What do you carry .22LR ammo in?

[Phaedrus]

As scarce as .22 LR is I can just do like Barney Fife and carry one round in my shirt pocket!

[TXyakr]

If you have a tube feed .22lr like the popular Marlin 60 (Not 795) and many similar rifles these loading devices are very handy and can hold about 112 rounds depending. 8 tubes X 14 rounds = 112 total.
Fewer rounds if for WMR like Marlin Model 983

Spee-D-Loader Spee-D-15 22 Caliber Rimfire Tube Magazine Rifle Ammunition Loader Polymer Clear $20 at Midway

.22lr is still difficult to buy in large amounts, i.e. thousands very cheap under 5 cents/round but I stopped by the Cabelas north of Fort Worth last Saturday evening and they had well over 100,000 .22lr (many different types) on the selves but were limiting it to 500 rounds per person. I walked around all day at the Premier Gun Show with two small ammo cans and small signs saying that it was 4-Sale ($10/100 Remington Golden Bullets & ThunderBolt) and $15/100 CCI-Mini-Mag OBO) but I only sold 2100 rounds of the Remington. I had about 5000 rounds, mostly in my vehicle parked very close by. A very nice man asked about the Rem GB for plinking with his kids, I sold them to him for $7/100 no taxes because I am not a business and had already paid sales tax on them. My cost was less than $5/100 including taxes. So I made enough to cover parking, admission, and fuel cost to get there and back home. I hope it was as good a deal for him as me; NOT trying to get rich off the "shortage". The REAL or "perceived" shortage is in WMR or .22 magnum, now soon it will be .17 HMR or something else... OMG whatever

Here is a fun video that happens to show the Spee-D-Loader in action (watch carefully), these or multiple 25 round magazines for your Ruger 10/22 or AR-22 can be a lot of fun at an outdoor range you set up at your or a friend's ranch. Be safe and have fun, get some cheap rimfire ammo and plink away! Then spend a few bucks on ammo for your larger caliber firearms so they don't feel neglected and you don't forget how to fire them accurately. Only an accurate, reliable firearm is useful, IMO.

NutnFancy review of Marlin Model 60 .22lr Rifle

https://youtu.be/BBTsuqePlPY

Edit: Off topic but if you or your kid likes the Marlin 60 over the Ruger 10/22 (basically 60 is slightly more accurate but projectiles are slightly slower due to longer barrel, after about 10-16" inches a .22lr no longer benefits from longer burn time and starts to slow down, technical blah blah). So few after market options for Marlin compared to Ruger 10/22 but lighter weight stock is one option that fits model 60 fairly well. Earth color is about $35 including shipping with Amazon Prime or about $40 for Black:

ATI Marlin Semi-Auto Fiberforce Gun Stock - Tan
http://www.amazon.com/ATI-Marlin-Sem...ck+–+Tan

http://www.atigunstocks.com/marlin-fiberforce-stock

[hunter63]

So...you are saying just to carry your .22 loaded?......If you can find ammo?......

[TXyakr]

As far as the "artificial .22lr shortage" goes there were several vendors at this Premier Gun show selling it for 3X more than what it sells for in bulk or by 50-100 boxes, retail and wholesale. One lady behind a table from a retailer from San Antonio yelled at me (I totally ignored her and continued to walk on by), she was probably mad that I was underselling them by a lot! I did not see anyone actually buying 20-30 cents per round .22lr from them (heck just buy 9mm or .38 at that price!). Personally I am ticked off that people like them horde it then only sell in large quantities for such excessively marked up prices, also ticked off ammo manufacturers took so long to figure out that some of us are not embarrassed to shoot tiny caliber semi-auto firearms at ranges by the hundreds if not thousands of rounds to improve our skills. Now that similar thing is happening to .22lr WMR (magnum) I will just use .223, it is about the same price and much easier to find. STOP THE INSANITY!!! Similar to Nintindo Wii years ago, people were buying up to resale at marked up prices on eBay, but now "armlist" etc. It is mostly Artificial!

Back to storage. If in a humid or dusty environment IMO best to keep in multiple sealed containers so every time you open one all the moisture and dust does not get in to all your ammo. I.e. pelican box, roll top dry bog, steel or plastic ammo can or previous inside small ammo can then put mags/tubes in your cargo pants pockets or vest pockets. Obviously depends on how long you are in field/camping, mode of transport etc, rounds fired. Are you hiking in 5-10 miles mostly just to shoot/target practice or only shooting 1-5 rounds for small game, eat it all then hike out, minimal waste, carry out nothing (i.e. not deer/elk season). Many different methods depends on objective, requirements, environment etc. My favorites for large game .270 or 7mm I shoot very few rounds, loud and not much game left to shoot after one round is fired, also I hurry to field dress and haul to cooler at vehicle, i.e. very different than .22lr. PITA and expensive to get suppressor but possible, makes varmint or even rabbit hunting much easier. Can even get one for a tiny Ruger SR22, don't spook critters and projectiles actually slightly faster due to more burn time of propellent/gun powder in effectively longer barrel.

