Thread: What little pesties did you bowl over today?

Heres a rabbit I shot in the head with the 17 Hornet as it was facing me dead on.

Images took from video footage, the vid was pretty graphic.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJafb1xZfBM&t=619s

Enjoyed this especially have to pick them up.

Had a couple to sort out this morning before planting could start



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Mixed bag today, 3 Pukeko shot from 3m - 65m, and a large Hare shot at about 12m on the run after I spooked her. All shot within about 5 mins and all were a single shot taken. Perfection!

Originally Posted by GWH

Heres a rabbit I shot in the head with the 17 Hornet as it was facing me dead on.

Images took from video footage, the vid was pretty graphic.

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I thought you were supposed to split hares/hairs not rabbits not splitting hairs by that statement am I or I am?

Out doing some pest control in the apple orchard this arvo, my 8 year old is taking quite a shine to my T1x 17hmr.

He was pretty happy with his head shot at 77 yards, thats all we could see above the long grass so i told him to hold rock steady on the centre of its head and he drilled it.

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Well done young man,look out rabbits.

Went out with the Mrs on the spotty, knocked 3 possums over with the Gamo .22, this was our first hunt on our block, so pretty pleased with the take 👍 would post a pic but I'm too new! Lol

First retreive on a cat for Bo.Coming home from the pond tonight it got a steel dicipline.

Well done you two.

Went out for another day of goat culling for Taieri Gorge Railway. Farking cold start to the day, couldn't feel my toes, and wasn't sure I'd be able to make the trigger finger work. But the sun came out, the bullets began to fly, and 114 goats fell over. Bloody good day out, and goat curry for dinner tomorrow night

Took the 223 for a walk tonight and castled a shit load, just took a couple of pics for the forum but shot a ton more.

Was trying to use up some lighter factory stuff so I can load some more heavys.

2nd to last photo.....OH NO theres a big bad man with a gun pointing it at m..........

great to see you are getting to grips with the 223 so well.... rabbits are always a lot of fun.if you can shoot rabbit at hundy,that fallows neck looks just a tiny bit easier at same range (says the man who seems to constantly cock up the shooting bit on fallow) did the 55grn monos group OK for you???

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

2nd to last photo.....OH NO theres a big bad man with a gun pointing it at m..........

great to see you are getting to grips with the 223 so well.... rabbits are always a lot of fun.if you can shoot rabbit at hundy,that fallows neck looks just a tiny bit easier at same range (says the man who seems to constantly cock up the shooting bit on fallow) did the 55grn monos group OK for you???

Hi MD yep loving the 223, sorry I haven't tried your loads yet.
I have been loading some 69 & 73gr projectiles and still need to trial them so may give yours a go when doing the sight in to see where they go before giving them a go on game.

I got back onto my old spot and the new owner seems a real GC.

Haven't seen any pigs lately but I know he got 7 so that would have thinned them out a bit.

How have you been getting on with your hunting? Have you been out lately?

to busy carting moos around the show. might go for quiet wander on farm over weekend. recheck zeroes etc just because I can..too mentally shattered to feel like doing much ,long days one after the other take their toll.Mentally draining driving when have livestock onboard,have to be so much more aware of whats coming up so have enough time to slow/stop without tipping them all over in the back...