Mongrel wrote:I was just sorting out my new ammo carry box and got me thinking,
How much ammo do you guys carry?A day at the range i will take 20-40 308 rounds or 100-200 22 rounds
A weekend away (only done once) 60 308 rounds and 2000 22 rounds
Or a week away, i cant comment
Be interesting to see what others take
Jamie
If I'm doing a morning fox patrol I just take six fox loads in the mag of the .204 and four Trailboss loads in my pocket just in case.
Haven't been to a rifle range since I was a kid, but intending to get out there Wednesday after next with a lot of luck. I plan to take a hundred in 7mm-08 and .204, and I might take a brick of LR if I decide to take a .22.
If I'm just going up the paddock for some practice I'll shoot maybe 150 to 200 rimfire (I like to have a lot of different types of .22LR on hand - I picked up some Velocitors last week to try out), or maybe twenty rounds in a centrefire or two. If I'm shooting load development, then generally not more than 50rds (depends on what phase I'm at), but I'll walk back and load some more if I can fit in another session. Outside of load development I don't do much real "practice" with the centrefires (that's what rimfires are for), but I'll take them out every week or two just to confirm zeros for peace of mind. Last week I managed to burn up some .22LR, .204, 8x57mm, 12-gauge and even put four balls through the muzzle loader.
If I'm going to be out for a few days, a dozen heavy loads and 30-50 varmint loads for whichever centrefire I'm taking (I live in hope of stumbling upon a nice busy rabbit warren like we had in the old days).
When I was shooting IPSC pistol we generally shot a 100-round competition, over several courses of fire, but I would take a few hundred in case anybody else needed some. If I was up there on my own during the week I'd take 500rds.