What's in your possibles bag?

gobblegrunter · 03-31-2010, 04:22 PM

Interested in seeing what's carried in some of your possibles bags. Any pics? This is my first year with a smokepole, and I have all the basics needed, but am interested to see what some of you experienced fellers take into the field...

cayugad · 03-31-2010, 04:44 PM

What is in my bag depends on where I am hunting and how I am hunting. I carry a fanny pack. The fanny pack has three compartments. One (the center which is a hand warmer) holds a quart of water. The back one holds a GPS, compass, matches, candle, alcohol, patches and binoculars. The front one holds my tubes of powder, and my container of projectiles along with some patches.

My jacket pockets also carry a lot of gear.

Now if I were going to a shoot, I take my possible bag which has tools to break the rifle down, caps, primers, capper, de capper, short starter, powder tubes, projectiles, patches, etc..

Semisane · 03-31-2010, 05:46 PM

Most of my hunting is on a 900 acre hunting lease. I'm never more than a mile or so from camp, so I don't need much. I use a small zipper top, belt mounted pouch with the essentials for a morning or evening hunt - a few loads in powder tubes from LandNebraska, a few cleaning patches in a plastic box or old musket cap tin, some basic tools, pipe cleaners, and alcohol swabs. If I plan to be out all day I use a small backpack with some lunch/snacks/liquid and an extra jacket and socks.

nchawkeye · 03-31-2010, 05:57 PM

Not sure if you are thinking about inlines or sidelocks but here is what I carry to keep my flintlocks working...

My loading block and powder measure are on a leather thong attached to the pouch's strap, which also has a thong for the powder horn...I also have a short starter, extra flints, balls, a roll of greased ticking, a few cleaning patches, a knapping hammer with built in turn screw, a frizzen cover and wing bone turkey call...

gobblegrunter · 03-31-2010, 06:20 PM

Nice stuff so far. I should've specified...I'm using a sidelock. Goofy question from the goofy new guy...what do you guys do with the alcohol swabs? I'd imagine they're for cleaning...but cleaning what? Any more pics or input to share?

Semisane · 03-31-2010, 06:37 PM

I use the alcohol swab to swab the bore after a shot. Could just as well use a spit patch but I know for sure the alcohol is not going to leave a damp ring of fouling against the breech.

gobblegrunter · 04-01-2010, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Semisane

I use the alcohol swab to swab the bore after a shot. Could just as well use a spit patch but I know for sure the alcohol is not going to leave a damp ring of fouling against the breech.

So you run the alcohol swab down with your ramrod after each shot then?

gearheart · 04-01-2010, 04:56 PM

Yup. With a cleaning jag on obviously or it might not come back out. 1 alky patch followed by a dry patch then carry on loading as if on a clean barrel. I use the ready made alky swabs from the med supply house where my wife works. They're cheap and don't dry out. Just don't leave the wrappers laying about.

gobblegrunter · 04-01-2010, 05:49 PM

Ok, great. Thanks! This is the kinda stuff I was hoping to gain from this thread. Anybody else willing to share their possibles?

50calty · 04-01-2010, 06:21 PM

I have about everything a person could think of. Bullet starter, tools to take the gun apart, cleaning patches, cleaning jag (extended length), TC Presoaked Cleaning Patches, four speed loaders loaded, flask that holds apr. 8 100grain charges, extra bullets, and range finder. Some of this stuff I have in my backpack. I always have my backpack. I start walking early in the morning and wont come back until dark, so I have to make sure I bring EVERYTHING. Oh and throw in a couple gun wipes. Remington and a couple other companys make them indiv packaged. They work great if its a rainy day or if your gun just needs a wipe down.