Have You Ever Forgot Your Ammo?

[wildwoods]

Ok I do admit I get a chuckle when guys are discussing what calibers to buy. Invariably, the old "availability of ammo" argument pops up as the sure fire reason why to avoid/purchase a particular firearm.

Honest question. Has anyone actually been in a situation where they needed Bob's Hardware Store to have their caliber sitting on the shelf? Any real world emergencies or is this a fallacy?

I do lock all of my firearms/ammo cases with combo locks. I can imagine myself losing a key. But leaving ammo at home? I dunno...

[slough shark]

I don’t think anyone actually forgets their ammo, that being said I’d like finding my ammo not be a chore without driving all over. Some people also live in the country and don’t want to drive a couple hours to get ammo

[Wiz]

My hunting partner forgot his ammo once. Good thing both of us always keep a couple spare rounds in our pack...

Didnt matter much anyways that day

[Ice Fishing Maniac]

If it happens and you are out hunting with a buddy (s), its nice if they shoot the same caliber as you. If you reload, you are screwed unless you re-sight in with the factory ammo your huntin gbuddy shoots.

Trust me it happens. Whats even funnier is when your buddy forget his clip. If you shoot the same rifles and have a spare, its free reign for beer and wings from your buddy.

[artie]

Hate to admit it but years ago I forgot my bolt. Drove out to a site looked for my bolt could not find it spent the night and the next day drove home

Had a buddy who forgot the key for his trigger lock. We drove to the nearest town and found a locksmith who took the lock off

Heard of a guy who forgot his boots and wore his buddies extra boots but had to quit when the blisters got to be to much
it happens more as you get older.

[ganderblaster]

I bought the Cabelas gun case that has an ammo pouch on the side. Really handy to have the box of ammo right there. Where the case goes so does the ammo.

[buckbrush]

I haven't ever had this issue and I won't pick caliber based on if Bob Hardware will stock it.

I have read stories of guys having their ammo not make it to the hunting destination when hunting overseas. That would be a bad time to shoot a wildcat.

I also remember reading one that went something like- Guy was way back in the mountains, only had 5 rounds. Found a sheep and missed it three shots. Looked at his gun and his scope ring was loose on the rail. I don't carry an wrench or enough ammo for a proper sight-in but this story haunts me. It would be a horrible way to end a 10 day hunt.

[BorealBucks]

Originally Posted by artie

Hate to admit it but years ago I forgot my bolt. Drove out to a site looked for my bolt could not find it spent the night and the next day drove home

Had a buddy who forgot the key for his trigger lock. We drove to the nearest town and found a locksmith who took the lock off

Heard of a guy who forgot his boots and wore his buddies extra boots but had to quit when the blisters got to be to much
it happens more as you get older.

Trigger locks come off in about 15 seconds with a hack saw. I lost my keys before so i would know, only to find them once i cut them off.

[Ithaca Dog]

When I was living in the states I took a family trip to South Dakota to hunt turkeys. I had a 3 1/2" Harrington and Richardson 12 gauge with a turkey choke as my main turkey gun.

The first gun I bought was a 20 gauge Harrington and Richardson.

I grabbed the 20 gauge gun with the 12 gauge shells and drove 7 hours to hunt turkeys.

The morning of the first day I realized my mistake and resigned myself to using someone else's gun once they had filled their tag.

I dropped my sister and her husband off at the top of a draw, grabbed my .22 revolver and went to visit the local Prarie dog town. On the way I saw a huge field full of turkeys scratching away.

The regulations allowed for using a rifle both spring and fall so I snuck up to within 10 yards or so from the birds. I picked out a nice Tom and decided to try a headshot. I took careful aim on the bobbing target, slowly squeezed the trigger and cleanly missed. The field erupted with turkeys flying and running everywhere.

I stood up held down the trigger and fanned the hammer as fast as I could just like the westerns. I drilled the big Tom in the wing. Followed him to the top of a draw and shot him three times in the back as he lay at the bottom.

I met my family mid morning as the first person to fill their tag.

Bringing the wrong gun gave me the best memory and taught me a lesson about double checking the simple things.

[CNP]

Can't forget ammo if a store doesn't stock it because I roll my own.

Never forgot ammo.

Have forgotten arrows with broadheads.

Have forgotten to bring a rifle on a hunt.

[.257Weatherby]

Originally Posted by wildwoods

Ok I do admit I get a chuckle when guys are discussing what calibers to buy. Invariably, the old "availability of ammo" argument pops up as the sure fire reason why to avoid/purchase a particular firearm.

Honest question. Has anyone actually been in a situation where they needed Bob's Hardware Store to have their caliber sitting on the shelf? Any real world emergencies or is this a fallacy?

