Beginners Gear Bag.

[aSilk_Suit007]

Besides:
Rifle
Scope
Ammo
Water

What are some items that everyone should carry in their bag? What item do you carry, that tell a story on why you carry said item? Was it a result of trial and error and just a handy piece?

 

[davsco]

kestrel and rangefinder
phone with ballistics app
eye and earpro
dope card, something to write holds or dials on for each stage, pen/sharpie
bipod, front/rear bags, tripod
mags
small toolkit
hat, towel
chamber flag
spotting scope, though most will let you look thru theirs
snacks

 

[Barryd]

Good question. I would also like to know what you carry your gear in and why you chose what you use.

 

[CUBUFF89]

If I'm shooting prone, some kind of a shooting mat. I tend to prefer a smaller lighter one that's easier to carry.
I also like a small spiral notebook to keep all my range notes in chronological order.

 

[aSilk_Suit007]

Good question. I would also like to know what you carry your gear in and why you chose what you use.

I personally carry

Spot Scope
Range finder
Kestrel Link
Eye Pro
Hearing Pro
DOPE/date book
A burner smart phone that I use for my Apps
Medium pair of BiNos
A allen key set
Small cleaning kit

I like to keep use the extra phone cause its an andriod and I can switch batteries.
The Allen key have many uses in the field.

 

[coach4christ]

I've started emptying out my bag. I used to have all kinds of gadgets. I'm now down to a kestrel, ammo binder, 2 spare mags, multi tool, Allen set, extra chamber flag, a shemagh (for hot sunny days), a gamechanger, ear pro, eye pro. That's it....

 

[Shadow knows]

A beginners gear bag I would recommend:
Ammo
Small tool kit
Leatherman
Ear protection
Eye protection
Small pad pencil
Good ballistics app for your phone
Bipod
Rear bags

Add other stuff as you grow

 

[ZEROGUY]

I always carry a lenspen.

I recently started carrying a 5 piece cleaning rod. Haven’t had to use it yet, but I would hate to not be able to finish a match, or have to make a mile hike back to my truck to unfuck my rifle because I didn’t have it.

 

[Diver160651]

I’ve used my sectional proshot cleaning rod in field matches, once when a sling flushcup came out of a defective AI and my barrel barreled 10” in the mud, several times when people in your squad get stuck brass, several case head separations and one fall.

Worth every ounce

 

[Barryd]

All good info. I started carrying cleaning rods to the range when I started reloading. You never know. Luckily I have not needed them,