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[TXyakr]

So...you are saying just to carry your .22 loaded?......If you can find ammo?......

I never put a round in the firing chamber of any firearm until I am about to fire it. But before I go hunting if it is a Marlin 60 (for example I recently started to experiment with one that has been sitting new and unused in my safe for over 10 years), then I would put 14 rounds in the tube but none in the chamber. I do not trust or like "thumb safety" switches. (Sorta of a Glock man, not religious about it). "Tap, Rack, Fire" practice until you are fast and accurate!!!
Tap the bottom of magazine if firearm has one make sure it has not come lose, the pull back slider, or bolt to rack or place a bullet/round in the firing chamber, then if firearm has a DANG GONE-IT California Approved thumb safety switch do-hincky, verify that that is in the firing position (people get killed both ways do to confusion on these dang basted contraptions, blah blah #&!*). "OH sorry I thought it was on "Safety" or I pulled the trigger at the approaching intruder in my home or at the deer and the gun did not fire be cause it was dark and I had not practiced in months and forgot which way as F an S." I have heard all those stories, so have you probably, a thumb safety is not "REALLY" a safety it can be a liability! IMHO. Californian lawmakers who do not shot much if and may disagree.

So IMO Marlin 60 and similar rifles are safe to carry in field with rounds in tube but none in chamber, practice your skill at: "fast rack" a round/bullet, and fire open site or scope at 2-3X. Some day I will figure how to mound a reflex red/green dot sight on side with SS hose clamps + "picatinny rail" or something, look like a red neck, flash light on other side for varmint hunting. First by $40 synthetic stock to mess with. Heck firearm was only $125 from Kmart 10 years ago.

Not easy to find CCI-Mini-Mags under $7/100 but I do (no lines this is TX) and occasionally under 5 cents/round in bulk 1600 ammo cans, Plenty of Remington Golden Bullets for a little over 4 cents/round bulk/lose rounds boxes of 525. Typically I can buy anywhere from 500 -2000 rounds per week but rarely shoot more than 500 rounds a week or I tick off my wife and daughters. "Go mow the lawn, trim the shrubs, fix the plumbing, blah, blah, blah..."

Good quality 9mm FMJ is about 20 cents/round not reloaded clean burning (online) not that Winchester White box (walmart junk) with has a ton of smoke and carbon all over gun, hands, face every place... So about 3-4X .22lr
Similar for .223 and NATO, but .270 and other large Center fire much more.

[hunter63]

Specifically your bug out bag. Film cans? Baggies? Original box? Just looking for a waterproof way to cram as many rounds in a container in my BOB. Thought I'd post it here to get some ideas rolling around.

Well all that is well and good...but orginal post was on what you carry your .22 in for a BOB or just hunting.....
You are correct.....I don't see a lot of reason to carry a lot of any kind of ammo, unless of course you are just walking along shooting at any and all things alive or dead.

I see the term "wood bumming" gun....and really don't understand the term.
Gonna guess, it's what ever you choose to carry, for the reason of having your weapon with you......but still not a lot of shooting going on.

LOL,... still use a old pill bottle for .22's ..like I did when I was a kid......or lately a magazine for a Ruger Mk III...peal off what you need, and have a cool little pouch that holds two magazines.

[Wildthang]

When I hunt squirrels with my Marlin tube feed, all I have ever really needed was a full tube in the rifle.

[TXyakr]

25 round magazines for Ruger 10/22 or a Spee-D-Loader + 14 in tube for Marlin 60 is mostly useful for artificial outdoor shooting ranges like you find at 3 gun competitions or a set up just for fun with friends at private property/ranch. However, if your land has as many hogs as we have here in Texas (also AR, OK, FL and I have seen plenty up in Alberta, Canada so I can only assume they are everywhere, We had bunch of Peccary herds in Amazon.), then IF you don't have a .223 or .270 rifle or 9mm-.44 pistol with you a tube or magazine full can come in handy. When you unexpectedly come across one or more sows with a bunch of young piglets having as many rounds as possible with semi-auto and scope or reflex sight is very useful. Hopefully larger caliber pistol on your waist or the ability to climb trees very quickly. A 200 lbs mommy sow ticked off at you because her babies are squealing in pain can be a bit concerning. ;-)
Also it has been my experience that when shots go off in a canyon the echo confuses them, on a few occasions the ones not hit have come running straight at me. I was downwind and their eyesight not good, so they did not know I was there and thought the firearm sound came from the other directions, bottom line you want a lot of extra rounds in your firearm ESPECIALLY if they are tiny rimfire.

