Thread: What little pesties did you bowl over today?

20g and M2 Archer still doing it. Plus another one a few minutes later.
Nice night outside.

Originally Posted by Swanny

20g and M2 Archer still doing it. Plus another one a few minutes later.
Nice night outside.

That's a set up and a half! How quiet is that thing?

Originally Posted by Spoon

That's a set up and a half! How quiet is that thing?

It's not too bad. Not as quiet as I thought it might be but I want to test it over a chronograph to see if I need to drop the powder a bit more. It has taken the crack out of it and doesn't seem to piss off the neighborhood like the 12g.

Originally Posted by Swanny

It's not too bad. Not as quiet as I thought it might be but I want to test it over a chronograph to see if I need to drop the powder a bit more. It has taken the crack out of it and doesn't seem to piss off the neighborhood like the 12g.

Still running supersonic?

Originally Posted by Spoon

Still running supersonic?

No, I got Brian Thompson to work out a subsonic load for me. It's better than full loads but I still want to put it over a chronograph just to validate it.

Originally Posted by Spoon

This tomcat won't be killing any more natives, he obviously couldn't resist the mince pie in the trap.

Mince pie?! What’s next, lasagna? Chicken biriyani?

Originally Posted by altair

............. I shot it with my little 600fps Cometa 220...jeeze I wish I could shoot with the recoil of the bigger .22 air rifles as it would make the job easier..but happy with what this little one did!
1 down, 358 to go.

I've been shooting springers in Hunter Field Target competition. There is an essential technique known as the artillery hold which is needed to shoot springers accurately. The more powerfull the springer, the more important this is.
There is a lot to find about this technique. You might want to look at this vid for example.

Originally Posted by chopsuey

What brand is that torch mount?? Looks expensive.....

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These are available for a few dollars. Piece of rubber with some velcro. Works well. You would need to do some internet searching. I have a source for them here in The Netherlands, but i don't know where they get them.

A couple of central otago pests dealt with via leg-hold traps. And a few $ for the boy.

A couple of the many rabbits i shot yesterday in the apple orchard with the 17 Hornet.

https://youtu.be/VPmmglAJbbg

And a couple a bit closer...

https://youtu.be/HLYFCIeTaE8

What vel are you getting out of that Hornet case?

Originally Posted by 6x47

What vel are you getting out of that Hornet case?

3700 fps with 20gr vmax

That puk looked surprised too!

I hit a pedestrian possum with both left tyres of my ambulance tonight. We did not attempt resuscitation.

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Magpies are a bit gun shy around my place so soon as they see me they are gone but they like sitting in the paddock around the back so snuck through the bush and nailed 1 about 160m away with the 204 this morning