Thread: Carrying Ammo while Hunting with a Single Shot

I like single shot rifles. The Gecado Plinker .22LR shown in the image below was my uncle's. It is over 50 years old. My father also had one, but his had the round knob on the bolt handle. These Plinkers have a long barrel and a sleek figure, and somehow, to me, when I pick them up I think 'I could hit something with this'.

Carrying ammo in a way that you can quickly reload is a challenge when using these simple rifles. It can just be kept in your pocket, but .22 ammo can be contaminated with fluff and grit.... and it can also be damaged or have the projectile loosened in the case if it is subjected to too much stress. Of course I have carried it loose in my pocket, but nowadays I generally have it in an open ziplok sandwich bag which helps ensure that it stays clean.

Recently I cut a bit of aluminium tube to make a holder for five cartridges. I blocked one end and found some plastic tube to make a removable stopper for the top end. This hangs from my belt and I find I can tip one cartridge at a time from it just using one hand.

I sometimes jam one or two cartridges under a rubber band which I tie around the rear of the barrel.

In the past I had a leather bullet belt which was ok, but I wondered if it might take some of the lube off the bullets. I also made a wrist strap from wide elastic that could hold several cartridges.

I was just wondering what other ideas folks here might have. Best wishes...