How many rounds

Mbm1969 · Oct 2, 2016

How many rounds do you guys carry when hunting?

Weiserbucks · Oct 2, 2016

As many as YOU need . Some need one , others need dozens.

Jagerdad · Oct 2, 2016

Dear Mbm1969

I suspect you "Could" get numbers of all sorts. It goes back "In My Opinion of Course" unto what the Mentors (Father's & His Friends) did.

As a Child I saw men take wire snips, cut the tips off on 30-06, M1 Garand ammo (FMJ Military Ball) and call them Dum-Dum's. They had one clip for the Grand and one for their Pocket. These WWII & Korea Veterans had solid confidence. They shot across Canyons in Western States and seldom fired more than one shot. All with Open Sights. They were flat out good with the ONE Rifle they owned and brought Home from War.

Jump into 2016 and it is rare to ever see open sighted Rifles. I am leading up to an answer. The best answer is whatever number of cartridges you feel you may need. How one feels is directly related to the confidence in one's Rifle and one's ability, possibly under stress, high heart rates, etc...to Deliver 1 hit, into the desired spot. Not a Volley of rounds, not a risky "AREA" shot, but 1 ....... single ..... shot.

I actually have left camp with one single cartridge. Mental Discipline should never be left at Home.

As has been said: "Ethics is what one does when No One is Looking".

Jagerdad

Blank · Oct 4, 2016

When I hit the field with a rifle, I have a deer elk bear mt. Lion and wolf tag. I have a full magazine, 10 on my belt, and a spare box in the backpack. I have as many as I will need, and will take the rest home

Homer · Oct 4, 2016

ammo is like fuel in an airplane... there is only too much when you are on fire

WVHUNTER · Oct 16, 2016

I will have four for the gun and twelve in the belt pack so a total of 16. If I do a fly in or horseback to a remote camp I would have 40 rounds with me but wouldn't be carrying all of those with me in the field. I think I took sixty rounds to South Africa and shot half of them.

I think 15 to 20 rounds would be a bare minimum for anybody.

A question to go along with this post is what is the most rounds you ever shot in a day while hunting.

I shot a whitetail eight times once.

mtmuley · Oct 16, 2016

I carry 9. 4 in my rifle, 5 in a belt pouch. 8 times for a whitetail? Jeez. mtmuley

eelgrass · Oct 16, 2016

I carry 3 in the gun and 4 in my pocket. Lucky 7.

RELH · Oct 16, 2016

Eel, you need to carry more ammo in case you run into Bigfoot. He may be hard to bring down.

RELH

Zeke · Oct 17, 2016

I carry 2-3 in the magazine and 1-2 in my pocket. I usually have a 10 round shell pouch in my pack (which is always close by).

I honestly can't remember the last time I shot more than 2 shots on a hunt but it would suck to run out at an inappropriate time.

Zeke

mtncowboy · Nov 22, 2016

I hunt in grizzly country, I have had way too many experiences that required lots of ammo to scare the dang things off. I don't want to run out, but honestly a handful is usually enough for the elk, deer, sheep, etc. But one time in WY this year it took 30+ bullets to get the grizzly to realize he wasn't welcome!!! Pack plenty!

Zeke · Nov 22, 2016

Dang mtncowboy, 30 rounds?

I think after a dozen or so shots I'd probably bear down and "bear down"!
Zeke
(Oh course I'm all talk but it would make me wonder if the bear was getting the message)

nvbones · Nov 22, 2016

I grew up in the far north and as the saying goes, 3 in the air, three in the bear. never had to use it but i think thats pretty much how it would go.

Rickoshea · Dec 12, 2016

Better to have and not need than need and not have ! .....

Zeke · Dec 12, 2016

>Better to have and not need
>than need and not have
>! .....

How many is that?

Zeke

Rickoshea · Dec 12, 2016

>>Better to have and not need
>>than need and not have
>>! .....
>
>
>How many is that?
>
>Zeke

That can only be decided by you Zeke ..I've always got to many because I've never run out yet ..In all seriousness I've got three in the mag , seven in a pouch and one in every pocket of my jacket ..

Zeke · Dec 12, 2016

>>>Better to have and not need
>>>than need and not have
>>>! .....
>>
>>
>>How many is that?
>>
>>Zeke
>
>That can only be decided by
>you Zeke ..I've always got
>to many because I've never
>run out yet ..In all
>seriousness I've got three in
>the mag , seven in
>a pouch and one in
>every pocket of my jacket
>..

Your reply was supposed to be "just one more than I need". LOL

That's about the qty that I carry also.

Zeke