lamping advice

[hw97k 36]

hi lads hope youve all had a crackin day,just a bit of advice needed an owner of a bit of permisson is plauged by loads of rabbits at mo been hitting them hard in the day ,which is good because of the amount.but he wants to be hitting them at night also, the trouble is im still running the gun in at present and havent been lamping for years also ive never used a gun mounted lamp before so would you advise running the gun in properly and how would you go about practising with the lamp? thanks lads

[Alex Arrigone 24]

hey.

 

i would suggest a night shoot on targets just to get the feel of distances and the amount of reduced lights. most night shooting , in my case , makes the rabbits seem further away than they really are. getting used to low light conditions is crucial.

 

atb alex

[Marksman 934]

2 ways to do it mate....

 

The first is to do what Alex said and practice on targets using the lamp at various distances.

 

The second really depends on what reticle you are using.

You can use your mildots as a range finding device providing you know roughly the size of your target.

I use this method even with the NV

 

As an example only....

At 30m (zero range) on 10x mag the average sized adult rabbit when sitting naturally is 10-12" high This may be sized up as being 3-4 mildots high from ground level to the top of it's head.

If it is more mildots then the target is closer, less then it is further away and you either need to adjust your aiming points as necessary or stalk till within zero range.

 

It does take a bit of getting used to but is very quick and efficient once you do.

Bear in mind though not all rabbits/targets are the same size and slight adjustments will have to be made to compensate but it's a step in the right direction

 

Good luck

 

Darryl

Edited April 20, 2011 by Marksman