A pistol & carbine are good from fist fight range to 300+ yards so he has the short /medium/long range business covered . Concerning the idea of a group of private citizens wandering around his property armed it would better to hire what used to be known as range detectives , private armed guards who were trained in the basics of the law with regard to the use of deadly force & the making of citizens arrest .
Backed up by support of the state cattlemans association who would be useful in the lobbying of state & local politicians .
The Range detectives would work in coordination with local & federal authorities to protect the property rights of the ranchers .
I like the idea of the Range Detectives, and honestly, I had forgotten about those guys. I grew up in the cattle and sheep region of Texas, but have been living in the big city too long now. ;)
My only problem with this is that they would be reporting up to the Feds, who are against us to begin with. Maybe reporting up to the State and the Cattlemen’s Association would work?