Looking for a good way to carry .30-30

[yakkingallover]

Have been trying to find a good way of carrying .30-30 ammo without using a cartridge belt or butt cuff. And please do not say the box it came in I am trying to find something less bulky.
Has anyone tried anything along the lines of a mosin or sks stripper clip? Any ideas or solutions people have come up with would be appreciated.

 

[jonnyc]

Lots of 20 round boxes have 2 ten round plastic "holders" that you can easily fit into a pocket. Lots easier to use than a stripper that doesn't fit the rifle. You could also cut the piece into 2 five round holders.

 

[joshk-k]

Yeah, and most of those 10 rnd. plastic holders have slits that you can pass your belt through. So you could wear 10 rounds on your hip easy enough.

 

[Abel]

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...parentType=index&indexId=cat601051&hasJS=true

 

[Quoheleth]

I think Simply Rugged offers some kinds of cartridge cases, too. Q

 

[W.E.G.]

Get with the program.

 

[Bwana John]

Get with the program.

Bandoleers, not just for the well dressed gentleman.

And not just for 30-30's!

 

[rcmodel]

Tuff Speed Strips come in 30-30 size.
http://www.tuffproducts.com/product.php?productid=16279&cat=265&page=1

http://www.tuffproducts.com/product.php?productid=16280&cat=265&page=1

rc

 

[josh...just josh]

go to an Army surplus store and pick a LBE. It's a pistol belt with suspenders and on the pistol belt there are pouches for magazines that would work great for loose ammo. You could also get a LBV (load bearing vest) but they would be harder to find in a surplus store


I just re-read your post and saw that you didn't want a cartridge belt. The LBE would be fairly similar to a belt, but a LBV would fit very nice and not be bulky, it's what I use to carry ammo when I am hunting

 

[JEB]

how about a pocket? anyone?

 

[336A]

Though I know that this is not what you want to hear but I think that a cartridge belt makes the most sense. I used to think that the darn things are pretty silly. However the more I think about it the more sense they make. It sure beats fishing around in a pocket for extra ammo if you need it, or your daypack if you use one.

 

[rugerman]

At one time ammo wallets were available for most popular calibers.

 

[trickyasafox]

The poster who recommended the cabelas link http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp;jsessionid=RVYRKFIG4KIAJLAQBBJCCNNMCAEFGIWE?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat602007-cat601051&id=0012766228009a&navCount=6&podId=0012766&parentId=cat601051&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=XK&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat601051&hasJS=true&_requestid=48444 has the right idea. I use this when pistol hunting with my encore.

how many spare rounds you looking to carry?

 

[paintballdude902]

.308 stripper clips hold 4 .30-30 fine

 

[rondog]

A good hunter shouldn't need to carry more ammo than his rifle will hold, unless it's a single-shot.

 

[oldfool]

At one time ammo wallets were available for most popular calibers.

yep
sure miss mine, dunno why they got so less popular, hardly ever see 'em anymore
mine was a cordura/elastic thing, fold over wallet style, held 12 rounds, on belt as a slider, or in pocket, or wherever
one of the grandsons has it (?), somewhere (??), probably with 12 rounds of 30-30 still in it, because I never did need to pull any out of of it whist wearin' it in the woods

true, 12 extra rounds is a mite thin these days, though, a feller really needs 30 or 40 30-rd loaded mags for huntin' large goats with white tails
(but mine was at least black... mebbe I was just slightly ahead of my time ?)

 

[Gryffydd]

And please do not say the box it came in I am trying to find something less bulky.

what are your criteria other than less bulky than a factory ammo box? How many would you like it to hold? How quickly accessible do you want it to be?
The cabelas link just posted is probably a good option. Simply Rugged also makes some good ammo carriers

http://www.simplyrugged.com/store/most_versatile.html
http://www.simplyrugged.com/store/410_pouch.html

 

[Roadkill]

I usually carry three in the gun, six on a stock pouch, and ten in my back pack. I've never shot more than two deer a day and then lots more times just one. If I'm carrying a rifle for purposes other than hunting then I'll get one of my ARs or something else specifically made for situations like that.