Anyone ever bring a backup magazine?

[northernlandgar]

Yes. I use the spare magazine to hold my extra rounds and carry it in my bino harness. Easy, light, and convenient.

 

[atmat]

I lost a mag on my old savage 110, so I started carrying an extra. Never lost a Tikka though.

Now, it’s just the way I carry my spare rounds. In lieu of an ammo wallet, I carry 2-3 extra mags with ammo. The tikka mags weigh <3 oz if I recall, and it’s less noisy than loose ammo. If I was really being weight sensitive, I would carry extra ammo in a ziplock. You don’t technically need a magazine.

 

[TN2shot07]

Yep, I try to not have hunting rifles with a dbm for that inconvenience. If you were to lose it and not have an extra some rifles won’t be fun to single feed with a giant hole in the bottom and you likely wouldn’t be able to do it with any speed. I’d drop the money for my peace of mind

 

[Jellymon1]

I keep an extra mag in a pouch attached to my stock.

 

[rcb2000]

Good insight, appreciate the replies.
I think for the money/weight, its a good idea.

 

[rcb2000]

I keep an extra mag in a pouch attached to my stock.
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Thats exactly what I had in mind,,

 

[rileybassman]

I keep an extra mag in a pouch attached to my stock.
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Ditto - been doing this for years

 

[yfarm]

Always just took 8 months to get one for my Cooper.

 

[Rich M]

Had a random thought, if for some reason the magazine unknowingly dropped out of my Tikka during a hunt, how could I keep hunting?
A spare mag is $40, and doesn't weigh more than a few ounces, and could stay at the truck.

Not sure if this is a completely irrational fear, or if anyone else has had something happen that made them rethink that option.

Drop the $40 and carry a spare. Thats what they sell em for.

You can always shoot it sngle shot style.

If the gun won’t shoot wo magazine in it, that would be a design flaw. I’d never own a rifle i couldn’t shoot single style.

Too many handguns are like that too, drop the mag and its a paperweight. In a time of duress, that could get you killed.

 

[EastHumboldt]

Five round mag in my left hip pocket At all times. I have many one shot kills. Also one seven shot kill, which I don’t like to discuss unless as a cautionary tale when this question comes up. I was the laughing stock of camp, but I still had one shell left!

 

[Go West Old Man]

Always just took 8 months to get one for my Cooper.

Be glad you made the decision to get one…..because I’ll be surprised if they (new Arkansas owners) ever produce more…., or for that matter new rifles.

 

[mtnwrunner]

I shoot tikkas and I keep a secondary, loaded mag in my bino harness. A loaded mag is way faster to swap out than single feeding rounds after your first 3-5 are gone. Obviously not an ideal scenario where shots 1-3 don’t seal the deal, so in that event I want to be as efficient as possible with getting additional rounds down range.

This^^^^^^^^. I carry two extra mags. One in my bino harness and one in my pack.

Randy

 

[Weldor]

Alway's , I've managed through the years t lose a few aics mag's. Just my luck.

 

[justinspicher]

Always, but it’s more due to the fact that I like to just shoot when I’m out and about.