Always Carry a dime

[yote hunter]

When I was young my dad told me to always carry a dime ! I ask whys that ? He told me to go get one of the 22 rifles , so I did and he took the dime and unscrewed the butt plate off the butt stock and there was about 10-12 22’s under the butt plate. He said if your ever out and run out of ammo you will always have extra , so always carry a dime. To this day every 22 I have has ammo under the butt plate and I carry a dime all the time. Just thought I would share this, was just thinking of some things my dad showed me. Sure miss him . I have 22’s I got when he passed and they all have ammo under the butt plate so it’s hard telling how long it’s been there ?

 

[goldtrigger]

A nice story and a helpful tip. I may have to try that.

 

[GregD]

Very good Yote !

 

[armalitesheepdog]

Dads are the best. Everyone should have one. Moms are great too but every young boy should have a good Dad.
I wish that was possible.

 

[yote hunter]

Dads are the best. Everyone should have one. Moms are great too but every young boy should have a good Dad.
I wish that was possible.

Well hopefully my dad could help you too !? So if that’s the case he helped both of us .

 

[Hatin Since 87]

This is the type of priceless information you can only get from a dad or someone who’s old school... or ingo.

Thanks. Going to stash ammo in my 22’s now.

 

[Jeepster48439]

Make that three. I had never heard of putting ammo under the butt plate. Thanks for the tip.

 

[kickbacked]

this is what imo makes the sks and i believe some ak's so great, they carry that cleaning kit in the stock. You dont even need to clean them yet they still have the kit available.

 

[yote hunter]

Just FYI be careful if you have a plastic butt plate to tighten down even and not to much or you can break it or crack it . The lip of the bullet should stick out of the wood to give you something to grab. Don’t recess the bullet all the way in or you won’t be able to get it out .

 

[Hatin Since 87]

Don’t recess the bullet all the way in or you won’t be able to get it out .

Or change it to “always carry a dime and needle nose pliers”

 

[Hoosierdood]

My .22 rifle is plastic and it feeds through the butt. Don't think this will work for me. The dime is still a good idea though.

 

[stocknup]

Smart Man ..........Good Story !
The Savage 24 Camper Companion had the stock drilled out for ammo storage .
2 - 20ga shotgun shells and 10-22 shells .
I have always thought it to be a great idea to store all kinds of extra items in the stock
( fishing line, hooks , ferro rod , etc)
On a side note .........my Mom always told me to carry a dime so I could use a pay phone and call home in an emergency .
Sure miss her too !

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Smart Man ..........Good Story !
The Savage 24 Camper Companion had the stock drilled out for ammo storage .
2 - 20ga shotgun shells and 10-22 shells .
I have always thought it to be a great idea to store all kinds of extra items in the stock
( fishing line, hooks , ferro rod , etc)
On a side note .........my Mom always told me to carry a dime so I could use a pay phone and call home in an emergency .
Sure miss her too !

We were taught to always carry a dime in Boy Scouts for the pay phone too. (Which should tell you how long ago I was a Boy Scout).

 

[yote hunter]

We were taught to always carry a dime in Boy Scouts for the pay phone too. (Which should tell you how long ago I was a Boy Scout).

Now you can't find a pay phone.

 

[stocknup]

Now you can't find a pay phone.

and if you could , You would need a Silver Dollar .

 

[stocknup]

We were taught to always carry a dime in Boy Scouts for the pay phone too. (Which should tell you how long ago I was a Boy Scout).

And one of the best ways to carry one was in your Penny Loafers That was a Good Look back in the day .

 

[Michigan Slim]

My Pa always said wallet, keys, coin and comb.

 

[Indyhd]

If yo don't have 12 extra .22s can you just take 6 extra .44s ?

Asking for a friend of course...

 

[Cheeki Breeki]

It makes swapping out razor blades a lot more convenient aswell. I also keep a dime tucked away in the crevice of my simply rugged belt in case either one of the screws holding the buckle in place loosen I’ll give them a tighten every blue moon and they’re good to go! I’ve been wearing it for 9 years.

 

[Usmccookie]

Great story! I can't store ammo like that but I do carry a silver oz in my pocket with my edc.
Thank you for sharing the story. Dad's are awesome. I hope to leave the same impression on my kids someday.