How many guys single feed?

[Deputy819]

Where I hunt, there are big bears (and less concerning, wolves), there have been attacks within a bears roaming area of where I am at. So I always have a mag fed rifle, plus a 5 round .44 loaded with heavy cast bullets, and if stuff really hits the fan, I have a big knife always on me. A guy I know of that was from the same small town I am was killed a couple years back while elk guiding by a grizzly bear, pretty close to where we hunt. I simply won't be with just one round, and almost never hunt up there alone. I make sure my partner has a loaded gun as well, and we always talk about a plan if someone gets attacked at the onset of our hunt.

I also understand that precision ammunition should be carefully handled. At the range and while practicing, I single feed. But while hunting, if a 2nd round needs to come out of my magazine of my rifle into the chamber, there is likely a very good reason, and it's more important that it goes bang than if it gets a little scratched or dinged up getting there. The great majority of the time, the rounds I put in the magazine never get fed into the chamber, and live to be carefully placed into the chamber another day.

Dang, that's a 'Reality Check' of a post for sure. Kinda makes me appreciate My Old Kentucky Home that much more.

 

[gohring3006]

Where I hunt, there are big bears (and less concerning, wolves), there have been attacks within a bears roaming area of where I am at. So I always have a mag fed rifle, plus a 5 round .44 loaded with heavy cast bullets, and if stuff really hits the fan, I have a big knife always on me. A guy I know of that was from the same small town I am was killed a couple years back while elk guiding by a grizzly bear, pretty close to where we hunt. I simply won't be with just one round, and almost never hunt up there alone. I make sure my partner has a loaded gun as well, and we always talk about a plan if someone gets attacked at the onset of our hunt.

I also understand that precision ammunition should be carefully handled. At the range and while practicing, I single feed. But while hunting, if a 2nd round needs to come out of my magazine of my rifle into the chamber, there is likely a very good reason, and it's more important that it goes bang than if it gets a little scratched or dinged up getting there. The great majority of the time, the rounds I put in the magazine never get fed into the chamber, and live to be carefully placed into the chamber another day.

Was that the poor soul who had a unloaded 10mm glock?

 

[bigngreen]

I've weighted the bear thing and I've seen a couple that there was no chance to even bring a rifle up to even get one round let alone do a mag dump so I've gone with the rifle is dropped and a real pistol comes out, something without a scope and plenty of HP to drop heavy amounts of lead on target.

 

[sturner]

I do for 3

 

[MachV]

My 338 Edge must be single loaded too (Ruger 77). There must be dozen single shots in the safe and some fool ordered parts for a 6.5 Grendel upper but forgot to include a mag.
Hunting guns get a full mag!

 

[codyadams]

Was that the poor soul who had a unloaded 10mm glock?

Yup.

 

[gohring3006]

Yup.

RIP
Hopefully it woke up others in the area to be prepared.

 

[imyourhuckleberry]

Only when I use my Sharps rifle.

 

[Savage 12BVSS]

Single feed at the range exclusively, load a full magazine for hunting. Best to be prepared for any circumstance, we got more than deer up here where I hunt.

 

[codyadams]

I've weighted the bear thing and I've seen a couple that there was no chance to even bring a rifle up to even get one round let alone do a mag dump so I've gone with the rifle is dropped and a real pistol comes out, something without a scope and plenty of HP to drop heavy amounts of lead on target.

You are right, it is likely if a bear comes after me, I very well may not even get one round off, hopefully if it was on top of me I could get to my chest holster .44 mag revolver because that would be my only hope if I was alone. But the majority of the times I am with a partner, and the main aspect of the plans we always make if a bear attacks is for whatever partner is not being attacked to put rounds on the bear, and if a bear attacks my partner, I don't want their life to depend on one round, a big bear on the attack may need more than one round to stop. I know that if there was a bear messing me up, I would want my hunting partner to have more than just one round in the chamber, and a few in their pocket that they would have to scramble to try to find under a very stressful situation if the first one didn't do it. I don't like to go into a situation where there may be a fight for life with a limited arsenal, While on duty I would certainly prefer my Glock over a 6 shot .38 revolver. We are issued a double mag pouch, I purchased my own triple pouch so I had one more mag. As a backup, I have another compact Glock that can use our same duty mags. I prefer my AR-15 over my Glock whenever practical. It is different circumstances, but I still feel they somewhat relate. Just different mentalities though, nothing wrong with that.

 

[sturner]

The 3 that I single load are too long
They just shoot to dang good to shorten
And if I'm near a bear I got a 45-70 just ain't seen no bear in Texas

 

[codyadams]

RIP
Hopefully it woke up others in the area to be prepared.

I know I always have at least 1 gun and a large knife within reach at all times anymore, especially while processing my animals, and usually have my partner on lookout while doing it. My rifle is never more than a couple steps away either.

 

[codyadams]

The 3 that I single load are too long
They just shoot to dang good to shorten
And if I'm near a bear I got a 45-70 just ain't seen no bear in Texas

If I didn't hunt where things may actively hunt and try to eat me, I wouldn't have any issues single feeding either ha ha!!

 

[Rhovee]

I don't mind single feeding. Can't get an action smoother than a cone face bolt with single feed solid bottom.