SleazyRider
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The opportunities to hunt with my grandson---let alone hunt at all---are few and far between. So you can imagine how idiotic I felt when I drove to my favorite hunting spot, unpacked my Model 94 … and discovered that the box of Winchester Power-Points I casually chucked in the trunk of my car was filled with empty casings! Arrrrgh!
The Uncle Mike's Cobra sling my wife had given me some 30 years ago saved the day. It's a handsome enough sling, but I always considered the two bullet pouches stitched on its front rather superfluous affair, somewhat of an ornament to sell slings but having no real utility in the field. I always kept a couple of rounds in there just so the pouches would keep their shape.
So I loaded my two rounds into the rifle and off I went … only to return a few hours later dragging out one buck and one doe, both heart shots at 125 yards (which means probably 75 yards). I was out of ammo.
It must be true what they say about God watching out for fools and children (or fools and drunks, if you prefer.).
Lessons learned:
1. If you're going to return spent casings to the box, don't store them with the live ammo; or if you do, check the contents of the box before taking them it on the hunt!
2. It never hurts to carry a few extra rounds.
The Uncle Mike's Cobra sling my wife had given me some 30 years ago saved the day. It's a handsome enough sling, but I always considered the two bullet pouches stitched on its front rather superfluous affair, somewhat of an ornament to sell slings but having no real utility in the field. I always kept a couple of rounds in there just so the pouches would keep their shape.
So I loaded my two rounds into the rifle and off I went … only to return a few hours later dragging out one buck and one doe, both heart shots at 125 yards (which means probably 75 yards). I was out of ammo.
It must be true what they say about God watching out for fools and children (or fools and drunks, if you prefer.).
Lessons learned:
1. If you're going to return spent casings to the box, don't store them with the live ammo; or if you do, check the contents of the box before taking them it on the hunt!
2. It never hurts to carry a few extra rounds.
