept better over in his own tent.
The other part was that both of my friends were interested in doing a little target shooting.
Normally, if I'm heading out in the Jeep I want to spend my time Jeeping. But it was cool. We had a little competition going to see how many targets we each could it.