Your knock around 22LR ammo box

[yard mongrel]

Like any fun loving, sane, normal, handsome, and legitimate Southern gentleman, I keep a .22 revolver for EDC purposes. To me, .22 just has too many real life uses to not have one around. To running off pests, delivering a coup de grace to a wounded animal, shooting a paw-paw out of a tree, winning a parlor bet, or shooting holes in some jerk's HVAC unit, it just doesn't make sense to not have around.

As such, I keep one of those handy hundred round CCI boxes stocked up in my truck.

So, if you were to do the same, what is your ideal loadout? I keep some Aguila SSS (60gr subsonic), CCI standard RP, a good passel of ratshot (for carpenter bees and horseflies), Colibris for covert whatnot, and my all time fave, CCI segmented subsonic.

 

[NCLivingBrit]

CCI Mini Mags and usually one of those sleeves of CCI Shotshell for snakes.

Typically I had an NAA mini with all five chambers loaded and a little pill box with the shotshells in.

 

[B00ger]

I like to keep some .22 in empty pill bottles. Easy to toss in a bag and lock closed so they don’t spill out, get too wet, and are easy to find.


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[RetiredUSNChief]

My .22 pistol takes .22 WMR HP. My .22 mag rifle eats Winchester and CCI. My .22 LR gets fed whatever LR I have on hand for small game/varmint, mostly CCI and Federal, some Winchester.

But there are some things I would never consider shooting with a .22.

Like cockroaches. Those SOBs get .45 ACP, 230 grain, jacketed hollow point Speer Gold Dots.

'Cause eff them bastages.

 

[Inglis]

I use small over the counter pain bottles with childsafe lids

 

[Catfish]

shooting a paw-paw out of a tree

Every time you make a post I have to google something.

 

[Mitch Rapp]

I just kinda assumed it was slang for a coon or possum or anything else that needed a 22 to the dome

 

[yard mongrel]

Every time you make a post I have to google something.

You're missing out. They look sort of look like a magnolia, grow near creek beds, and have the sweetest, most succulent fruit. Think banana, pear, and a very slight cucumber taste with a mushy papaya consistency. They'll never be commercially viable because the fruit turns punk within 12 or so hours of being picked.

And, no, I've never shot one out of a tree. I once shot a wasp off an honeysuckle though.

 

[yard mongrel]

I started keeping a .22 revolver with me after coming up on the aftermath of a dog having been hit by a dually one night. The dog was obviously non-viable after the accident, had no collar, and was, of course, acting aggressive. I remember wishing I had a more humane, yet quieter way to end the poor fella's suffering.

After that, I realized it was just too handy to not have one.

 

[Doc4USMC]

A 100 round box of mini mags, a 50 round box of Velocitors, and a 20 round pack of shot shells. All CCI.


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[RetiredUSNChief]

You're missing out. They look sort of look like a magnolia, grow near creek beds, and have the sweetest, most succulent fruit. Think banana, pear, and a very slight cucumber taste with a mushy papaya consistency. They'll never be commercially viable because the fruit turns punk within 12 or so hours of being picked.

And, no, I've never shot one out of a tree. I once shot a wasp off an honeysuckle though.

Growing up. I couldn't ever convince the kids around me that the paw-paw was real. Dad used to call it the "Indiana Banana", and they grew in one of the parks near our home. Suited me fine that nobody else would believe me about them , because it meant I got to eat my fill when they ripened.

It has a similar, yet unique, flavor to the banana. It's described as "custard-like" with flavors of banana, mango, cantaloupe, and pineapple.

Pawpaws: America's Best Secret Fruit

A pawpaw's flavor is sunny, electric, and downright tropical: a riot of mango-banana-citrus that's incongruous with its temperate, deciduous forest origins.

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[Jeppo]

This discussion made me think I need a Smith 43c. Anyone have experience?

 

[georgel]

Every time you make a post I have to google something.

I thought he was talking about the kid's grandfather.

You're missing out. They look sort of look like a magnolia, grow near creek beds, and have the sweetest, most succulent fruit. Think banana, pear, and a very slight cucumber taste with a mushy papaya consistency. They'll never be commercially viable because the fruit turns punk within 12 or so hours of being picked.

And, no, I've never shot one out of a tree. I once shot a wasp off an honeysuckle though.

There used to be something that looked like a flat dried banana that hung in trees. The inside was pasty and sweet. Never found out what that was.

I've always hated the rattling of the CCI boxes. For loose and range type carry I use small clear Tupperware type containers with the locking type latches. Otherwise, I re-purpose non-child proof pill containers with the larger (arthritic type) screw on lids.

Then for smaller pack carry I found one of these. I add a small bit of foam down each tube to reduce rattling. The lid slides to allow you access one 5rd tube at a time. 10 tubes/50rds.

Marble's Catch 22 Storage Dispenser Rimfire Ammo Polymer Black

The Catch 22 storage and dispensing container offers shooters a better, safer option than their pockets for carrying 22 caliber rimfire ammunition. The...

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[Bahamadon]

I want some pawpaws ! !

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

I want some pawpaws ! !

There's a place called Funny Girl Farm in Durham, NC, which apparently has a Paw-Paw grove.

