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[Phantom 631]

So here I sit, broken hearted, spent my penny and only farted,

Next time I will take a chance, save my penny and cr@p my pants.

The top line says everything about the evening I have just spent shooting.

I was so looking forward to getting out and dropping some cotton tails as they enjoyed the evening munching their last meal.

Being stuck in the house the last couple of days sick was beggining to give me cabin fever so I just had to get out.

 

Bang on 18:00 I was out the door, heading off for an evening's bunny boppin'

15 minutes later I was in the paddock looking up to the power lines at a nice Collerd Dove

It was just sat looking at me as if to say "Come on then, On the ed' guv'nor"

So I made my way to the caravan and slipped my baby out of her case, slotted in an AAF and took aim at the Dove, who was being very cheeky and coo'ing at me as if to say "You couldn't hit the barn door if you were sat on the latch!"

 

Putting the crosshair on the Dove's neck I took up the first stage and gently added the pressure until the shot was on its way. Click, Phut, PINGGGGGGGG, the pellet landed at the Doves feet hitting the thick steel cabling.

A defient flap of wings and quick jettisoning of the white stuff from its ass and it was gone!

 

I really must learn to judge distances better! or get a rangefinder.

 

Anyway's I wander over to the markers and lay my roll matt on the deck, put on my balaclava and walk over to my Zero point where I have left my backstop. I pinned a new target to it and went back to the gun.

 

Laying down I reloaded the gun and placed the crosshair directly on the bull, Click, Phut, Splat as the pellet left the breach, down the barrel and tore through the paper and came to an abrupt halt in the putty.

slightly to the right and a tiny touch low

Reloading I said to myself "Try that again daft lad, you can do better than that!"

 

Crosshairs dead centre of the bull Click, Phut, Splat.

"Thats better" I told myself as the entire central ring had gone from red to grey

Another 5 of those and I'm ready to give the bunnies their last rights

 

Each one of the next 5 shots grouped as per usual, creating a hole no bigger than a 5pence coin.

Oh yes, I'm on form tonight

 

I settled down and waited for bunny number one to appear out of the embankment and hop into the paddock, once he's under the fence, he's in the bag. So I waited, and waited, and waited.

An hour later, my patience is wearing thin and I feel the need to move.

Slowley I raised myself up like a cat stretching after a nice sleep. I glanced to my left and froze, there in the distance, about 60 yards is a nice 3/4 grown bunny munching on the green stuff.

 

Do I or don't I? I asked myself. If I stand up, I'll be seen, but I can crawl into range, cant I?

Go on, go for it, remember Davy's belly crawl? the little voice inside my head told me.

I folded up the legs on the pod and began my crawl on my hands and knees.

 

F G 'ell there are thousands of nettles growing and they are getting right through the jacket and trousers. My forearms are stinging, my knees and lower legs are getting stung to kingdom come as well.

 

I remember saying to the voice in my head "This bunny better taste as good as the finest steak known to mankind"

 

I get to the brow of the paddock and estimate the bunny to be more or less bang on my Zero, so as I lay and settle myself; Bringing the pod legs down I can see the bunny in the scope, just a slight turn of the butt to the right, brings the crosshair exactly where I want the pellet to create minced bunny brain.

Using my right thumb, I checked that the bolt was locked down, it was and as I exhaled, the first stage came to an end, I held my breath as the second stage clicked off and Phut' quickly followed by Thud, as the pellet parted the fur on the bunnies scalp and a brownish grey cloud of dust erupted from the soil just an inch behind the bunny!

 

Of course bunny was out of sight before the dust settled. Talk about close :oops:

 

I waited another 20 minutes or so, before another bunny dare venture into the paddock from the old ladies garden, I had to move just to the right to get a clear sight picture "This time" I thought "give it half inch below the eye and bunnies in the bag"

Placed the crosshairs as I described and Click, THUD a brown cloud appeared right in front of my scope! "For F##ks Sake! what are you doing man" my little voice complained.

There was a small dried up mole hill about a meter in front of the silencer, of course I didn't see it through the scope did I?

 

I was amazed to see that the bunny had not scampered back through the fence, and in fact another two older ones had entered the paddock.

 

Right, "Lets do this properley this time!", I wispered to my baby as I moved her two inches to the right so as to avoid the same blunder!

Reloading slowly I took aim again on the same bunny. Guess what?

Click, Phut, THUD as the pellet smacked the soil behind the bunny!!!! Nooooooooo!!!!

Again, bunny vanished through the hole in the wire fence.

The bunny to the left had scarpered about 10 yards before stopping and looking around.

The bunny to the right, had run back over almost to where the last one was and was now sat up looking rather nervous.

Waiting for it to settle, I reloaded, keeping the bunny in fine view through the scope. As it settled a few minutes later, it became aparent that I had less than half an inch of bunny to aim at, so a quick squeek, got him back up and I immediately let the AAF loose to do the dasterdly deed

 

Click, Phut, CRACK

 

The sound of the crack sent a feeling of achievement instantly through my body

 

Keeping my eye at the scope, I just couldn't believe what I saw!

The bunny had decided that it was not safe to hang around here and had given it legs :eek:

I left my gun and walked over to where the bunny was and found my AAF embeded into the wooden fence post at a height that would have given the bunny a new furrowed hair do

 

I'm not a religious man, in fact I'm Athiest to the core, but some F###er up there just don't like me today

 

Thinking I had maybe knocked the turret as I crawled over, I went back to my roll matt placed a pellet in the breech and placed the crosshair on the lower bull. Instantly the bull went from red to grey. I repeated this another 4 times each pellet slamming into the previous ones causing a nice tight chunk of fused lead in the putty.

 

I got inside my bivvi bag and waited, and waited, and waited.

