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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
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12/10/21 02:19 AM
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DocHorton
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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.
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
[Re: Texas Dan]
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12/10/21 02:25 AM
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drycreek3189
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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.
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
[Re: Texas Dan]
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12/10/21 02:27 AM
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Bucks auto
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3 in the rifle remainder of 20 round box in my bag usually at least 15-20
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
[Re: Texas Dan]
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12/10/21 02:58 AM
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psycho0819
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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.
Tolerance is the virtue of a man without conviction.
The end of the world began the day it was created, and life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease.
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
[Re: Texas Dan]
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12/10/21 02:59 AM
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reeder05
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Always seems to be my luck… if I carry more than the gun will hold, I don’t see anything!!
Wife has always wanted some Hard 8
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
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12/10/21 03:08 AM
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unclebubba
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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.
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
[Re: Texas Dan]
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12/10/21 03:30 AM
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lms
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
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12/10/21 03:33 AM
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Erny
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Usually one box of ammo in my backpack. So somewhere between 10-20 rounds.
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
[Re: Texas Dan]
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12/10/21 04:20 AM
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LeonCarr
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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.
"Whitetail Deer are extinct because of rifles with telescopes mounted on them." - My 11th Grade English Teacher
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
[Re: Texas Dan]
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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
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
[Re: Texas Dan]
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12/10/21 05:43 AM
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Greg
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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.
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
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12/10/21 12:49 PM
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ChrisB
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Five arrows is all my quiver holds.
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
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12/10/21 01:24 PM
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hook_n_line
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Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
[Re: Texas Dan]
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12/10/21 04:16 PM
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Mr. T.
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Cabin rental in Pagosa Springs, Co. Sleeps 10, If interested please PM me.
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
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12/10/21 04:31 PM
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Jhop
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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]
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12/10/21 05:09 PM
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QMC SW/EXW
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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
Retired Navy Chief NJROTC Instructor for Los Fresnos High School
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
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12/10/21 05:23 PM
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onlysmith&wesson
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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.
An unethical shot is one you take, that you know you shouldn't.
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
[Re: onlysmith&wesson]
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12/10/21 05:25 PM
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onlysmith&wesson
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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. 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.
An unethical shot is one you take, that you know you shouldn't.
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
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12/10/21 05:30 PM
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Dalroo
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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.
Dalroo Deep in the Heart of Texas How about that Brandon!
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
[Re: Texas Dan]
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12/10/21 05:45 PM
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Ringtail
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Four in my Remington 700 magazine, two extras and 6 in my .45 with an extra 6 for it.
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
[Re: Texas Dan]
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12/10/21 05:52 PM
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Wytex
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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.
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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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Gw123
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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
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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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JCB
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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)
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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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MWTX270
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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.
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Re: How much ammo do you carry during the average hunt
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12/10/21 10:00 PM
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Creekrunner
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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.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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