Who said Bunnies are Creatures of Habbit?

[Phantom 631]

TAKING THE PISS!!!

 

Got to the Paddock yesterday afternoon a couple of young kits out at the 75 yard marker happily munching

Twas a bit awkward trying to get my rifle out of the slip and loading it as the cricket club had a match on and eyes were every where, despite my rather weathered 'Warning Authorized Pest/Vermin Controller Operating on this Land" sign attached to the gate.

 

Got the gun out and loaded and crawled along the fence on my hands and knees F K the nettles sting summat rotten.

 

Got up to the end of the fence and bunnies must have seen me, cuz both gave me the bird with their cotton tails and vanished down the warren at the 30 yard marker.

 

As it happens it was a good job they did this really as I have changed the Silencer to the modded, UK Niel custom silencer and of course the POA would not match up to the POI

 

Set my zero card up and changed the scope turrets by a couple of clicks each and the bull was slaughtered

 

I waited and waited and waited..... No show bunny wise, although I did manages to watch a couple of robbins making their nest, and a few Thrush birds gathering food for they're chicks.

 

Eventually, I decided to go lay up by the central warren in the cemetery. I'd marked out my precise Zero point the day before, next to where the bunnies exit the old ladies garden. They always go from the orchard to here before dissapearingto the safety of the garden, where they sit, laugh and taunt me!

 

I laid up for nearly an hour when I saw my 1st target. Bugger, my gun is ready in one direction and this is at about 180 degrees. To top it all, it had run to a spot that reminded me of the Crows wearing bullet proof vests. This bunny was sat behind cast metal railings at about 45 yards. I knew I could have taken the shot and made a good clean kill, if it wasn't for the part of the rails that kept the rest upright. If I had taken the shot, the pellet trajectory would have had the pellet hitting the metal crossrail which would have made enough noise to wake the dead.

 

So I waited, keeping this little furry begger in my scope. It eventually moved so I only had 2 sets of rails between it and myself. As soon as its free of the rails, its dead.

What happens next? Its ears pricked up and a few seconds later, a helicopter was heard and it flew over the cemetery the bunny of course did a runner back to the warren it had come from . Its a real pain in the ass having all these wealthy people round here with their private copters

 

So after another hour; out pops another bunny to my right! This one was out of the central warren and was only a matter of 5 or six yards from me. No chance of turning the rifle round so off it goes.

Soon after that, a bunny appears followed by two more all at the same spot, next to the old ladies fence and get this, they are ALL on my side :cool: I wanted the on ein the middle as it seemed to be the largest.

I placed my crosshair on the back of its head as it was sat looking into the garden. The other two went their own ways and just as I took up 1st stage, the bloody thing sprung like a jack in the box over the fence

 

I could still see that all may not have been lost as there were a few still behind the railings, just a waiting game.

 

What was bugging me was the fact that all these seemed to be comming from the right instead the usual left.

 

Eventually a youngish maybe more than half grown bunny appears behind the railings and I get in my scope.

The ruddy thing then proceeded to prance like a ballet dancer all over my killzone without stopping, until it got to within 15 yards of me, facing my scope. I could see it had the usual colours but it had a fawn and sandy coloured stripe running from its head down to its nose. Looked quite pretty as far as vermin goes

I did a quick double check and as I lowered the gun for hold under, it turned and ran saideways out of my sight Feck!

 

I saw loads of bunies last night, all of wich would not allow me to take a quick clean shot So at 22:00 as it was dark I came home empty handed.

 

I would have said, theres always tomorrow, but I'm too pissed to take my guns out tonight. So they will have to wait until tomorrow

 

 

Phantom

[stealthy1 3,964]

Bugger! One up to the bunnies then mate

[venomviper 129]

hi ya tony

i agree tony the are getting smart arses they are like that on a golf course i do as soon as they see anyone there off and you can sit for hours waiting for them to move and they dont unseen from me the buggers are on the other side of the hill playing and eating and taking the out of me what do you think of the ukneil silencer ? as i have just got one for the falcon fn19 it might need a spray jobby though but i think it should be ok ? as it will be here tuesday and another question how do you write on the photos you take ?? i cant do it tried loads of times

 

shay

[gurtwurz 793]

blimey tony, youre a patient fella-if i have to wait longer than an hour i change position to just behind a bury entrance and wait to club the little beggers if they come out... ... so how do neils silencers work out then fellas, compared to the hw? they heavier?

all the best, wurz

[hullhunter 219]

you seem to have the worst bunnies i the uk they never leave you with a shot on little twats

[gringo40 13]

Hi Tony

 

Great write up mate, pity about the result.

