Single Shot Quick Follow-Up Shot

[HankL]

Shirt pocket worked for me last winter. I don't normally need a second shot from my 45-70 on white tails and yes, sometimes game will stand still in the midst of all that noise and a bullet flying past them. All worked out as intended on the second shot.

 

[goon]

I don't normally need a second shot from my 45-70 on white tails and yes, sometimes game will stand still in the midst of all that noise and a bullet flying past them

My boss shot at a whitetail once in muzzleloader season and missed. The deer just stood still as he went through all the motions of loading a flintlock, then ran just as he cocked the gun.


On holding a cartridge in your mouth, it might be better than nothing. Really, anything that gets you quick access to another round helps.
But your mouth is sort of in the wrong direction.
After you have lowered the gun from your shoulder and broken the stock down, your "trigger" hand will already be down around your hip somewhere. Might as well grab another round while it is there.
I would also consider it to be a risky thing to try with a gun that has significant recoil.
Might end up spitting teeth out...
But what works for you and what works for me could be two different things.

 

[fistful]

I'm sure that concept torques Fistful to no end..

All right, I said I was sorry, and that I was wrong. http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=106272&page=5&pp=25