Marksman 934 Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 The knack that is..... Decided to nip down to the small permission as I'd never been out for a while due to the adverse weather only to find a utilities company has dug half the bloody field up laying a great big pipe!!! What a start!!! A quick check of zero at a paced distance on a fencepost had me "within tolerance" of a 20p piece sized knot in the wood. As I clambered over the heap of soil they made to get to the other side where I normally zero I caught sight of 2 big fat bunnies about 35-40m away having their main course, all that was left was for me to deliver their desert of Defiant lead, 3/4 of a mildot holdover just behind the eye and I let it fly..... THUD!...straight into the soil in front of it's nose...... bye bye bunnies as they scarpered for cover! I worked my way round the back to find 3 grazing together in a depression right next to the spot I usually lie in to zero. I managed to get to the position where I put my backstop to create the perfect zero shot! Slowly put the bipod down and into the prone position small squeak from my lips had bugs on his hind legs inspecting the area, crosshairs a cm behind his eye the lead went flying......straight past the bugger...... I couldnt believe it!! Two of them legged it leaving the original one still there wondering what just flew past it....couldnt believe my luck, composed the shot again, and let another defiant fly....... straight past the bugger again!!!! That was it....I ws pi**ed off now! Out came the zero board to the usual distance and composed 5 shots, all of them a mildot down and a mildot to the left.....HOW???? It was fine when I checked it earlier...... Resetting the zero back to centre I had 5 shots within the 20p this time, surely this time I couldnt miss..... But.....I'll have to wait for next time now as I'd run out of time and had to get home. Will keep you posted on the next outing! Darryl Quote Link to post
redeye jedi 39 Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 WTF mate, thats sick unless you were taking small steps when you first did your check zero i cant think what went off there. funny old game this shooting. head up mate and better luck next time. ATB REDEYE Quote Link to post
zini 1,939 Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Never mind Daryl at least they will be there for you next time mate and next time they will eat lead im sure. Si Quote Link to post
venomviper 129 Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 hi ya darryl buddy sorry to hear about your day out buddy did you knock the scope out in the car ? shay Quote Link to post
ferretville 69 Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Strange mate scopes are a bugger slightest knock could possibly of moved of centre. But im doubting you knocked them possibly wind or slight pull . Better luck next time bud Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Sounds like a little bit of Phantom has rubbed off on you Its sessions like this that make the good ones seem better 1 Quote Link to post
Alexisrouzee 6 Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 Sounds like a little bit of Phantom has rubbed off on you Its sessions like this that make the good ones seem better sure does!! maybe there was a slight cross wind when you did your first zero?? which would of put it off?? and giving to a false zero?? or a small knock... i bloody kick mine over the other outing and had to go back and check the rifle was still 'on'.... it is a funny old one!! ATB Quote Link to post
Sweeney-Todd 208 Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 Hi Darryl. Could be the pacing out thats putting you adrift. Before I got the range finder, I carried a 30yd piece of para cord in my pack. No trouble to cart around, and you know your zero distance is correct everytime. Just a thought Bud, hope the next trip is a better one for you ATB. Bill. Quote Link to post
silentshot1 206 Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 Hi mate Bad luck on that, but that's just sometimes the way! I'm stealing Bill's Para cord idea! So simple yet never crossed my mind. Quote Link to post
festa 206 Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 see what happens when you forget to ring iz wheres darryl i asked his lass ..he gone out with the gun she replied the git never rang me :censored: so i done the "hope everything goes wrong dance" and it worked !!! lol better luck tonight wor kid ill show you how its done ill pick you up normal time mate atb gary Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 Nothing like a bit of brotherly love eh! Quote Link to post
Marksman 934 Posted April 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 cheers for the votes of confidence lads... Hopefully I'll redeem myself tonight!! And show wor kid how it's done......again!!! Darryl Quote Link to post
festa 206 Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 cheers for the votes of confidence lads... Hopefully I'll redeem myself tonight!! And show wor kid how it's done......again!!! Darryl lol nowt new there then :whistling: gary Quote Link to post
farmerkev09 105 Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 better luck on your next outing pal farmer Quote Link to post
Phantom 631 Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Stealthy: GIT Alex: Double GIT :tongue2: Darryl: the Git's are of course correct Nowt like a session like that, remember mine last week Every shot in paper removing the bull, every shot at live quarry missed and all at dead on zero range! Like Stealthy said, sessions like that makes the better ones even better still Phantom Quote Link to post
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