Something You Should Have In Your Hunting Pouch
07-22-2011 | 12:15 PM
#11
Giant Nontypical
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Colorado
I always cover the bore and carry muzzle down also, but last year I found out that isn't always the answer. I have used the finger of a latex glove for years, so that is what I did. There was about a foot or so of snow on the ground and I was hiking in. carrying muzzle down worked against me as I slipped and when I went down so did the muzzle. Straight into the snow, needless to say the latex glove didn't hold up. the snow went into the barrel and I spent the rest of the morning hiking out to clean, dry and reload my gun. I think what would have helped would have been ice cleats instead of a bore cot and carrying muzzle down, or maybe, just maybe the bags semi is talking about. It make me buy some thick heavy duty bore cots instead of cheap latex glove fingers.
If there's a spot that I think I might fall. I take the gun off my shoulder, and carry it in one hand. That way I can drop it if I start to fall.
I've always cared more for my gun or fly rod during a fall than myself. Probably why i'm so beat up.
07-22-2011 | 03:16 PM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Yucca Valley,Ca
I posted this on another forum when a topic came up about wet guns. Thought it might be useful to some of you guys.
Grab yourself a couple of those long skinny plastic bags that are placed at the doorway of some stores for putting wet umbrellas in.
Two of them folded up as small as possible will hardly be noticed in your hunting pouch or back pocket. If heavy weather threatens, put one over your gun from the muzzle end, and another from the butt end. Your gun will stay dry in the heaviest downpour.
Grab yourself a couple of those long skinny plastic bags that are placed at the doorway of some stores for putting wet umbrellas in.
Two of them folded up as small as possible will hardly be noticed in your hunting pouch or back pocket. If heavy weather threatens, put one over your gun from the muzzle end, and another from the butt end. Your gun will stay dry in the heaviest downpour.