Once when walking back from a blind above a "tank" I came across a large group of sows and piglets (30-40) they were on 3 sides of us and I was with my daughter about 9-10? years old at the time. I did not want to freak her out so did not shoot any but a LOT!!! of rounds in a semi-auto would have been useful. .22lr NOT ideal but shot placement is most important, not caliber. I had a .270 when with my daughter but she was freaking out about being almost surrounded by hogs so I just let them pass on by on their way to the river. If they had turned and run straight at us she may have been a bit traumatized. I would have loved it, fantastic shooting gallery. Full Mag required!!! Then "Tap, Rack, and Fire", Reload, repeat.

BTW feral hogs are an invasive species every rancher I have ever met wants them all shot on sight. Cause $100 million or much more damage every year in Texas alone. Always open season.

[Batch]

I am having a hard time imagining speed reloading a Marlin 60 under the duress of an animal attack.

[Eastree]

I am having a hard time imagining speed reloading a Marlin 60 under the duress of an animal attack.

I've always preferred detachable box magazines, though it's more that I've only ever used them, at least in anything I've had to load myself. I have shot other guns, but most of them were when I was a pre-teen or teenager. At that time, the person who owned the guns (a man at my mom's church took it upon himself to do a bit of mentoring for some of the young men) did the loading, and had us under strict supervision.

Any way, when I first saw the suggestion of a tube mag quick loader, this is what came to mind (and I am patting myself on the back for finding it so quickly):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXsiHHp9rU4

[hunter63]

I've always preferred detachable box magazines, though it's more that I've only ever used them, at least in anything I've had to load myself. I have shot other guns, but most of them were when I was a pre-teen or teenager. At that time, the person who owned the guns (a man at my mom's church took it upon himself to do a bit of mentoring for some of the young men) did the loading, and had us under strict supervision.

Any way, when I first saw the suggestion of a tube mag quick loader, this is what came to mind (and I am patting myself on the back for finding it so quickly):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXsiHHp9rU4

That's pretty cool...The Marlin tube is kinda different.

Buddy had an old Winchester auto loader with a tube....and you could mix shorts, long, and long rifle...any way you dropped them in.
Used it for rats at the dump....I would let him let loose with a bunch of shorts....I would track it the pop it with my single shot.....LOL
BTW did find 6 boxes of CCI Long Rifle at Walmart, to day...the girl let me buy 3 they were $2.97 for 50 rds.
So tomorrow I can go down the hill.....I'm at The Place....and shoot up a bunch....LOL

[TXyakr]

I am having a hard time imagining speed reloading a Marlin 60 under the duress of an animal attack.

Ha ha ha, that is what your sidearm is for. Didn't your NCO tell you that!
Once I saw some raccoons climbing into a large dumpster at a city park late at night (downtown FW by Trinity River) so I grabbed a large stick and beat on the steel dumpster, they all came scrambling out and one almost landed on me. That was about the closest I have ever come to being "attacked" by an animal. Most run from humans unless you are covered in their favorite food or grabbed their young off-spring and are trying to kidnap them. I have actually done that (Peccary) and did not get attacked, well once by a bird, should have been wearing sunglasses. NEVER mess with cottonmouths!!! Your life experiences may differ.

Someday I may just win a Darwin Award, y'all can aways hope ;-)

This one ex-Delta Force guy I hunted with carried a 44-magnum, revolver with him while hog hunting because he was too big to climb the tiny little thorny mesquite trees in West Texas. Seemed like an over kill to me but those are a lot of fun to shoot. BTW don't try to climb a small mesquite tree. Older bull mesquite is OK. I also heard of one guy who was not fast enough climbing trees in Brazil and a peccary bit his butt cheek off, ha ha ha. I imagine he carried around an inflatable pillow after that, should have carried a sidearm and container of ammo or speed loader for revolver, or extra magazines. ha ha ha live and learn.

[TXyakr]

I saw this little nylon and velcro pouch at Walmart online while searching for something totally different (SKU # for .22lr WMR ammo) it is meant for air gun pellets but could be used for .22lr best to put ammo in tiny craft store ziploks first if in humid/dusty but not always necessary. Replace velcro or entire pouch once it wears out (velcro never lasts long). I may get one for pellets, I hate fumbling with containers with lids.

