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How many rounds of ammo do you carry?

Amount of Ammo?  

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  1. 1. How many rounds of ammunition do you carry with you in the field on a coues hunt?



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Usually 3 in my mag and 7 in an ammo wallet. If I am carrying my 1911 then I have two clips.

 

If I am hunting near the border - A lot more than that....

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i used to have pride and carried 8 thinking if i used them all i should go home then a 200yard shot at a great buck presented it's self after letting all 8 go at 500 yards at a lesser buck, dude trotted right out of the bottom and i found my self trying to men who stare at goats the buck, it didnt work and now a whole box goes with me. by the way i did give the buck a high and tight and some man scaping at 500, so many misses that seemed to go straight through him you had to see it to believe it. he never left a ten yard area and was doing fine when i left 30 minutes later left him munchin away.

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Cool poll...3 in one mag, 3 in another mag, 4 more in my rifle sling for 10 in the field with my Tikka .300 WSM. I always have 10 more rounds in the truck.

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My dad used to always go out with only 5. But any more these days with all the illegals, we both take a full box. Plus pistol rounds. Call it peace of mind. Lol.

 

I keep my .270 in Tucson, so i never get to practice with it. My dad sends a couple of rounds to check that its still on. Last 3 deer have been 1 shot 1 kill.

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I usually bring a box of 20 for what ever rifle I'm hauling. Sometime that 20ct box has 20, other times only 6 or so. I put them all in my pack. It usually works out to 3 in the mag and the rest in the box.

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When I am glassing/stalking deer I only carry the 30-06sprg rifle with 7 rounds on the buttstock, the rest of that box in my pack, and my 9mm with two mags fully loaded.

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Depends on where I'm hunting. Down in the 36's I always have way more than I hope I ever need.

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3 in the mag, 8 in a wallet in the pack. I have only ever needed 1 for my coues, and have fired 2 bullets for 2 hits to put down both my elk. I have a bunch more rounds back at camp. I all honesty, if I missed all three shots in my gun I would go back to camp to check my scope.

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Six or seven bandoliers full for the morning hunt, then back to camp to reload and out to the field for the evening! :lol:

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Carry 20......4 in the gun. couple in my pockets for quick reloading and if i need to drop my pack and leave it behind.. And couple in my backpack for back up/if happen to lose the ones in my pocket.

 

But only need one if i don't slam my gun on a rock again :o :angry:

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4 in the gun and a sleave of ten in the pack. the most i ever had to use on a hunt was my bear which was 6. on a whitetail was 4...

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I carry 20: 4 in mag, 6 in butstock pouch and 10 in my pack

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I have my 7mm that holds 3+1. I have a pouch on my belt that holds ten and I leave it FULL!. I usually have another box in camp. There have been times my pouch on my belt slowly snags on something and opens and I reah down to find no rounds in it... the extra box at camp sure is nice... LOL

I think we have all had our days when we get done going heck.... i didnt bring enough ammo.

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Most of my hunting adventures limit how much space I have and weight I can carry. I carry 10 total hutning rounds with me. Even if I am sharing my rifle with a buddy.

 

If I or we need more than that then maybe I or we need something else. Like more shooting practice or self control. If I hit my scopes/mounting systems hard enough to require a re-zero, I have bigger problems than not enough ammo.

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