How much ammo do you carry?

A

AdamSean

New member
I am going on my first whitetail hunt this weekend and was wondering how much ammo to carry. I have a single shot .270 Win and have a 10 round cartridge belt carrier. I am thinking this is plenty. What about some of you?
 
I am going to agree and disagree. I think 10 is plenty for the field.......one shot one kill, right? If, you are going far enough from home that it would not be feasible to drive back, I always take at the minimum a box. Why? What if you have a mishap and have to re-sight your gun in?
 
Agree as well - I was just thinking "carry" as in walking out to hunt. At camp, I usually have 40-100 rds, depending how far out in the sticks we are.
 
What .284 said basically.

A box in the truck, 3 in the rifle and one in each pocket.

Same thing when toting the shotgun & buckshot.
 
I generally carry 3 or 4 (according to caliber) in the rifle of course and about 10 extra ones on the shell carrier on my belt. You say why so many in the woods, it only takes one to take the deer. I am a firm believer in being ready for whatever might come my way. Of course I have 20 or more at the truck or camper.
 
For the field, I carry 3 in the rifle and 2 in the shell holder on the stock.

I'm getting too old (okay truthfully too lazy) to carry any more weight than I have to:D:D
 
If I'm only going out for either the morning or the evening hunt, then just what my magazine holds. If it is an all-day hunt then I'll toss a few extra in the backpack. My sidearm will hold a full cylinder (6) and I may or may not have any extra for it.

If I do carry extra, it is not with the idea that I'll be needing it for actually shooting at game. The only reason I carry more than a full magazine load is for the remote possibility that I'll get in trouble and need to fire off shots to guide a rescue party. That I why I tend to only carry extra when I'm going off on an all-day hunt.
 
When I hunt the club I'll load 2 rounds in 06. Leave rest in truck. PS I carry
my Ruger 357 4in Security Six on my side & a speed loader, Nrver shot over one round & then go collect my deer ; )
Y/D
 
Carrying a TC Encore Pro Hunter "handgun" chambered in 7mm-08, 9 round cartridge carrier, one in the gun, so 10 rounds. I've never fired more than 4 rounds in an entire season so I'm guessing 10 is enough.
 
Carrying a TC Encore Pro Hunter "handgun" chambered in 7mm-08, 9 round cartridge carrier, one in the gun, so 10 rounds. I've never fired more than 4 rounds in an entire season so I'm guessing 10 is enough.
Click to expand...

Off topic, but how is the 7-08 from the hand? Shoulder fired, nothing phases me, so I don't know how to relate that to a "pistol".
 
Deer hunting with a group of friends three or four boxes, one while actually hunting, a few more in the truck for the fun shooting of long range targets. My .243 was always the favorite everyone wanted to shoot because it was easiest to hit a gallon paint can at 600 yards.

Edited, I had to pull that, it's not something I should be talking about, I'd like to though.
 
Last edited:
Five in the rifle, five in the shell holder on the stock with any of my repeaters, one in the rifle and five in the shell holder if I've got my single shot that day.
One cylinder full with my revolver, or if I'm carrying my auto, one loaded mag in the pistol and a loaded mag in the holster.
I don't hunt far from the truck, so any other ammo is stored in the truck--usually the remainder of the boxes.
sixgun
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top