A Native Carolina Fruit That Tastes like a Tropical Vacation - Carolina Farm Stewardship Association

By Casey Roe, Marketing & Sales Manager at Funny Girl Farm Unripe pawpaws clinging in a cluster In the Carolinas, a native fruit is hiding in plain sight. The trees bearing this fruit have tear-drop leaves and thrive alongside creeks and streams. The fruit itself is oblong and clings to branches...

www.carolinafarmstewards.org

 

[CHRIS_WNC]

I’ve got a few green plastic 3x5 index card holders, or maybe recipe card holders, that I’ve been dumping bulk pack into. They are one piece with a locking lid and handle riding in a range bag much better than cardboard.
The pill bottles are cool. I may do a few with shorts in them for my son.

CHRIS

 

[thrillhill]

I do keep a 100 round CCI box in the console of my S-10 to feed the Ruger Wrangler that always rides in that truck.

In that box are 50 of the CCI SGB. Flat points. This is the way.

6 CCI shot-shells, 12 CCI Quiet, and 32 CCI Standard Velocity. All 40 grain except the shot-shells. This is the way.

The shot-shell bases are nickel.
The CCI Quiet I Sharpie the bases black.
The Standard Velocity I Sharpie Green.
The SGB rounds are unmolested.



We grow paw-paw trees here at the house.
It's part of "our" heritage that has been too long neglected.
Although I do need to make an effort to add some strain diversity. Need to get out and do some trading or acquisition.
Glad to see them getting some love.

 

[ronn47]

I've got several of these "Catch 22" boxes.
They hold 50 rounds and you load the box tips up or down as you need.

Carrying Rimfire Ammunition in the Field - AllOutdoor.com

Carrying rimfire cartridges presents certain unique challenges. With detachable magazines, the question of carrying spare ammunition is easy to solve–just include extra pre-loaded mags in a bag or a pocket. But with revolvers, single-shot, and fixed magazine guns, carrying loose ammunition can...

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[Bahamadon]

There's a place called Funny Girl Farm in Durham, NC, which apparently has a Paw-Paw grove.

A Native Carolina Fruit That Tastes like a Tropical Vacation - Carolina Farm Stewardship Association

By Casey Roe, Marketing & Sales Manager at Funny Girl Farm Unripe pawpaws clinging in a cluster In the Carolinas, a native fruit is hiding in plain sight. The trees bearing this fruit have tear-drop leaves and thrive alongside creeks and streams. The fruit itself is oblong and clings to branches...

www.carolinafarmstewards.org

Thanks. Can hardly wait till September.

 

[Jeppo]

This discussion made me think I need a Smith 43c. Anyone have experience?

 

[Red Marley]

When I'm out and about with a .22, I carry loose rounds in a tobacco pouch. Fits nicely in a pocket.

 

[Mack270]

This discussion made me think I need a Smith 43c. Anyone have experience?

I bought one last year. I've enjoyed shooting it but with the XS dot it shoots low so I have been trying to teach myself to use the dot above the rear sight grooves. Its light and I forget I have it on when carrying it. I keep it in the truck and occasionally carry it when around the yard or inside the house.

 

[VA_GENTLEMAN]

I've got several of these "Catch 22" boxes.
They hold 50 rounds and you load the box tips up or down as you need.

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Carrying Rimfire Ammunition in the Field - AllOutdoor.com

Carrying rimfire cartridges presents certain unique challenges. With detachable magazines, the question of carrying spare ammunition is easy to solve–just include extra pre-loaded mags in a bag or a pocket. But with revolvers, single-shot, and fixed magazine guns, carrying loose ammunition can...

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This is what I carry... and I keep CCI Standard Velocity... they are the best all around and they do not have the eel snot lube that can get gunky due to heat and cold cycles in the truck.

 

[dman24]

I do keep a 100 round CCI box in the console of my S-10 to feed the Ruger Wrangler that always rides in that truck.

In that box are 50 of the CCI SGB. Flat points. This is the way.

6 CCI shot-shells, 12 CCI Quiet, and 32 CCI Standard Velocity. All 40 grain except the shot-shells. This is the way.

The shot-shell bases are nickel.
The CCI Quiet I Sharpie the bases black.
The Standard Velocity I Sharpie Green.
The SGB rounds are unmolested.



We grow paw-paw trees here at the house.
It's part of "our" heritage that has been too long neglected.
Although I do need to make an effort to add some strain diversity. Need to get out and do some trading or acquisition.
Glad to see them getting some love.

I think there is a guy in pittsboro that has a paw paw grove. He supplies the Chatham marketplace where the organic folks buy their soy milk. The market place is the only place I’ve ever found pawpaws, we don’t have them on our property.

 

[Inglis]

You're missing out. They look sort of look like a magnolia, grow near creek beds, and have the sweetest, most succulent fruit. Think banana, pear, and a very slight cucumber taste with a mushy papaya consistency. They'll never be commercially viable because the fruit turns punk within 12 or so hours of being picked.

And, no, I've never shot one out of a tree. I once shot a wasp off an honeysuckle though.

does anyone think I could grow them next to my pond, very clay ground.