I do lock all of my firearms/ammo cases with combo locks. I can imagine myself losing a key. But leaving ammo at home? I dunno...

You could even forget the combo those locks you mention.
Have had to run up the river and into he village of Ladner in years past to buy shot shells after starting out with less than a full box or two between us.
There there was the time someone forgot the paper...
The very important paper.
Rob

[elkhunter11]

I see mention of forgetting trigger lock keys or the bolt I don't use trigger locks, on non restricted firearms and I store the bolts in the rifles to avoid those issues. I use other methods to legally store my non restricted firearms. Losing a bolt can be very expensive, and can leave a rifle unusable for an entire hunting season.

[JohninAB]

Went out one fine winters day to call coyotes. Get to my spot and park. Get all ready to walk in to the first stand and realized I forgot the detachable magazine for my 204. Shortest calling day ever as got back in truck and came home.

I switched all my trigger locks over to combination style ones and they all have the same combination because I knew sure as poop, I would forget the keys one day.

[Tronneroi]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

I see mention of forgetting trigger lock keys or the bolt I don't use trigger locks, on non restricted firearms and I store the bolts in the rifles to avoid those issues. I use other methods to legally store my non restricted firearms. Losing a bolt can be very expensive, and can leave a rifle unusable for an entire hunting season.

Same here. Can't trust myself with trigger locks. On our 10 day trip I always pack two rifles and 40 hand loads each. Can't be too careful.

[waldedw]

I have a " hunting check list " printed off and in my hunting bag with my hunting license and tags so as long as I don 't forget to look at it i'm good to go. but at my age now that's sometimes a stretch

I always take a spare rifle to hunting camp along with at least 20 rounds of ammo, never know when you are a buddy may need it, shi$ happens.

[LongRangebugler]

Loaded up with the old man to go elk hunting ... the old boy always said to me ... tags , rifle, bullets, flashlight, knife. Everything else can be bought. We get to our hunting camp 5 hours away start loading up for an a afternoon hunt .!im loaded up ready to go on the quad and I look over at the old man and I can see in his face pure panic , and now he’s vibrating , just rattled he says I forgot my f***ing bullets . Lol . We ended up getting my uncle to go in the reloading room and send us the shells via greyhound . Got them in a day . He was camp
Cook and guide for a day and I shot a bull elk . Once we got his bullets never seen another animal for 6 days lol

[Dean2]

Originally Posted by Tronneroi

Same here. Can't trust myself with trigger locks. On our 10 day trip I always pack two rifles and 40 hand loads each. Can't be too careful.

Use combination locks, no key. Even for guys with keyed locks you can remove one in ten seconds with no damage to your firearm if you forget the key. Check out YouTube for the easy removal tip. I used a pointed plastic stick instead of a screwdriver when I tried it.

[CptnBlues63]

Originally Posted by wildwoods

Ok I do admit I get a chuckle when guys are discussing what calibers to buy. Invariably, the old "availability of ammo" argument pops up as the sure fire reason why to avoid/purchase a particular firearm.

Honest question. Has anyone actually been in a situation where they needed Bob's Hardware Store to have their caliber sitting on the shelf? Any real world emergencies or is this a fallacy?

I do lock all of my firearms/ammo cases with combo locks. I can imagine myself losing a key. But leaving ammo at home? I dunno...

Some years back one of my hunting partner's forgot to bring his ammo. He had 3 rounds with him. He shoots a 6.5 and we shoot .30 cal's (.300 Savage and .308) so he was SOL cause you couldn't find his ammo at the local store.


His response at the time was, "I only have 3 tags so I really only need 3 rounds" We still laugh about it. But the next year I made everybody give me a box of their ammo which I put in a locking ammo can that stays in my truck for the duration of our annual hunting trip out west. I also put a box of my ammo in my hunting partner's truck.......just in case.

[marky_mark]

I roll my own ammo so when I talk availability, its about finding anything if yours doesnt make it when you land in some far away land

[Toole200]

A few years back I was out hunting.....had my ammo and 270 I thought.....Loaded my ammo into the mag and began walking. After a bit I came across a small buck and went to chamber a round. For some reason I couldn't push the bolt all the way closed. Turns out that a while back I had somehow managed to put my Barnes Vortex 270 bullets into my 3006 box and my 3006 bullets into my 270 box. So when I had thought that I grabbed my 270 ammo (correct box) I had in fact brought 3006 ammo. And unfortunately 3006 and 270 have the same brass casing size so the ammo fit fine into the mag fine so I only found out at the worst possible time.

Now I keep 2 rounds of every caliber I own locked in a box in my truck during hunting season just in case I do something that stupid again!