how many rounds?

[Drillbit]

You must be some serious about the 1022 to have that many mags

More like serious and shooting gophers! lol

Nothing like a hockey bag full of loaded mags....

 

[tinbird]

depends too on how good a fella is with the gun he's using as too how many rounds he needs to haul around

 

[Arclight]

I carry 20 center fire hunting rounds, and 20 FMJ rounds. It is good to have a little insurance if you get stranded or lost.

 

[Brutus]

In special circumstances my pockets would be loaded with ammo. For example: gopher shooting or waterfowling. That's pretty much it.

 

[hawk-i]

big game hunting usually 10-12 rounds for a day hunt.

 

[tylerjwitty]

I seldom have more than 10-15 rounds of center fire when hunting. Never in my life have I needed more than 5, and that included 3 for the signal.

How do you signal for help with arrows?

flaming arrows, duh

 

[j_06]

I carry 20 center fire hunting rounds, and 20 FMJ rounds. It is good to have a little insurance if you get stranded or lost.

Curios as too why fmj and not 20 additional hunting rounds that would shoot too the same POA and be more effective on game if needed? Your probably gonna need more hunting rounds eventually, why bother with fmj?

 

[Arclight]

Curios as too why fmj and not 20 additional hunting rounds that would shoot too the same POA and be more effective on game if needed? Your probably gonna need more hunting rounds eventually, why bother with fmj?

I would use the FMJ on small game, or for signalling. It is cheaper then hunting rounds.

 

[kodiakjack]

Curios as too why fmj and not 20 additional hunting rounds that would shoot too the same POA and be more effective on game if needed? Your probably gonna need more hunting rounds eventually, why bother with fmj?

Dirt cheap, and often free from other hunters in the gang who come by it and think it's evil.

 

[ih8ipods]

4 in the gun 5 on the butt stock sock

 

[StoneHorse]

Big game, two rounds. Why? Because if the animal isn't down on the second round, I have no business hunting.

 

[07blackwater]

When I'm shooting grouse and rabbit I keep about a dozen in my pocket but like I said above, big game is 3 in the mag and 10 in my pack.

 

[yomomma]

I just use the two box rule.

Rifle 40
.22 100
Shotgun 40.

One box for "in use" the other packed away for emergencies.

 

[yomomma]

Big game, two rounds. Why? Because if the animal isn't down on the second round, I have no business hunting.

That's all bravado, I know people who had to resite their guns in field for one reason or another.

 

[kodiakjack]

That's all bravado, I know people who had to resite their guns in field for one reason or another.

I think the " ;-) " meant he was joking. At least, I hope so.

Because the actual person who has "no business hunting " is the one who doesn't plan for contingencies.

 

[yomomma]

Missed the winky face

 

[Arclight]

A big reason why I carry 40 rounds is because of what happened to my father in the late 80's. Him and a friend were on a canoe bear hunting trip in central Ont. On the Black River. They flipped and lost their canoe in some rapids and lost almost all of their gear. My old man managed to hang on to his rifle, but lost the ammo. They were out in the bush for a week, eating cat-tail roots and plants. Several times deer and small game appeared but without ammo they could not kill them. There were also a few nightly visits from black bears, they made spears in case the bears got too close. The police and RCAF search and rescue were looking for them for 5 days. On the 7th day a OPP chopper saw their fire and sent in a ground team in to lead them to a open area for the chopper to pick up. My father is convinced that if he had ammo he could have got the attention of the searchers on the ground faster then waiting for aircraft to see their fire.

 

[StoneHorse]

I think the " ;-) " meant he was joking. At least, I hope so.

Because the actual person who has "no business hunting " is the one who doesn't plan for contingencies.

Yep.
Just stirring the pot a little with two rounds only.
Big game hunting I usually have no less the 10 rounds. Four in the gun, four in the spare mag and two in my vest pocket. The remaining (if any) are in my day pack.

 

[rral22]

A big reason why I carry 40 rounds is because of what happened to my father in the late 80's. Him and a friend were on a canoe bear hunting trip in central Ont. On the Black River. They flipped and lost their canoe in some rapids and lost almost all of their gear. My old man managed to hang on to his rifle, but lost the ammo. They were out in the bush for a week, eating cat-tail roots and plants. Several times deer and small game appeared but without ammo they could not kill them. There were also a few nightly visits from black bears, they made spears in case the bears got too close. The police and RCAF search and rescue were looking for them for 5 days. On the 7th day a OPP chopper saw their fire and sent in a ground team in to lead them to a open area for the chopper to pick up. My father is convinced that if he had ammo he could have got the attention of the searchers on the ground faster then waiting for aircraft to see their fire.

How does it make any difference if you have 4 or 40 rounds if you lose them when the canoe tips over?

 

[kodiakjack]

How does it make any difference if you have 4 or 40 rounds if you lose them when the canoe tips over?

Don't keep all your eggs in one basket.