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thought I would have a wander with the .22lr this evening as haven't used this rifle for a few weeks.

 

there was virtually no wind when I got there and I saw a squirrel near one of the feeders.

 

my range finder said 104 yards. I don't usually take shots at this distance but with conditions being ideal I gave it a touch over two dots of holdover and down it went.

 

Moving further on I laid up waiting for rabbits to venture out when the second squirrel appeared at 20 yards and I made the straight forward shot.

 

finally a rabbit came out at 75 yards and that finished the evening off just as the heavens opened with torrential rain.

 

my shooting vehicle (ford focus lol) just about made it back along the now flooded and slippery track.

 

good to know that the time of spent learning my bullet drops over the years still reaps the rewards

 

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