Thread: How much ammo

these days 12 rounds when out for a fallow- but old culling days East Coast sheep Stations we carried up to 150 rounds .222 depending on goat numbers -some of the aerial goat shoots we did we had 3-4000 rounds of .223 and buck shot just so we did not run out - but numbers of goats were damn high on some blocks - we shot Makomako station at Tokomaru bay when it went into pines and took 3500 goats of in about 3 weeks - biggest one day tally on there was I think 120 odd - killer block in summer damn hot

Bush and tops hunting, 5 rounds up the spout and 8 spare. I wll never forget dropping a round in brush in the tops, and needing one more round to finish a poorly hit deer. Trying to save grams shrinks the brain at times.

5 rounds up the spout! Sounds all go!!

Normally for a deer or tahr hunt between a morning or up to 3 days I'll take 10 rounds.
For a day on wallabies usually 40-50 rounds.

Interesting that there is a lot of "one up the spout" going on. Either I guess to increase capacity or in readiness. And Im guessing on "half cock"?

I sometimes do it when in complete readiness, but I have never liked it. I feel safest when there isn't one in the chamber. Half cock and using the safety makes me uneasy.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Interesting that there is a lot of "one up the spout" going on. Either I guess to increase capacity or in readiness. And Im guessing on "half cock"?

I sometimes do it when in complete readiness, but I have never liked it. I feel safest when there isn't one in the chamber. Half cock and using the safety makes me uneasy.

Agree with you Tahr but hope you haven't reignited another drawn out thread on the topic.....

Originally Posted by zimmer

Agree with you Tahr but hope you haven't reignited another drawn out thread on the topic.....

three rifles in my cabinet are single shot break opens.....so one up the spout,on half cock.....uncocked is completely normal LOL
I STILL take 8-10 rounds for those..
wallabies I seldome take less than 40 rounds.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

three rifles in my cabinet are single shot break opens.....so one up the spout,on half cock.....uncocked is completely normal LOL
I STILL take 8-10 rounds for those..
wallabies I seldome take less than 40 rounds.

Yep we all have our opinion on the subject but it has been done to death on several occassions and become a broken record.
At any rate it looks to be still asleep except for my poking it a bit.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Interesting that there is a lot of "one up the spout" going on. Either I guess to increase capacity or in readiness. And Im guessing on "half cock"?

I sometimes do it when in complete readiness, but I have never liked it. I feel safest when there isn't one in the chamber. Half cock and using the safety makes me uneasy.

Even back in your meat hunting days, Tahr? My recollections of the late 70's/ early 1980's was that practically everyone operated with one up the spout, and on half-cock?

Originally Posted by Maxx

Even back in your meat hunting days, Tahr? My recollections of the late 70's/ early 1980's was that practically everyone operated with one up the spout, and on half-cock?

Yeah, did when I was younger. Hunting by myself. I think I probably went off it when I started taking my 2 lads out and hunting with other people.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Interesting that there is a lot of "one up the spout" going on. Either I guess to increase capacity or in readiness. And Im guessing on "half cock"?

I sometimes do it when in complete readiness, but I have never liked it. I feel safest when there isn't one in the chamber. Half cock and using the safety makes me uneasy.

@Tahr I can only comment on my case but
Only consider one up the spout as one in chamber if I think I'm close to something. Not on half cock, bolt could be pulled back. Most rifles aren't designed for a half cock but that's been done to death previously
If I really think I'm going to see something or I'm sitting down waiting then it will be fully closed and safety on
If I move out of the area I'll unload and close bolt on empty chamber.
Easy to do on the push feeds but a PITA on the mausers.
If it's an area that I would think I have heaps of time and animal wouldn't hear me, I'd only load just before shot.
That's me anyway

n = number of expected animals.
Total rounds = (n+1) x 2

For hunting I normally bring 8 + 1 snap cap (to keep junk out of the chamber) because that's what fits in the case.

On a trip after a meat animal or two i take a magazine full and a couple of spares.

If I am hunting rabbit around the farm here in the manawatu , I take two 10 round mags for the 10/22 and one up the spout.
Very rarely do I use all the ammo I carry.

On a day hunt ( to get one meat animal) I only take enough to fill the built in magazine (4 rounds). If you can't get something with that then either your rifle is not shooting straight or you are taking shots you probably shouldn't.
Ammo is expensive these days.