Given that his first post was about how rotten 24C has become I'm guessing he isn't here to join and become a contributing member of Hunttalk. He could have joined without all of that.
I have only two T3's but I'm thinking hard about a .243. The current rifles are 30.06 and .223. I have the same scopes and mounts on both and use the .223 for fun shooting and coyotes, I burn a lot of rounds through it. My idea is that with having them set up the same I get tons of practice...
I've had many filters over the last 40 years, five years ago I bought the MSR Guardian and it's the best filter I've had by a wide margin. The Guardian is a fast pumper and is self cleaning on each pump, I've never had a problem with if plugging or slowing down in turbid water. It also filters...
I have a 3" SP101 stainless that I've used for carry when archery hunting and backpacking. It's small enough to be 'out of the way' yet big enough for what I'd run into in Colorado. If we had Grizz it might be a different story. Stainless is a good choice for the great outdoors.