 

 

Just seems those rabbits weren't ready to give up the GHOST. Thats the trouble with shooting in cemeteries.

 

 

Cheers Carl

[Phantom 631]

hi ya tony

i agree tony the are getting smart arses they are like that on a golf course i do as soon as they see anyone there off and you can sit for hours waiting for them to move and they dont unseen from me the buggers are on the other side of the hill playing and eating and taking the out of me what do you think of the ukneil silencer ? as i have just got one for the falcon fn19 it might need a spray jobby though but i think it should be ok ? as it will be here tuesday and another question how do you write on the photos you take ?? i cant do it tried loads of times

 

shay

 

 

Hi Shay

 

I like the UK Niel Silencer, he originally did it for my springer and he also did me a half inch threaded adaptor for it, so I could put it on other guns and use other standard threaded mods on the sporinger

 

This one is far superior tot he standard AA moderator.

 

Later, RiffRaff and I put scouring pads and hair curlers inside the AA mod and it made a hell of a difference

 

So then I went back to the AA one on the S200, but it interferes with removal of air cylinder for cleaning/drying so now gone back to the UK Niel silencer this allows me to do all I need to. Its as quiet as a mouse, but like yours its very shiney.

Rather than paint it, I got a bit of old DPM cloth and sewed a sleeve for the silencer.

 

As for the Writing on the images, its a piece of cake bud, instructions on way via PM

 

Phantom

[venomviper 129]

hi ya tony

yeah i heard they were good and ukneil only lives down the road fom me so it is easy just to pop around to him so that is good i should have mine here tommorrow i hope and i dont know which one to put it on and it short i might put in on the venom not to sure yet so what it looks like and yeah matey i pm'd you back thank you for that tony

 

shay

[8shot 196]

hi ya tony

i agree tony the are getting smart arses they are like that on a golf course i do as soon as they see anyone there off and you can sit for hours waiting for them to move and they dont unseen from me the buggers are on the other side of the hill playing and eating and taking the out of me what do you think of the ukneil silencer ? as i have just got one for the falcon fn19 it might need a spray jobby though but i think it should be ok ? as it will be here tuesday and another question how do you write on the photos you take ?? i cant do it tried loads of times

 

shay

 

needs a few wraps of cammo tape on that

[venomviper 129]

hi ya 8shot

i think i might put a couple of matt black coats on it when she comes matey

 

shay

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Hi Tony

 

Great write up mate, pity about the result.

 

 

Just seems those rabbits weren't ready to give up the GHOST. Thats the trouble with shooting in cemeteries.

 

 

Cheers Carl

 

 

 

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Hi Tony.

 

Brilliant write up as usual.

Bloody hard luck with the bunnies though bud

Considering the little sod's give you such grief, your kill's must be soooooo sweet when they come

 

I had a laugh at the photo of the cemmy.....there look's to be a ghostly hand around your shoulder

 

Good luck next outing mate......how's the heed??

 

 

ATB.

 

 

 

Bill.

[Alexisrouzee 6]

not good mr phantom ... those those white fluffy middle fingers they give us does tick me off too!! better luck next buddy!!

[jackinbox99 41]

still dont know how you can shoot in a graveyard, i would be absolutely cacking myself once it got dark!

 

good right up as always tho!

[Phantom 631]

Hi Tony.

 

Brilliant write up as usual.

Bloody hard luck with the bunnies though bud

Considering the little sod's give you such grief, your kill's must be soooooo sweet when they come

 

I had a laugh at the photo of the cemmy.....there look's to be a ghostly hand around your shoulder :icon_eek:

 

Good luck next outing mate......how's the heed??

 

ATB.

 

Bill.

 

Thanks Bill, Hangover went just as quick as the beer did!

 

Yeah I take pride in the shots in the cemy, I'm now on a mission to bag that nice coloured one, I've nicknamed him speedy. Once he's in the cemy, theres no chance of getting a shot on him, he just goes like a road runner!

 

Jack: Its a nice quiet place after dark the residents don't get out much and they keep their moaning to themselves. I've got 4 reletives in there so I can always give em hell if they start bugging me

 

Anyway I am the Phantom, I out rank the ghosts and ghoules, spectres etc...

 

Carl: Some of the bunnies in there I think are the remains of the some of the ghosts I've made there You only need to see some of the Zombie bunnies in there Remember when I first used an unfiltered torch in there, this demonic silver eyed creature just ran straight at me. I wasn't prepared for that reaction and it did put the hairs on the back of the neck up!

 

Phantom