another night with zini

[festa 206]

hi lads its my turn to do the write up as marksman needs his beauty sleep

 

so this is how it started off...

i knew wor lass wanted to go out to the cinema and then a meal so saturday i wouldnt be out...on saturday afternoon me and the missus were walking around morrisons getting some shopping in when my phone makes a noise it was a text from wor kid..the missus pipes up "he better not want you to go out mind" weve got plans for tonight "i know my darling im not going anywhere " and we finished off our shopping,,, as we got to the checkout the wife says go on you can go shooting if you want to so i replied no babe i promised id we'd go out ...no go on she said get yourself away .... are you sure i said (well you have to ask that just the once )lol straight on the phone to marksman and zini were on lets go she does understand lol..

marksman arrived at mine at 18:00 kit in the van and off we went we were meeting zini at the normal place we arrived just before 19:00 and straight into the range for a quick zero before we hit the ground with mr zini driving and lamping (who said men cant multi task) the first 3 rabbits i completely missed (no not the curse of dark angel) lol but i was redemed by my next to shots as we came half way up a hill two bunnies both at 32 meters (lased) 1st shot lands bang on the head and it drops to the ground the 2nd runs another 11meters making this shot 43mtrs (lased) 1 mil dot hold over and the pellet from the .177 AAs510 lands home to make it 2 in the bag ...i then swapped seats with marksman to give him a go with his .22 BSA s10 and to be honest he had the curse all night he landed two bunnies and missed loads (thats the way it goes on some nights) he did make up for it with a cracking 38mtr (lased) shot straight to the temple rabbit didnt stand a chance. :clapper: needless to say he was well happy with it ..we swapped again to give me another go but by this time we needed a cupper so off we went back to the range were zini got the brews in (this guy is a cracking bloke looks after you when hes hosting) thanks for that mate ..

any how darryl checked his zero and he must of knocked his gun as the scopes were well out ..no wonder he was missing shots.

that sorted we headed back out with me still in the shooting seat where i bagged another 6 rabbits 1 however we couldnt retrieve as it was behind an 8ft fence :wallbash: mind it was a lucky shot to get through the mesh of the fence and land a perfect head shot ...and thats pretty much how the night finished 10 rabbits but just 9 in the bag..

 

thanks again zini for looking after us ..top bloke :toast:

 

saying of the night was when we were in the range i was zeroing the 510 darryl was down the bottom when i shoot my first shot it went miles high (reason why you should always check zero) and wor kid shouts did you pull the trigger which i replied how do you think the pellet got down that end lol ......he ment snatch the trigger

 

 

atb gary

 

ps pic's will follow form zini and marksman...

[zini 1,939]

Great write up Gary mate

 

I bet Darryl is sleeping like a little baby after so many hours without sleep :lazy: .

 

Well as Gary said it was a very good night last night and the bunnies were playing for us, sitting in the dimmed red filtered light nicely, waiting for the diet of .177 calibre Bisley Magnums and .22 Defiants to clinically knock their brains out .

 

One thing is for sure, once a .177 Bisley Magnum hits the rabbits brain it does its job very well.

 

For anyone who questions a .177 over distance as a long range hunting calibre I can promise you that they do the job just fine and as good as any .20 or .22 calibre as long as you hit the correct kill area which is what Gary does easily .

 

The long shot that Gary did last night, 43 metre (47 yards) for all you oldies that haven’t converted to metres yet was a cracker, just knocking that bunny over like it had been sniffing very strong sleeping gas :lazy: .

 

A 47 yard bunny in the day would be a nice shot for most people, but to do it at night in a very dim red lamp was just amazing to watch.

 

"]“You’re learning well my young Padawan” [/size]LOL .

 

What also made it so good was that we didn’t laze the bunny until after it had been shot and it rolled over dead, so Gary had to estimate the range to it in the dark (which is hard to do) and then make the adjustment to his parallax before picking the correct mil dot to get a clinical shot .

 

Hats off to you pal .

 

At first I thought that Darryl had been affected by the black magic curse of YouTube’s (Dark Angel :wankerzo4:) , my Gothic best friend (NOT) until he impressed me with a long distance shot.

