Thread: Found magazine - Sunrise carpark

Originally Posted by Brindog

I'm not blaming anyone and not saying the owner of this magazine is an idiot but how exactly would you lose a mag. I've never forgotten any piece of equipment and just this is actually quite surprising.

You can't have done much with Firearms if you've never left something you need at home accidentally.
I have even taken the wrong bolt once and have left my cheek riser behind the odd time.
I just give myself an uppercut!

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I have left my boots at home so had to hunt in socks

Someone, somewhere has a nearly new Schultz and Larsen Suppressor of mine. Probably donated at the Taupo range a while ago

Originally Posted by andyanimal31

You can't have done much with Firearms if you've never left something you need at home accidentally.
I have even taken the wrong bolt once and have left my cheek riser behind the odd time.
I just give myself an uppercut!

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Left boots at home once, had to walk in to hut in runners held to my feet with paracord and insulation tape (the runners were my truck comfy driving shoes as they were buggered)

Left rifle behind, but fortuitously bumped into a mate walking out whilst I and another mate walked in, so borrowed his rifle for the week!

Left knife behind. Shot an animal, then had to bash two stones together down in the riverbed to get a sharp edge so I could gut the animal and get back to the hut, where my mate and his nice sharp knife would be waiting...

Left sleeping bag behind in winter. Had to sleep sandwiched between two hut mattresses. Never did that again!

In 50 years of bush shenanigans you are allowed to forget stuff occasionally.

The OP most probably took the mag out and put on top of the wagon whilst he put everything else into his ride, changed into comfy clothes, jumped in and took off forgetting all about the mag sitting on the roof...

Originally Posted by XR500

Left sleeping bag behind in winter. Had to sleep sandwiched between two hut mattresses. Never did that again!

I left one of the sleeping bags behind once, but it was my mate who slept between two mattresses, and he had all of my spare clothes on as well. He still reckoned it was freezing!
I think that was the last time he came hunting with me...

More recently I forgot my lunch when I headed out for a day hunt, I didn't enjoy that so now I put an A4 sheet of paper with "LUNCH!!!" written on it on the drivers seat of the wagon.

Usually forget stuff when off to the range, ammo, suppressor and just last weekend earmuffs so it was 22 only.

On hunts left my spoon behind a couple of times which is freaking annoying, cup also very annoying but also my mag once which turned into one of the most exciting bush hunts ever.

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

I have left my boots at home so had to hunt in socks

me too..town shoes arent flash in hunter hills

Yep, we have all done it.

But for a fair few years now I've used a check list. Pretty rare I get caught out now. Print it out for most trips.

Leave a note on the kitchen bench to use in the morning too. Lunch is usually at the top of the list. Lol

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

I have left my boots at home so had to hunt in socks

Done that! Hunted in slippers!

Done the mattress sandwich when I left sleeping bag behind .

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Originally Posted by vulcannz

Done that! Hunted in slippers!

Was in Scone Creek Hut back in about '68 or '69 and a helicopter arrived piloted by Goodwin McNutt with Peter Harker along for the ride. Peter was wearing carpet slippers and had nothing bu a radio with him, Goodwin took off to do something expecting to return to pick up Peter, but there was some sort of breakdown and he couldn't get back. So we had to feed Peter for a couple of days before he decided to walk out in his slippers - never did catch up with him to ask how he got on.

All these forgetfullness stories make this old coot feel waaaaay better

7-10 days without knife fork and spoon up the Whakatane River.
Pre dehy days when we cooked.
Now you take 1 spoon.

oh all right I shall start a poll so you lot feel better...should be worth a laugh.

My old Gsp knew how useless I was and saved me multiple times when I got up from lunch or glassing and left something behind. She would walk back to it and bark at me if I tried to call her or carry on was bloody unbelievable.