doesn't hurt to be ready for zombies or bad guys while out in the boonies. I also bring a Glock 20 and three mags too Pronghorn hunting. I carry a Ruger Sp101 in the mountains. I always have 2 boxes of ammo for the rifle in the back pack. One year those boxes came in handy when I took a spill and knocked my scope way out of whack. Took 10 rounds and resighted the scope. Another time was having some issues with windage and used those extra rounds for some practice so I have learned to allways have 45 rounds with me which is what I feel comfortable with.