Abe E.S. Corpus Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 As a rule I don’t wear a shotshell belt in Wild Bunch unless the stage has more than six shotgun targets. I’m inclined to order a slide for my gunbelt to hold some shotshells and a rifle cartridge or two. What is the trend for an adequate number of shotgun shells to carry to the line? Four would be pretty compact and would cover a ten round stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood James Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Abe E.S. Most shooters carry at least one or two spare shotgun rounds on their belt in case they need to reload due to a malfunction or shucked round. You can not make up a Miss, but you are able to use legally acquired rounds to fire the round count specified in the stage. If there is a stage that requires multiple reloads, I use an extra shotgun belt that I have from cowboy. Additionally, you can always safely stage rounds at the different engagement positions in order to complete the stage. EJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Dot Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I carry 4 extras on my belt. Many do fine with 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 What is the trend for an adequate number of shotgun shells I see more slides with 4 rounds more than other numbers. Mernickle makes slides with 4 shotshells and 5 rifle rounds. I've found that adequate for all but the most shotgun-obsessed stages in WB. good luck, GJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemus Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I prefer Kirkpatrick's slide since it only has 4 shells and 2 cartridge loops. You will probably never need more, and other's have too many loops that take up too much belt room for my taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I prefer the Mernickle one because I can place 2 rifle cartridges in it and have blank spaces before my 45Colt broken cartridge extractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Chance Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Whatever the stage calls for, I carry the same amount extra on my SG belt. so if its a 6 round stage, i have 6 in my gun and 6 on my belt. Ya Never know whats gonna happen wither it be dropping shells on a wet day while reloading or a part breaks and you need to single load the gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe E.S. Corpus Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Thanks, all. I ordered a slide from Doc Noper to hold four shotshells and two rifle cartridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holloman Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 I had my local leather shop make me a slide holding two shotgun rounds. I ended up needing them this past weekend (plus one spare shell that I had the foresight to put in my pocket) at Comancheria Days when my 1897 started acting up. We also had one 7 round shotgun stage where the slide came in handy. A month ago I staged a a shell on the line and the wind had blown it off when I reached for it. Doc sends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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