Pi**ed Off

[SharpShooter14 0]

I went to my new shoot this evening for a recce but took the gun along incase anything popped up.

 

Very promising runs, warrens etc. in various fields (six fields in total).

 

I had some time to kill so i decided to wait up in ambush for a while. I paced out the distance, 30yards. Then I laid up in ambush:

 

After about 15 minutes the first one popped up. It was a young one (owner wants them all gone), took a shot... missed! It ran away.

Five more minutes, another one runs out and stops. Exactly 30yards.

I steadied the shot, and fired... another miss!

After about 10minutes another one comes out at the same distance and this time it was an adult. Bigger target so more chance of hitting it in the kill zone.

Took aim and fired. Missed again!

 

Decided to leave it at that. All shots were taken around the 30 yard mark, all perfectly still and all aimed just behind the eye but i got nothing.

 

I'm wondering whether it's incorrect zeroing (i doubt it because i took a practice shot and it was right where i aimed) or if it's a lack of power(but i took out a collared dove at 40 yards just last weekend with a perfect headshot).

 

Sorry for such a long thread but could someone shed some light on this?

 

Thankyou

[James@Scarborough 0]

Did your gun get bumped in transit? This happened to me once.

[Ricky-N.p.p 0]

i always fire 3 or 4 shots at a target when i arrive at my hunting ground to make sure the zero is ok if its not then just re-zero that way yer not injuring live quarry !

[James@Scarborough 0]

i always fire 3 or 4 shots at a target when i arrive at my hunting ground to make sure the zero is ok if its not then just re-zero that way yer not injuring live quarry !

 

Good job you're using and air rifle.......3 or 4 shots with a .243 would make sure all the quarry was long gone.....

[Guest oldskool]

i had awful bloody problems with my .22 rifle and air rifle... it turned out to be a loose alan key screw (take down screw) at the trigger guard... i spent ages torking all the screws around the scope and every now and again it would take off shooting brilliant and then go back to shooting all over the place again... its stuff!!! my advice would be to make sure all your screws are nice and tight... and the alan screws are all in good order! if you get one that the alan key is popping out of when it not quite tight enough then replace it to save agro...

[keeper 51 78]

:hmm: you did not mention the gun your using if its a multi shot

check your mag if not check your pellets

good hunting

[SharpShooter14 0]

Its a Weirauch HW100SK in .22 using Accupels

[tote 843]

If you keep going on like that you'll have to change your username.

 

 

Seriously though if I were in your position I'd have to have a zeroing session

because there is obviously something amiss.

[commando 0]

Hi, When your shooting are you following through? And i don't mean in your pants

 

It could be that your pulling the shot off to quickly?

 

When you shoot stay in the aim and watch the bunny be bowled over, Hopefully.

 

safe shooting mate and good luck

[ASME IX 1]

like what has already been said check all fixings are tight and the pettets arnt damaged,does the rifle have a sound moderator fitted to it? if so ensure that it is is aligned with the bore of the barrel.

 

asme9

[fishfish 17]

chin up mate i get the same with my bsa lightening,mind you a crap scope like mine will do that!

[perlin 0]

Just a suggestion - check the power, get it chronographed.

 

John