2 For 2

[Jonjon79 13,358]

Went out to the rugby club for a couple of hours last night. The conditions we're near perfect - very dark and very little wind.

 

I spotted the back of a couple of rabbits just in time to see them disappear into the long grass. I also saw a couple of foxes at the far end so, I knew there'd be nothing going on down there.

 

Eventually, I found my first one in longish grass, up a bank. I walked toward it, keeping a padded goal post between us for cover. When I got there, I put my cheapo shooting stick next to the goal post and rested my rifle.

The rabbit was around 40yrds. I could only see it's eye and ears but, it was still so, I took the shot.

There's a lot of crap in that top corner - old goals, bricks, timber. From the noise the pellet made, I thought I'd missed it. When I got there, I found 1 dead rabbit - it was a perfect hit, just back from the eye. The pellet had exited low on the other side of the head and hit some of the rubbish.

 

We carried on for a while and, I eventually ended up back at the same place. This time I stood on the bank and had a scan through the fence, onto the archery field.

Just on the edge of the trees was another rabbit.

As long as you're not too close to this fence, you can look through with NV.

I lined up on this one and fired. The shot was good - there was the unmistakable sound of a JSB Heavy hitting fur and skull.

I was 26 paces from the fence, the rabbit was 7 paces away on the other side so, I reckon, 25 - 30yrds.

Because of the foxes being around, I went straight over the fence to retrieve it.

 

I hung both rabbits on the fence for a while, while we carried on around the top pitches.

I like to travel light when hunting (no bag) so, when we'd finished at the top, I hung the rabbits off the button on the breast pocket of my jacket while we had a last look round the bottom pitch.

 

I saw another disappear into the trees but, that was it for the night .........

 

2 rabbits from 2 shots - I'm happy with that

[Jonjon79 13,358]

The bottom rabbit was the first one shot. The pellet went in the right side and exited on the left.

 

....... and me with the beginnings of my new fur coat.

[shaaark 11,528]

Nice . .177 or.22 mate?

[Jonjon79 13,358]

Nice . .177 or.22 mate?

Cheers mate.

 

.177 with a 10.34gn pellet

[si brown 8,486]

nice one jon

i got two crows with one shot a few weeks back!!

177 with bis mag

are you going a bit buffalo bill ?! lol

atb si

[bigmac 97kt 13,836]

The bottom rabbit was the first one shot. The pellet went in the right side and exited on the left.

 

....... and me with the beginnings of my new fur coat.

STAND AND DELIVER

 

YOUR MONEY OR YOUR WIFE

 

LOL

 

:laugh:

 

ATVBMAC :thumbs:

[mark williams 7,568]

Nice shooting Jonjon

[David.evans 5,323]

Good going Jon

Must say mate , that's a right stroll around that rugby club , shame about all them fecin fences tho , no good for a old bollocks like me , lol

May be see you in a couple off weeks

Atb mate

Dave

[Jonjon79 13,358]

Good going Jon

Must say mate , that's a right stroll around that rugby club , shame about all them fecin fences tho , no good for a old bollocks like me , lol

May be see you in a couple off weeks

Atb mate

Dave

Cheers Dave,

 

I've surprised myself by going over that big fence a couple of times now - I guess some of those little scallywag skills will never leave me

 

I should have something good for you by next week - a fresh new permission. The grounds of a manor house and farm shop. I think it's around 10 acres

[Jonjon79 13,358]

Nice shooting Jonjon

Cheers Mark,

 

They're never big numbers from up there but, I've now got that rabbit and stilton pie started in the slow cooker

[Jonjon79 13,358]

 

 

The bottom rabbit was the first one shot. The pellet went in the right side and exited on the left.

 

....... and me with the beginnings of my new fur coat.

STAND AND DELIVER

 

YOUR MONEY OR YOUR WIFE

 

LOL

 

:laugh:

 

ATVBMAC :thumbs:

Lol, I don't need another woman mate - one is enough expense for me

[Jonjon79 13,358]

nice one jon

i got two crows with one shot a few weeks back!!

177 with bis mag

are you going a bit buffalo bill ?! lol

atb si

Nice. I hope I get a shot like that on Magpies one day

 

'Buffalo Bill' lol - that nicer than how my missus puts it. She says I've gone straight from inner city to red neck

[bigmac 97kt 13,836]

 

Good going Jon

Must say mate , that's a right stroll around that rugby club , shame about all them fecin fences tho , no good for a old bollocks like me , lol

May be see you in a couple off weeks

Atb mate

Dave

Cheers Dave,

 

I've surprised myself by going over that big fence a couple of times now - I guess some of those little scallywag skills will never leave me

 

I should have something good for you by next week - a fresh new permission. The grounds of a manor house and farm shop. I think it's around 10 acres

 

JJ David is a gentleman and part of my family now so you had better look after him mind

 

he cant shoot for shit mind

 

and me and Sean opened his eyes when he came up hear lol

 

at one point he thought i was going to pick the rabbits up i was getting that close to them

 

lamp won that night over the nv

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

[Jonjon79 13,358]

 

 

 

Good going Jon

Must say mate , that's a right stroll around that rugby club , shame about all them fecin fences tho , no good for a old bollocks like me , lol

May be see you in a couple off weeks

Atb mate

Dave

Cheers Dave,

 

I've surprised myself by going over that big fence a couple of times now - I guess some of those little scallywag skills will never leave me

 

I should have something good for you by next week - a fresh new permission. The grounds of a manor house and farm shop. I think it's around 10 acres

JJ David is a gentleman and part of my family now so you had better look after him mind

 

he cant shoot for shit mind

 

and me and Sean opened his eyes when he came up hear lol

 

at one point he thought i was going to pick the rabbits up i was getting that close to them

 

lamp won that night over the nv

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

Aye, for a Brummie, he's alright

 

That scope of his a serious bit of kit. I was impressed with the built in rangefinder

 

He did say not to invite you down because you'd scare all the rabbits away with your feckin torch

 

But, now that you've joined the 21st century with some NV, I guess it would be ok

[bigmac 97kt 13,836]

I bet he did not have a good word to say about me

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

 

PS,,,, just dont get him started about cod row :bad: