I would take my 5 1/2 inch Ruger Bisley in 45 colt for the dog hunt.

For the bait hunt I would take my FA 454 with a Leopold red dot. The red dot works great for those late evening hunt when iron sights are hard to see.

If hunting rock chucks was big on my agenda and I only wanted to take 2 guns. I would leave one of the revolvers take my contender in 30-30 AI and bring along my 223 barrel.