 

Then at about 20:00 I'd had enough, no sign of a bunny at all, not even the flick of a white tail

So I thought "Sod this for a game of soldiers, I'm off to have a mooch round the headstones."

Over I went, through the fence into the boneyard.

Not one single bunny scarpered. I shone the lamp around and no jewels to be seen, not even in the old ladies garden next door.

 

Nothing, Squat, Zilch.

 

So I went back, gathered my things and headed off for a nice hot coffee and hot bath.

 

What a frustrating, annoying, evening.

 

Anyone else have shoots like this?

 

Phantom

 

Bet that Dove Jinxed me

[stealthy1 3,964]

Went lamping the other night, never saw a rabbit, but heard them thumping in the undergrowth, and then it p**sed down, do you mean days like that

[Phantom 631]

Nah, I mean putting your crosshairs on em and missing every single fecking shot, like they've got an invisible forcefield round em keeping em safe.

 

but yeah, that would feck me off as well

 

Phantom

[stealthy1 3,964]

Nah, I mean putting your crosshairs on em and missing every single fecking shot, like they've got an invisible forcefield round em keeping em safe.

 

but yeah, that would feck me off as well

 

Phantom

 

 

So you wont be making a late dash for the cup in the comp then mate

[Phantom 631]

So you wont be making a late dash for the cup in the comp then mate

 

Classic :11:

[RaiderBoy 19]

Anyone else have shoots like this?

 

 

yep sounds only too common to me phant went out this morning and only seen a rabbit and a few jays out of range of course, was out about 2 1/2 hours in the end and as i put my gun into the slip and walked a few yards forward a big cock pheasant rose up infront of me about 5 yards put the shits right through me if they were still in season it would of been game on

 

Richard

[redeye jedi 39]

dam phantom mate i hate days like that. But i also think we need them every now and agin to keep our eyes on the ball. either that or Alister darling has cast a spell on you, he wants the VAT on your new ranger finder.

[Dakaras 3]

Unlucky mate ....... happens to me regular

[silentshot1 206]

THEIF... You clearly stole my thunder mate!

 

I was about to have the same rant about my evening yesterday! Found a lovely new spot on the farm with a warren ripe for bashing, set up 30 meters away from it with the fence to an old MoD storage dump providing cover behind me.

 

I have never had the chance to empty a 10 shot mag on one warren before but managed last night and nothing, zip, zilch, a big fat zero to show for it!

 

I have not seen that many rabbits appear from one warren in 5 months!

 

Hey ho.... Just another reason to have another go this evening after rezeroing some what!

Edited April 7, 2010 by silentshot1

[Alexisrouzee 6]

alot of no dought!! thats awful to hear phantom man.... not good!! you can only try again and i bet it will be a cracking night next time!!

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Hiya Tony.

 

Glad your feeling better mate

 

Excellent read buddy, but what a frustrating shoot for you.

I have had them too, nothing seem's to go right on the day / night.

 

That feeling of antisipation when you remove the Rifle from its slip, get to your position, settle down and wait, and then it all goes tat's up.

 

I think I put myself under too much pressure to do well sometimes, and it works against me everytime.

 

Think I need to practice a bit of that Yogurt and achieve my zen

 

Better luck next time bud

 

 

 

ATB.

 

 

 

 

 

Bill.

[Phantom 631]

Thanks guy's,

 

I Still cant believe it

 

Apart from the 1st shot at the bull, every one at paper was in a clump no bigger than a 5p coin, but eyery shot at live quarry missed by half a bunny hair.

 

You watch they'll all be out in force tonight, wanting the new fashion in Bunny Fashion Hair do's and I'm stuck in for the night

 

And to add insult to injury, Lesley pointed out a HUGE FAT WOODIE sat on the fence in the back garden this morning.

It was sat there for ages, nice and relaxed. And she wouldn't let me near my rifle to pump it up until Mr FatBreASted Woodie flew off.B h!

 

Phantom

[farmerkev09 105]

dint sound like your night Phantom we all have them but it will make up for it in the next session hopefully

 

happy hunting

 

 

farmer

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Hi Tony.

 

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS mate............

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THAT IS some fancy shooting buddy

 

 

 

 

ATB.

 

 

 

 

Bill

[jackinbox99 41]

Thanks guy's,

 

I Still cant believe it

 

Apart from the 1st shot at the bull, every one at paper was in a clump no bigger than a 5p coin, but eyery shot at live quarry missed by half a bunny hair.

 

You watch they'll all be out in force tonight, wanting the new fashion in Bunny Fashion Hair do's and I'm stuck in for the night

 

And to add insult to injury, Lesley pointed out a HUGE FAT WOODIE sat on the fence in the back garden this morning.

It was sat there for ages, nice and relaxed. And she wouldn't let me near my rifle to pump it up until Mr FatBreASted Woodie flew off.B h!

 

Phantom

 

Ive had plenty of days like that in the past. And you assume that your zero must be out, but when you check it, its dead on. Cant really explain it really, might be wind, or just problems range estimating. I reckon a range finder is next on your list of things to get!

 

Had to laugh at the pigeon you mentioned above. I *always* keep an eye in my garden for pigeons and they tend to always avoid my garden, or land somewhere where there isnt a safe backstop so I cant shoot them. Then, last week, I was expecting a visitor @ 10am and no sooner had my visitor arrived, low & behold I looked out and there was a massive pigeon sitting in my garden right in front of the concrete wall. 30yards from my back door, nice easy shot. But, because I had a visitor I couldnt shoot it. Then, to make matters worse, litterally 5 mins later, another fat pigeon lands next to the first one! 2 easy targets! I couldnt believe it. But, sods law, by the time my visitor left, the pigeons had also left. Sigh!