Took a friend out

[JackReid 35]

Ok so as you may or may not have noticed I've seen/shot a fair few mixi rabbits recently, noticed on the monday it seemed a bit more full on that just the odd bunny, then the huge rain of tuesday would have kept them all in their runs together - where the contamination happens. It seems strange in a relativley dry period the disease is about more than I've seen since the 'plague' 2 years ago.

 

Lots of the permission has healthy bunnies but I've seen alot more than in recent times.

 

As mentioned previously Hugo's twin who has never ever come shooting before, despite his brothers into it, Hugo for ages, Dylan more recently. Doing some work experience for his course hes managed to do 'pest control' on a local farm. We have permission as he works with one of them but its useless for anything other than deeks and shotguns done by people who are good. Fields just are huge open crop fields; very wary pigeons with the choice of hectares of endless food.

He's got his work cut out for him if he will even get a kill unless he has a guiding hand so today we went out.

 

I gave him Dylans 97K fine tune zero'd at 25 meters and got him targetting at 25 meters.

This is 5 AA Fields .22 yesterday at 25 meters with it. Elbows into ground with cushion/sandbag to aid partially. Not a bragging distance but lethal none the less. Best in awhile!

 

 

Got him to do a few targets..Ok but not amazing so got him shooting bunny brain sized stones off a post at 20 meters getting him to understand the holder under/over concept; a range he probably will only be shooting at whilst with me that night anyway. He was nailing tiny stones in about 20 mins.

 

I got him doing that while I used the camo net stuffed sandbag and pelletcatcher to zero Hugo's 97KT with my Varmint II scope (despite being currently semi broken with the peice of metal onthe parrallex end with distances on it loose - Will post a bit on that in the technical bit tomoz thats interesting/weird).

 

Little bit later we were ready to go. Took him out and about but doesnt have the eye for spotting quar yet that comes with experience only. Wasnt a bad shot tho eventually.

 

Left him laying out onto a spot then changed mind and put him under a trailer looking onto a popular set at 20m bunny execution style but he was blinded by sun and they just didnt show.

 

I then stalked and shot a rabbit with him staying back - had mixi, just chucked it no photo

 

Bit later on walking alone I got sat down after a creep down a slope, sights set, estimated 35 meters and bang, another bunny down. Caught him lower back of skull/spine neck region. Not textbook but as I walked over to a final kick or two realised the bunny was totally zoned out from mixi anyway .

 

 

Saw some hare out in the field which my mate hasnt seen in awhile they were massive. All in all was a good evening and hes well up for it again, he's not totlly new to the outdoors and messing about anyway just hasnt hunted etc.

 

 

Really amazed by the HW97KT and Varmint II Scope combo, seriously nice gun to use once used to it, the pistol grip etc is great. The trigger tune its come with is really good too.

 

All the best

 

Jack

Edited June 3, 2010 by JackReid

[Phantom 631]

Nice post Jack

 

Glad to see your teaching others

 

Loved the read and the pix are good too

 

That stock looks fantastic, love it . I can see that on my Baby now

 

Phantom

[falcongit 242]

nise shooting mate,shame about the mixey,i havent seen it our end yet....

 

sym

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Hi Jack.

 

Good post and pic's mate.

 

 

Bill.

[zini 1,939]

Great photos and write up Jack.

 

I agree with Tony the HW97KT looks lovely mate.

 

I cant wait to try my tuned one out soon.

 

By the way that group at 25 metres was a real cracker mate with a untuned springer.

 

Si

[Lee85 44]

loving the laying down in the summer sun pic, well done

[stealthy1 3,964]

Very nice Jack, and all the pix on one page, I also like the thumbhole stock on the 97KT

[pest hunter 151 15]

Good pics jack amd nice shooting to buddy

[venomviper 129]

hi ya jack

great shooting there buddy and nice pictures to as well as write up buddy and yeah the 97kt is a nice looking gun i am liking the stock to hummm that would look nice on the hw95k to wouldnt it ?

 

shay