How Do You Carry Ammo?

[Smokey Plainsman]

For those toting cap and ball revolvers in the field, how do you carry extra ammo on your person? Flask and pocket, a pouch, something else?

Looking for ideas about carrying extra ammo with me when out in the woods camping etc. Thanks!

 

[Redstick Lee]

paper cartridges are dandy, but your convenience store clerk may give a strange look when you ask for 7 packs of zig-zags

 

[Juice Jaws]

Paper cartridge's in small round ball box, small powder flask, and a snail capper. Carry in pocket or small belt bag.

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

I would just carry the flask, balls, caps and small tin of grease in a pouch. It was easy for me, and I didn’t have to overthink it. I just kept it simple.

 

[Bad Karma]

Flask, balls or bullets, wads and capper in a small Kelty cube which will fit in my daypack, range bag, or backpack. I also have two cylinders for the old armies and the uberti Army.

 

[Kansas Jake]

I also have two cylinders for one of my remington's. I generally carry a flask with a spout sized for the load I'm shooting, balls and lubed felt wads in a period correct plastic bag. A tin of caps rounds out the stuff. If I plan on a lot of shooting and I'm shooting a Remington, I bring some type of lube for the cylinder pin.

 

[drobs]

Lacking a possibles bag, I converted an old musty Romanian Mag Pouch into one for use with my Lyman Great Plains rifle. I cut the divider between the 2 most rear pouches which gives me 1 large pouch + 2 smaller pouches.

It aint pretty but it works:

 

[Rat]

The Russian double pouches for the 91/30's work great too. I have a bunch of them, each one set up for specific rifles, or Bessie. For rifle or musket I keep powder cartridges on one side, then cleaning supplies, extra patches, (I load my patch and ball from a loading block) extra flints or caps, some spare balls, etc. Sometimes I will dedicate one side/pouch to the pistol, and the other to the rifle or musket, and then keep anything extra in the pack. But I prefer to have all the "stuff" on my belt, so I can do any maintenance to the rifle or pistol without taking off and digging into the pack.

For my cap-n-ball revolvers I just wear a capper around my neck, and then a small pouch that holds non-combustible paper-bag paper cartridges. Each contains the powder, wad, and a ball. tear open, pour in powder, seat ball and wad, (or wad and ball) and cap. Shazam! I carry those cartridges in a small leather pouch, only about a dozen or so, and a tin of caps.

As I am totally OCD on weight, (less weight, more food and water, and longer endurance) I've always considered spare cylinders too heavy an option. A lot of weight for six extra rounds.