Author Topic: Handirifle Survival Kit (Read 795 times)

quickdtoo · « **on:** January 09, 2006, 06:46:43 AM »

3006BluffHunter asked my to post this for him...Looks like a great idea for those rifles that tend to stick a case now and then!!

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It consist of a waterproof match container (from WalMart)..I drilled a hole on the one end & installed a key ring......In It you carry two 3 inch 1/8 inch round brass rods &a piece of foam rubber to keep it quiet in the container.......You attach it to your sling swivel for easy access in case you get a stuck empty case in your handi...It won't get lost in your pocket in cold weather either...

MtJerry · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2006, 02:34:48 PM »

To each his own ... but I have to say that's the goofyest idea I've ever seen.

McLernon · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2006, 02:39:26 PM »

Duh I'm confused Quick, how does it work?

I think the penny just dropped. You drop them down the bore with the barrel vertical, Right??

McLernon.

mt3030 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2006, 03:00:14 PM »

'.. a stuck case now and then!!"

If you are refering to the range, why not just have a cleaning rod ready to use? Saves time and effort.

If you are refering to the field, like in hunting, then.... But you can't be refering to the field. Few sportsman would be hunting with a rifle that he could not depend on the ability of making a second shot if needed.

Well, I guess muzzle loaders do.

Or, did I miss something?

Wally

3006bluffhunter · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2006, 03:52:09 PM »

Yes boys it is for in the field use....It would be bad if you have a stuck case that you can't get out in the woods... With a nice trophy buck you hit stumbling in front of you waiting for the 2nd final close kill shot.....Its at your finger tips ...Open the container then drop the two 3inch brass rods down the barrel to free up that stuck case.....When its cold here in Wisconsin with all those clothes and all those pockets sometimes its hard to find things you took with you in the woods.....It beats a six inch long cleaning rod poking around in your pocket.....Just my opinion i like it..Thanks Dale Also Thanks Quick

MtJerry · « **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2006, 04:00:43 PM »

I hunt with a SINGLE SHOT rifle ... If i'm not sure the first shot will do it ... I don't shoot.

mitchell · « **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2006, 04:26:51 PM »

Quote from: mt3030

Or, did I miss something?

i guess thats why you need that second shot.

sorry i couldn't resist.

when i go out i plan on shooting one time and thats it. if not then i'll take my 1903 springfield

mt3030 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 09, 2006, 04:59:38 PM »

Jerry & Mitchell:
I guesss you youngsters are just more experienced hunters and better shots then I am. I can never guarrantee that every thing is going to go as planned. The Montana wind and the distances covered here, and the fact that I haven't been able to finish training the deer/antelope to stand perfectly broadside, alway put my shots at risk. If I waited for the perfect/guarranteed shot, I'd never get to shoot.

mitchell · « **Reply #8 on:** January 09, 2006, 05:06:03 PM »

i was just playin with ya man.

but like you said "If I waited for the perfect/guarranteed shot, I'd never get to shoot" to me thats what makes it fun, it puts the odds back in their favor a little bit.

BTW i never said i was more "more experienced " but i do kill on average 12-15 deer a year. and with all the money i spend on it i better.

bladerunner · « **Reply #9 on:** January 09, 2006, 05:10:37 PM »

personaly,i've never PLANNED on needing a second shot....but things happen and I like a QUICK follow up (single shots are fine,but thinking I may need something like the " survival kit" tells me i need to either work on my rifle till i TRUST it,or REPLACE it)

canon6 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 09, 2006, 06:22:51 PM »

good idea,I happen to think that Murphy(as in Murphys law) was an optimist Doug

MtJerry · « **Reply #11 on:** January 09, 2006, 09:20:09 PM »

Quote from: mt3030

Jerry & Mitchell:
I guesss you youngsters are just more experienced hunters and better shots then I am. I can never guarrantee that every thing is going to go as planned. The Montana wind and the distances covered here, and the fact that I haven't been able to finish training the deer/antelope to stand perfectly broadside, alway put my shots at risk. If I waited for the perfect/guarranteed shot, I'd never get to shoot.

Wally my post was not aimed at you ... sorry if it sounded that way. :wink:

I indeed hunt that way and get fewer shots than most people, but then again, I always carry my 44mag Blackhawk when I'm hunting :-D

dodd3 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 10, 2006, 01:02:50 AM »

i use a 1/4 brass rod 1-1/2 inch long for the buff classic never had to use it hope i never do but its for just in case lol .

bernie :wink:

myarmor · « **Reply #13 on:** January 10, 2006, 06:57:00 AM »

It's a good idea. I made a simular rod to pop out a spent shell before. If your out hunting groundhogs or other varmints, then it is a good idea to have something just in case. I plan on staying out in the field for a while, and aint about to go home after my first shot on a little hog because I had 1 stuck shell.
-Aaron