I was sneaking up on a strutter, late Sunday afternoon, that I had seen from the road. I heard another vehicle stop and and a door shut followed by a female voice calling, "hi turkey". Then it drove away. Several minutes later I came to a place where I could peek out and the birds were gone. But that's not the disaster...
When I returned to my truck I unloaded my gun, stored it and continued scouting, then trying to roost birds. The next morning I discovered that I had ejected my three $10.00 shells and left them laying next to the road. I went back to the spot later and the shells were not there. That is a disaster. :-[ that cost me five times more than my license. My new procedure is to retrieve my shells before I store my gun.
First off... Don't unload your shells on to the ground... I do not want unnecessary dirt or moisture on my shells; moisture can damage the shells (or gun if quickly loaded for some reason again), and any dirt you get on the shells can help fowl the chamber.
Typically, I unload, and the shells go into my hunting vest, or into the side panel of my truck. I typically load when turkey hunting as soon as I leave the truck, so my shells have a special spot in the side panel, and they stay there until the next hunt or end of season, and I can grab them in complete darkness.
All my turkey hunting gear is loaded into my truck so that I can grab it in complete darkness...
I have wondered about the moisture and grit.
So...open the door and try to hit the pocket with the ejects? I guess I can do that without shooting my truck. That would be real expensive. :camohat:
Quote from: Brillo on April 27, 2022, 12:45:42 PM
I have wondered about the moisture and grit.
So...open the door and try to hit the pocket with the ejects? I guess I can do that without shooting my truck. That would be real expensive. :camohat:
:TooFunny:
Yes DON'T shoot the truck...
I generally unload the shells into my hand. What kind of complicated mechanism does your gun have?
Franchi semi. Hard to catch those and work the charge handle.
Rotate the gun so the ejection port is down, and eject into your hand.
You can unload the shells directly from the magazine with a little button inside...
That sounds good Marc. I didn't know that.
Quote from: Brillo on April 28, 2022, 05:23:51 AM
That sounds good Marc. I didn't know that.
This is a Benelli, but Franchi works the same way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLErmjHs8Ag