Crosman-Ammo-and-Accessory-Pouch

Ship to store $3.99 no shipping cost, Walmart No.: 980375
Product in Inches (L x W x H): 5.0 x 5.0 x 5.0

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Crosman-Am...-Pouch/9222908

MTM also has a lot of different plastic boxes for .22lr here is a thin one that may fit in a coat pocket or front pants pocket but I don't like them because the latches break and they are not resistant to moisture and dust and the entire box cracks after heavy use in the field. In front pocket bend over, on knee, and they tend to crack.

MTM Handgun Plastic Ammo Wallet, .22LR, 30 Rounds, $4.99
http://www.walmart.com/ip/MTM-Ammo-W...Smoke/38575974

Fabric pouches attached to my belt have always been my preferred method or extra rounds/shells/bullets for centerfire rifles and shotguns so it makes since for tiny rifles and handguns like .22 and air gun as well. I did not know they existed, thought a coin purse with attached belt loop was required. :-)

[Wise Old Owl]

Ziploc quality freezer bags for everything.

They leak when filled with water and are not heat resistant.

[Eastree]

I saw this little nylon and velcro pouch at Walmart online while searching for something totally different (SKU # for .22lr WMR ammo) it is meant for air gun pellets but could be used for .22lr best to put ammo in tiny craft store ziploks first if in humid/dusty but not always necessary. Replace velcro or entire pouch once it wears out (velcro never lasts long). I may get one for pellets, I hate fumbling with containers with lids.

Crosman-Ammo-and-Accessory-Pouch

Ship to store $3.99 no shipping cost, Walmart No.: 980375
Product in Inches (L x W x H): 5.0 x 5.0 x 5.0

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Crosman-Am...-Pouch/9222908

MTM also has a lot of different plastic boxes for .22lr here is a thin one that may fit in a coat pocket or front pants pocket but I don't like them because the latches break and they are not resistant to moisture and dust and the entire box cracks after heavy use in the field. In front pocket bend over, on knee, and they tend to crack.

MTM Handgun Plastic Ammo Wallet, .22LR, 30 Rounds, $4.99
http://www.walmart.com/ip/MTM-Ammo-W...Smoke/38575974

Fabric pouches attached to my belt have always been my preferred method or extra rounds/shells/bullets for centerfire rifles and shotguns so it makes since for tiny rifles and handguns like .22 and air gun as well. I did not know they existed, thought a coin purse with attached belt loop was required. :-)

Actually I bought something like that a couple years back. It never came in handy. I didn't like it for pellets (there are 'pellet pens' and narrow drinking straws that suffice for my purposes, and trying to dig a few out from seams isn't so much fun), and I prefer magazines for my ammo (I don't have any single shot firearms). However, it would come in handy for slingshot ammo. Maybe I need to carry a slingshot, too, when I find my pouch. More plinking fun!

They do a pretty good job of holding what's in them. The flaps inside work great for that.

[1stimestar]

Hmm noticing how dusty it's gotten reminds me I haven't been out shooting for a while. I like keeping it all in this box as I just throw it in the back along with my guns and go.

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[1stimestar]

Ah for clarification. I use above box to store stuff at home and take to the range. When I carry any firearm for any distance/length of time, it's my .357 and I just keep that one loaded with a few extra rounds in a soap dish in my car. Haven't gotten to take my new hunting rifle out actually hunting yet.

[kyratshooter]

Since I gave up on the uselessness and unavailability of .22s some time ago and replaced them with the .38spl can those and their transport bucket be used instead?

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[Dragon]

Hello, In russian slang bullets calls as Suillus (маслята), now it is clear why)))

[hunter63]

I saw this little nylon and velcro pouch at Walmart online while searching for something totally different (SKU # for .22lr WMR ammo) it is meant for air gun pellets but could be used for .22lr best to put ammo in tiny craft store ziploks first if in humid/dusty but not always necessary. Replace velcro or entire pouch once it wears out (velcro never lasts long). I may get one for pellets, I hate fumbling with containers with lids.

Crosman-Ammo-and-Accessory-Pouch

Ship to store $3.99 no shipping cost, Walmart No.: 980375
Product in Inches (L x W x H): 5.0 x 5.0 x 5.0

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Crosman-Am...-Pouch/9222908
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Guy used to be on here suggested that pouch....so I bought one.....don't shoot the .22's much so it still sitting there.
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...mo-Pouch-Video
What happened to Wingman?