shooting bag contents

Life of Riley · **Joined:** Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:58 pm **Posts:** 102

I shot a 200 bird league over the weekend with 6 friendly fellow shooters. We were missing a few things during the day as it was a long shoot, so now I'm curious, what do you pack in your shooting bag?

jwgworld · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2020 1:47 pm

When I head out to shoot a round my Wild Hare tournament bag contains the following:

Main chamber: Ammo, choke box, and choke wrench. The last two go into a pocket on my apron (half-vest) before shooting.

Front chamber: Glasses, extra lenses (different tints), ear plugs (including spares), energy bars, and a bottle of 5 Hour Energy for sipping during the round.

Back chamber: Allen wrenches and other small tools that may be needed for tightening or minor repairs, small can of CLP, a few cotton patches or small rags, and a bungee cord for securing my gun to a gun rack when it's windy.

Right end chamber: Lens wipes, lens spray, and a microfiber cloth.

Left end: Water bottle in the carrier that's on the bag.

I put on lip balm, sunscreen, etc. if needed before heading out, so I don't take any with me.

That's all I've ever needed so I'm curious - what were you and your friends missing?

oneounceload · **Joined:** Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:20 pm **Posts:** 22985

Glasses, hearing muffs, chokes, sun and bug screen and a towel or bandana. Separate case will hold a flat of shells. With this heat, a cooler of iced down water bottles

JacksBack · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2020 8:45 pm

I use a medium sized leather shoot bag. In the front pocket are my spare chokes and wrench, in one side pocket is a laser rangefinder in the other is my small bag of tools, small oil, grease and silicon rag; main compartment has shooting glasses with 4 lenses, lens cleaning cloth, lens wipes, ears, shooting towel, cooling towel for hot weather, buff and shooting gloves for cold weather, lightweight wind breaker, 2 snack bars, a tube of Nuun electrolyte tablets, small first-aid kit, microfiber rag, FITASC ID and ref kit and an NSCA rulebook.

hawkeye55 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2020 9:41 pm

above list are good. I would add a packable rain coat if weather forecast has any chance of rain and a trash bag to throw over my bag and ammo.

Rockett0 · **Joined:** Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:50 am **Posts:** 76

My bag is sparse compared to others.

-Shells
-Glass Cleaning packs
-Cheat sheet to remind me how Wright Chokes and Muller Chokes are labeled
-Choke tubes
-Shooting Gloves that I never wear

dogchaser37 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2020 10:41 pm

in my shooting bag.

One box more ammo than I need to complete the event.
Cleaning cloth for glasses.
Extra ear plugs.
Water.
Punch to remove trigger assy.
Reading glasses.

I travel light.

sera · **Joined:** Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:20 am **Posts:** 13494

I cannot tell you how many guns I have fixed on the course. My bag is full of odd sized little tools.

PLUS a box of spreader loads that has been there at least one full year.

gdub41 · **Joined:** Wed May 16, 2018 7:55 am **Posts:** 778

sunscreen
extra chokes don't know why U2's are welded into my barrels currently
Gfuel energy drink packs
Hydration packs
neck gaiter
gloves

that's it.

tresamigovizslas · **Posted:** Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:55 am

Don’t forget alieve.

DL

lt0026 · **Joined:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:12 am **Posts:** 5714

Glasses, extra ear plugs, hand towel, leatherman tool, pens, eyeglass cleaner, band aids, safety pins, rubber bands, gun grease, bug spray and of course ammo. I carry drinks in a cooler. Some of the items listed are the small travel size. I apply sunscreen at the car before I go out.

birdhunter39 · **Joined:** Mon May 20, 2019 9:53 am **Posts:** 1361

Good topic! Shells don’t generally go in my bag as I use a cart.

Cleaning supplies, eye and ear gear, shooting towel, chokes and log books for certain guns.

Life of Riley · **Joined:** Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:58 pm **Posts:** 102

jwgworld wrote:

That's all I've ever needed so I'm curious - what were you and your friends missing?

Water, sunscreen, and eventually shells. My buddy took the cart and got water and shells from his truck, but everyone left the sunscreen at home. Usually I shoot alone and so don't need to pack much because it goes quick. Shooting with 6 other people it took most of the day to do 200 league targets. So it got me thinking that I need to be more prepared next time! It was a fun day and a good time though!

gdub41 · **Joined:** Wed May 16, 2018 7:55 am **Posts:** 778

tresamigovizslas wrote:

Don’t forget alieve.

DL

Excedrin Migriaine, I had to pop three of them on Saturday before heading out to shoot fitasc.

oneounceload · **Joined:** Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:20 pm **Posts:** 22985

For me it is Tramadol if I have pain

JacksBack · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:48 am

Bayer back and body -- no caffein.

Rooster booster · **Joined:** Sun Jan 17, 2016 3:34 pm **Posts:** 6017

oneounceload wrote:

For me it is Tramadol if I have pain

While shooting!?

gdub41 · **Joined:** Wed May 16, 2018 7:55 am **Posts:** 778

Rooster booster wrote:

oneounceload wrote:

For me it is Tramadol if I have pain

While shooting!?

why not........as the joker from batman would say "you wanna get nuts.....lets get nuts"

Rooster booster · **Joined:** Sun Jan 17, 2016 3:34 pm **Posts:** 6017

Guess so!....

oneounceload · **Joined:** Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:20 pm **Posts:** 22985

Sorry, but Tramadol reacts in me like an aspirin; all I know when I popped my calf muscle last week was in 20 minutes the pain had really subsided, but then I have always had a high tolerance for things like that, or tylenol#3, or hydrocodone.
What DOES mess me up like an Actifed on steroids is a Flexeril - it does help with the back spasms but wipes me out for a long nap, and leaves me tired the next day.

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