No sleep again, so went shooting.

[Phantom 631]

As I hadn't slept since 6ish yesterday, I figured that an early morning raid on Pool Bank may be in order as the land owner had said she was well pleased with my efforts and she had only seen a couple of bunnies first light when she feeds the Geese.

 

It was 06:00 when I got there, so sun was shining, but there was a cool breeze. I arrived and went immediately to the Geese paddock and as I arrived I saw several full grown bunnies making a meal of the grass and digging like there was no tomorrow.

 

I immediatley thought of Stealthy's post and laughed out loud out of the 7 three vanished as they heard my laughter, a couple scarpered towards the far fence and one went towards the fence to the left, not a good idea to shoot in that direction as there is only the trunks of the conifers to use as a backstop and they aint very thick I suppose I could shatter a few plates of glass from the comercial growers glasshouses behind them, but no, that would make things awkward.

 

I ducked down and unslipped my baby from the bag, carefully removing the scope lens protectors and slipping an FX 16 grainer into the bay, driven home by the bolt

 

Placing the silencer through the wire mesh of the gate, I took aim on the far end bunny directly in front of me.

Click BANG not locked the bolt down

 

Tother bunnies immediately gave it legs apart from two full growns. The one on the left was dangerously close to the entrance to a warren and if it dropped back or sideways it would have been out of reach, so the one on the right was a logical choice

 

Taking careful aim I placed the crosshairs one mildot down from the sweet spot and let it fly, HUH?

That thing was sat at about 20 yards, I had the shot alignnment spot on, but it went high and right

Bunny didn't seem to mind phew another chance, the one on the left had gone under!

 

Again, identical placement of the crosshairs and let the shot go. This time the thing went low and left!

this gave old bug's food for thought and he decided to hop over to my left a little.

 

Again another shot goes wide and far over his head, this I don't get......

 

DOH what do I do each time I go out? I fill the gun This time for some reason I had put 190 and a bit into the cylinder, I know my baby gives very consistant results from 185 down, think I need some kip.

Anyways a couple of shots later and I give bugs genuine cause for concern as he gets his ears pierced

So needless to say, off he goes.... Wake up Man it chastise myself, do things right FFS ior feck off home.

 

So I stick my zero up at 30 yards and also chuck the diseased bunny from the cemy out at 30 yards and slit the belly in the hope of attracting a Maggie or a Carrion Crow.

 

I then make my way over to my chosen sniping point and proceed to place 5 shots in a group the size of a 20 pence piece, weird that, these are what a friend sent me, they are the usual FX 5.52 but they have been washed and lubed, not by me cuz I'm lazy like that These are grouping well as I would expect, but my point of impact has shifted according to the scope dial on the turrets. Made the adjustment and then everything was as it should be.

 

Got settled and awaited the return of a bunny or the greedy Corvids.

I don't know why but the split bunny had the Crows circling for ages, but none would actually land, the Maggies, just flew over didn't even think about comming to have a snaffle of nice juicy entrails or eyeballs.

 

Perhaps they can tell the difference between a fresh corps or possibly because they can smell the disease? Dunno, but they just didn't want to know about it. Only one Crow settled in a tree where it stayed for the entire duration of my stay.

 

Anyways apart from a couple of tiny kits that came out to play and wouldn't sit still only one decent sized one showed its face. I moved the rifle in its direction, I was well hidden but as soon as the crosshair settled on the bunnies head, she turned and gave me a very small area to aim at as she had her head down munching.

As soon as the opportunity arose, I slotted a 16grain pellet in the rear base of its ear.

Perfection, straight through the Cerebellum, the bunny just rolled over, not so much as a twitch I love it when I can do that

 

Heres the pix:

 

Dropped like a stone instant switch off

 

 

Heres the close up

 

 

And the entrance wound

 

 

After that I hung around till 11ish and then came home.

 

 

Phantom

[venomviper 129]

hi ya tony

great write up again buddy and nice picture too and good shooting as well tony i shot a rabbit the other day and NO BLOOD but then i check the rabbit it must have tured just before impact as i had hit it in the back of the skull and i could feel the pellet by the forehead under the skin so cracking shooting tony pal

 

shay

 

i pm'd you as well buddy

[zini 1,939]

Another good bunny bashing session there Tony pal

 

Deadly as ever i see.

 

Si

[falcongit 242]

nice one phantom,

 

sym

[davyt63 1,845]

hi tony

i new i was in for a good read

so straight to the freezer for a liter tub of mint choc chip,so i can read and munch away.

cracking shot buddy and great pics

and a good read too!

 

now im half a liter down,and slightly heavier! please don't go out to much as i like the weight im at now!

 

well done tony

 

regards

 

davy

[Phantom 631]

Thank you gentlemen

 

I put the head in the freezer so I can do a couple of interesting things with it I want to be able to get the entire brain out in its natural shape. I also want to do a comparison for the pellet expansion thread

 

Phantom

[davyt63 1,845]

Thank you gentlemen

 

I put the head in the freezer so I can do a couple of interesting things with it I want to be able to get the entire brain out in its natural shape. I also want to do a comparison for the pellet expansion thread

 

Phantom

 

 

hi tony

can you please put up a graphic waring please when you do that,then i will know to leave the ice cream alone

[Phantom 631]

hi tony

i new i was in for a good read

so straight to the freezer for a liter tub of mint choc chip,so i can read and munch away.

cracking shot buddy and great pics

and a good read too!

 

now im half a liter down,and slightly heavier! please don't go out to much as i like the weight im at now!

 

well done tony

 

regards

 

davy

 

Cheeky twat get out and shoot some man, its hard work having to keep the board running with just my essays

 

You should just have a few beers instead of the ice cream

I've just read through it again How Many Typos

 

Strange how a bit of bad news can have you wide awake again just debating a lamp session in the cemy and horse paddock, nah cant be arsed and I've been bitten to hell and back by friggin ants this morning all over my back my front, on my legs, my arms, my neck and my friggin ass.

 

Still they say they don't eat bad meat, only two places I've not been bitten NO Comments from you lot either and the wife's already said they won't bite anyone else now

[Phantom 631]

 

hi tony

can you please put up a graphic waring please when you do that,then i will know to leave the ice cream alone

 

:clapper:

 

PMSL

[stealthy1 3,964]

Plenty of ear ketchup there mate, glad you thought the post was funny, some did'nt

[Phantom 631]

Lemmie guess, people in THAT section?

 

Phantom

[farmerkev09 105]

great shooting phantom

 

comparison of pellet expansion that should be a good one

 

happy hunting

 

farmer