 

He hit the bunny so accurately that I never even seen it die and roll over. The shot was taken at a lased 38 metres (41.5 yards) knocking it face first into the grass without even a kick from the nerves . On retrieval the bunny had been hit straight between the ears in the brain. It couldn’t have been better shot if you shot it at point blank range :headshot:: .

 

It’s good to see that the curse of (Dark Angel :wankerzo4:) as been broken and that vermin are getting shot accurately again.

 

Hopefully we will be able to get out again next week again, this time hopefully Reggaeman and Wuzzy will be able to make it as well .

 

Here are some photos from last night.

 

Si

Edited February 14, 2010 by zini

[festa 206]

aye it will be good to meet up with chris and joey again ... the rabbits are starting breeding early this year 3 of them doe's had young in them .... and im gonna make a prediction !!! it wont make much odds to you si as your posted soon mate but i predict this year the camp permission is gonna get hit hard with mixi when the temp starts to rise.. there was hundereds of fleas on them rabbits ....

 

 

atb gary

[zini 1,939]

"Fleas"

 

What do you expect mate?

 

That is 5 Regt for you and the place is full of blood sucking lice and fleas LOL

 

Si

Edited February 14, 2010 by zini

[farmerkev09 105]

nice shooting lads i have been taking both your advice in and am coming on a good shot i will post some pic for all to see

 

 

nice shooting

[festa 206]

"Fleas"

 

What do you expect mate?

 

That is 5 Regt for you and the place is full of blood sucking lice and fleas LOL

 

Si

 

 

lol i like your way of thinking mate ....

[festa 206]

nice shooting lads i have been taking both your advice in and am coming on a good shot i will post some pic for all to see

thats how i started off mate take note and get as much range time in as you can.. it wont take long for you to improve and as you do it makes you want more out of the sport

 

nice shooting

[zini 1,939]

I look forward to seeing them FarmerKev.

 

Only practice makes perfect buddy so get plenty of range time in and im sure you will improve very quickly mate.

 

Si

[sibaldib 6]

"Another night with Zini."

 

Wow - this had me worried and I certainly didn't want to see any pictures!

 

Thankfully it was a hunting report and it sounds like a good night for all.

 

Cheers

 

Sib

[davyt63 1,845]

nice shooting lads!

and nice read too!!

 

im off to get some bison! now!

 

happy hunting

 

davy

[zini 1,939]

LOL Richard,

 

You have a dirty mind my friend You have a sense of humour just like mine

 

Hi Davy,

 

What a hard life you have pal . Off to get some bison for dinner.

 

I wish i had your hard life buddy, Big Apple, bison and Irish bars

 

Have a great holiday buddy and i hope to read some more of your posts when you get back.

 

Si

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Good post lad's.

 

Enjoyed the read, and nice pictures too.

 

How long have you all been shooting with the Tasco's??

 

 

ATB..

 

 

Bill.

[Marksman 934]

Finally out of bed.....

Cheers for doing the write up mate, and thanks again to Si for the chance to shoot on his permission again!

 

It certainly wasnt my night......I couldnt even get my rifle zeroed properly due to my constant shaking/moving whilst taking the shot, so Si kindly sorted it for me. (Thanks yet again!)

 

Thanks also for the compliments on my shots that actually hit I'm still cursing myself about that "perfect" opportunity of a side on bunny at 25M that I totally missed!

Also realising my own mistakes of taking too long to adjust to the target and take the shot, confirmed by both Gary and Si but I think were too modest to tell me, something of which to be honest I would have welcomed as it's the guidance and help of others that also makes you a better shot. You can NEVER have too much guidance or tuition, no matter how long you've been shooting

 

Here's my photos anyway

 

 

As you can see....all 9 were taken with brain shots.....

 

 

 

Darryl

[reggaeman 1]

nice going as ever guys

hope to join you all next time if poss???

missing the crack and all that lol

regards

chris

[zini 1,939]

It would be nice to see you there Chris buddy

 

How you getting on with the .22 Ultra pal? or are you going back to your favoured .177?

 

I understand if you both cant handle a real hunters calibre lads and the work needed in the range to shoot at all ranges accurately, and want to turn to the dark side like Gary as done .

 

Flipping calibre traitors .

 

Just kidding both of you

 

Si

Edited February 14, 2010 by zini