Re: MtMan-List: Shooting pouches

[hawknest4@juno.com (Michael Pierce)]

the bags look good in the pictures and if the quality that they ship is
as good as the pictures then the price seems reasonable---couldnt tell if
they were hand made or machine made that is sewed---

a shooting bag is a very personal thing and I have never seen two people
agree what or how a bag should look or be built like---I know for certain
its more than imbarrising for a bag not to be what you want.  I worked on
the one that I use for several years to get the shape and fit and
location of the straps and all that was suitable to me, my body contours,
the compfort of wearing, and it's basic usability--A SHOOTING BAG IS
EITHER RIGHT OR VERY COLUMBERSOM AND WILL SLOW YOU DOWN WHEN LOADING AND
SHOOTING OUT OF IT----it must be just big enough for you and just small
enough to wear all day and not be a bother---one of the most critical
things i found was the strap width---going over the top of the
sholder---finaly came to the conclusion strap over the top of the sholder
should be wide as possible---another important point was it should be
ajustable for your body and clothing changes---another point is it should
be organized well enough that it can be worn in the woods in all areas of
the country and still be totally functional----NOTE ---A PICTURE IS ONLY
A STARTING POINT TO GETTING WHAT YOU REALLY WANT OR NEED---have seen a
lot of Pretty, and very fancy bags that to me was not functional and
applicable to my type of hunting, shooting---because of this I have 2
bags that i have made and have used over the ages--one is primarily for
hunting---it is quite small and only caries what i need to hunt or shoot
with--- the other is larger and it carries everything that i need for
hunting and survival in the woods has a knife on the back of the bag
even---I GRAB MY SHOOTING BAGS AND i AM READY TO GO---SHOOT, TRECK ,OR
HUNT--DONT HAVE TO HUNT FOR ANYTHING AND KNOW WHAT EACH CONTAIN ---I keep
the horn's full and the bullet load always the same.

My bags have everything in them that I will need per above---the trick is
to keep them as small as possible yet carry what you need---YOU DONT
TRULY REALISE WHAT A FEW OUNCES IN WEIGHT WILL MAKE AND JUST A SMALL
DIFFERENCE IN SIZE---

a shooting bag should hold only what you need NO MORE---NO LESS ---
remember what is good for me might be the pits for you---A SHOOTING BAG
IS A VERY PERSONAL THING====if you like it and it works for you then its'
wonderful---

   YMHOSANT
       =+= 
      "Hawk"
Michael Pierce
854 Glenfield Dr.
Palm Harbor, florida   34684
1-(813) 771-1815     E-MAIL ADDRESS: HAWKNEST4@juno.com

On Tue, 28 Jul 1998 17:21:14 -0500 Glenn Darilek <llsi@texas.net> writes:
>Has there been any comments on the bags shown in:
>
>http://www.oct-country.com/shootbag.htm
>
>?
>
>Iron Burner
>
>

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