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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471212 12/10/21 02:19 AM
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All my bolt guns have 5 round detachable mags, so I take two mags, 10 rounds. If I'm carrying my AR I usually have two 20 round mags, so 40 rounds.

Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471220 12/10/21 02:25 AM
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Usually have three in the magazine of my bolt gun with five in the butt cuff. If I’m hunting with my 6.8 SPC it’s a 20 round mag in the gun and another stays in my pack.

Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471224 12/10/21 02:27 AM
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3 in the rifle remainder of 20 round box in my bag usually at least 15-20

Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471268 12/10/21 02:58 AM
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Deer hunting, 3 in the rifle, 1 if my Encore. Have ammo wallet/carriers in my pack that hold 8-10rnds, so the balance of ammo in there would be the sum of what I carry.

Pig Hunting, usually a full 10rnd mag, and another in the pack.


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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471269 12/10/21 02:59 AM
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Always seems to be my luck… if I carry more than the gun will hold, I don’t see anything!!


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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471278 12/10/21 03:08 AM
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Using a bolt action, I carry a full magazine, plus a few in my pocket. I'll carry an AR often when I expect pigs, and I'll load a full 10 or 20 rd magazine in that case. I snuck up on a sounder of pigs all spread out feeding on acorns. I was bow hunting and started picking them off. My 6 arrow quiver ran out, and I started picking up bloody arrows and slinging them again. That was a blast. Back when I used to only carry a full magazine, I ran into some pigs with a Rem 788. Those 3 rounds went quickly. That's when I started carrying extra rounds in my pocket.

Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471315 12/10/21 03:30 AM
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20 rounds

Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471322 12/10/21 03:33 AM
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Usually one box of ammo in my backpack. So somewhere between 10-20 rounds.

Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471356 12/10/21 04:20 AM
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If carrying a rifle, usually 10-20 rounds. If carrying a shotgun, 4 rounds of buckshot or slugs (3 inch or 3.5 inch so one less round) in the shotgun and an extra four in case fugitives from Jurassic Park show up while I am in the stand.


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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471370 12/10/21 04:52 AM
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5 total with the gun and a few in one of the Ammo Wallet slim plastic boxes
in my pocket and set it on the ground when I get to my spot.
Or one of the Uncle Mike's nylon ammo cases if I have one for the
particular firearm. Usually 10 or 12 total for a rifle depending on where
I'm at. That's subject to change if we start seeing more bears

Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471387 12/10/21 05:43 AM
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Depends on what I’m hunting. I’ve had bad days teal and dove hunting when I couldn’t get it done with what I brought but I try not to let that happen anymore. Picking up decoys and having them landing all over you kinda sucks.

Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471468 12/10/21 12:49 PM
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Five arrows is all my quiver holds.

Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471495 12/10/21 01:24 PM
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6 rounds


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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471648 12/10/21 04:16 PM
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Deer hunting...3


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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471656 12/10/21 04:31 PM
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For deer hunting I put 3 in the rifle and the rest of the box I keep in my hunting bag.

Pig hunting is a different story. I use an AR-15 in 6.8 and take 6 15 round loaded magazines. Plus 6 20rd boxes for a total of 210 rds.


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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471701 12/10/21 05:09 PM
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5 rounds in the rifle and 5 rounds in a pouch in my daypack. If I cant close the deal with 10 shots then I dont belong in the field


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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471707 12/10/21 05:23 PM
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My CTR in .308 has a 10 rnd mag, full, that's plenty. My T3X in 6.5 Creedmoor has a 5 rnd mag, I usually have 2-3 in my chest pocket.


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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: onlysmith&wesson] #8471708 12/10/21 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by onlysmith&wesson
My CTR in .308 has a 10 rnd mag, full, that's plenty. My T3X in 6.5 Creedmoor has a 5 rnd mag, I usually have 2-3 in my chest pocket.

Speaking of the T3x, the five rnd mag is a factory mag you can order, doesn't protrude much at all from the well. Nice addition.


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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471713 12/10/21 05:30 PM
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Deer hunting, usually 3-4 with no spares. I think I've gone through 4 one time in 40+ years, and those were spent on coyotes. If hog hunting, usually a full 10 rd mag is plenty in the brushy areas where I hunt. After a shot or two, they are pretty much scattered into the brush.


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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471731 12/10/21 05:45 PM
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Four in my Remington 700 magazine, two extras and 6 in my .45 with an extra 6 for it.

Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471738 12/10/21 05:52 PM
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My rifle mag holds 3 so I carry an extra mag loaded with 3 and about 4-5 loose loads in my pocket, about 10 rounds total.

Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471918 12/10/21 09:35 PM
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2 or 3 in my rifle, another 2 or 3 on my ammo sling on the stock and whatever partial box of ammo I used to sight in any given gun with in my back pack. It’s usually never more than 15 rounds total. I’ve never gone through more than three rounds in a hunt

Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471937 12/10/21 09:45 PM
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Usually 3 in the rifle and 3 in pocket. If using an AR I will have 6-10 in the clip. (I always wanted to call it a clip) clap

Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471942 12/10/21 09:54 PM
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I live where I hunt, and my main stand, for any wind, except north is a little less than 1/2 mile from the house, si i just carry 4 cartridges. Have never shot more than 2.

Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt [Re: Texas Dan] #8471948 12/10/21 10:00 PM
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I'm a "Nothing succeeds like excess," (Oscar Wilde) kinda guy. But...not like Oscar Wilde, if you know what I mean.

4 in the rifle. 6 to 10 in the stock pack or backpack, depending on which rifle. Never heard a guide complain about a client carrying too many rounds. 'Have heard them complain about other clients and too few rounds though.


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