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[Phantom 631]

Hey up guy's,

 

Was suffering a bit of cold turkey yesterday, so decided as soon as the wind drops I was off out

 

Got to the paddock and there were dozens of fluffy cotton tails awaiting assassination, however this was not what I was hear for today!

Bunnies possibly later, but not in here, not now.

 

The reason for my restraint was easy; I'd taken the gun on the off chance a bunny presented itself in the cemetery but my main mission this evening was to play with my LRF and see if my guestimates were correct. The idea was to close my peepers and move my head around and when I opened them again, I was to estimate the distance to various headstones from where I was stood and then verify with the LRF.

 

As I aproached the fence where I cut through, I noticed Mr Ginge, the HUGE fecking moggie that likes to make sure the bunnies don't come out to play

 

So I tell him to feck off outta my permission and for once he does as he's told! Off he goes, like he's got all the time in

the world! As Ginge gets halfway down the Cemey, a Fluffy half grown Cotton Tail hops out of its hiding place and follows Ginge down the walkway and then hops into the Central Warren.

 

As I leave the cover of the conker tree I spied a Woody sat at the very top of a conifer tree where I know there are a pair of Doves nesting. I turn my face to look at him and as per usual, he takes to the air, but this time the woody didn't go far, just about half way down the cemetery there is a large tree, the trunk is actually in Mrs G's property over in Bunny Land.

 

I made my way over to a headstone and estimated that the tree was about 35 to 37 yards from me.

Removing my baby from her slip, I fed her a 16grain FX and laid her across the top of the headstone while I took out my new LRF.

Putting the crosshair of the Range Finger on the body of the Woody I could see that it was in fact 31 yards (no wonder I keep missing these types of shots, rangefinding on an incline is as hard if not harder than doing it in the dark).

 

I could also see the woody had landed and was now settled on a branch high up with another branch acting as a shield around its head

I know my scope holds Zero well as long as I don't knock the dials and both dials read the same as they did at Roos the other day so I made the point of aim compensation thinking that the only shot presenting itself so far was a heart shot.

As most of you know I'm not a big fan of these shots so I waited and watched through the scope for another few minutes in the hope of Mr Woody changing his position and hopefully exposing his nogging for me to smash. He didn't

 

So Damn it, I thought, Your going to be my tea for Saturday so I composed by breathing and took up the first stage which is now very short after I adjusted it. Held my breath and off goes the second stage, sending the 16 grain micromissile hurtling towards the side of the woody.

 

A dull "Thuck" sees the Woody begin to spread its wings and fall off the high branch sideways. It must have hit every branch on the way down and it was obvious it was a good clean kill as it never got its wings to full extension and I could see its head swinging in all directions as it came to a rest about 8 feet from the ground in a thorn bush that surrounded the big tree

 

This of course meant that I had to clamber through the thorns, getting ripped to shreds and having what seemed like a million thorns puncturing my skin from my face to my feet! OUCH!

 

 

Mr Woody landed about 8 feet up in the very painful Thorns, you can just make him out in the middle of the pic (sorry this one aint so good).

 

Pellet Entry point, went in here and severed the Aorta (largest Artery in the body) directly where it left the heart and also punctured the top of the right Atrium.

 

The Trophy Shot

 

 

Upon opening to prep for the pan, I discovered this little bird like to eat its greens

 

Mr Woody was sat almost to the top of the big tree, The headstone in the foreground is where I took the shot from.

 

 

Phantom.

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Hiya Tony.

 

 

SHOT mate!!

 

Glad you got your supper buddy.

 

Good post and nice pictures too.

LRF's are a bonus mate, wouldnt be without mine, Id miss everything I think, wothout it

 

Have a slut for that shot!

 

 

ATB.

 

 

 

Bill.

[Phantom 631]

Thanks Bill

 

I'll take it more for the pain and punishment of the thorns rather than the shot though :11:

 

Phantom

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Thanks Bill

 

I'll take it more for the pain and punishment of the thorns rather than the shot though :11:

 

Phantom

 

 

 

YA BIG WUSS

[falcongit 242]

nice shooting mate,i am thinking of investing in one myself,just got to get the coin together.great write up bud.... SP comeing your way.....

 

sym

[tdesnos 6]

Nice one Tony!

 

Say, this LRF; is that what's slung underneath your suppressor? Does the range appear in the reticule?

[Phantom 631]

Hi Tris,

 

No the LRF is a seperate unit, looks a bit like a hand held video camera.

You click the power on, point it at your target getting it in the crosshairs and press the button again, shoots out the laser and tells you to the yard (they reckon + or - 1 yard, but so far its been spot on) the range in the viewfinder.

 

So far its been worth it weight in gold to me

 

The device under the silencer is my Ultrafire 300 lamp, its now sat on top of my scope, just trying to find the best place for it.

 

Phantom

[Phantom 631]

Thanks Sym,

 

They are deffinately worth the brass I don't use it to range every shot though, I'm using it more to give me better indications and teach me better rangefinding over different terrain and of course the inclined shots.

I would have deffinately missed my meal if I'd not had it!

 

Phantom

[tdesnos 6]

Hi Tris,

 

No the LRF is a seperate unit, looks a bit like a hand held video camera.

You click the power on, point it at your target getting it in the crosshairs and press the button again, shoots out the laser and tells you to the yard (they reckon + or - 1 yard, but so far its been spot on) the range in the viewfinder.

 

So far its been worth it weight in gold to me

 

The device under the silencer is my Ultrafire 300 lamp, its now sat on top of my scope, just trying to find the best place for it.

 

Phantom

Ahh i see! Seems like everyone is using these nowadays then?! Might have to have a gander.

 

It'll not be long till we get scopes with range finder built in that works out windage and temperature and don't even bother giving you the data and just change the point of zero automatically! Proably be made Canon or Pentax or summat!

[medic1281 5]

It appears that Burris do a scope called the Eliminator. It has built in laser range finding and also programmable for different ammunition, it calculates bullet drop and shows your aim point! Sounds like it could be worth a look for a centrefire rifle. Wouldn't mind having a go with one to see if its any good or just a gimmick.

[tdesnos 6]

It appears that Burris do a scope called the Eliminator. It has built in laser range finding and also programmable for different ammunition, it calculates bullet drop and shows your aim point! Sounds like it could be worth a look for a centrefire rifle. Wouldn't mind having a go with one to see if its any good or just a gimmick.

 

Yeah, i think there'll be alot of gimmick products hitting the market first in prelude to the actual real-deal, when/if that ever occurs.

 

I would be reserved towards a scope that can calculate an aim point at the moment, as there are so many variables effecting the pellet/ bullet that unless a scope as the necessary sensors for all these factors; claiming to calculate an aim point seems implausible.

 

A scope that has a built in laser range finder would be cool in theory, but in practice would it be too much of a ball ache to keep bringing your rifle to get an idea on range? I wouldn't know?

[medic1281 5]

Tdesnos you have some good points there mate and i think your right. Would be nice to borrow one for a few days to have a play though! As for being a ball ache liftin the rifle to range things, i don't think it'll be that bad. If your ranging a target then you've already decided its a potential target so the rifle is shouldered ready to go if the range is acceptable. The trouble would be ranging 'non-targets' as you'd be pointing the rifle at something you don't wish to shoot, which as we all know is not good practice!

Hope that makes sense.

ATB

Phil

[Ron Weasley 83]

Great shooting Phantom. A range finder is going to be added to my kit soon I think!

[stealthy1 3,964]

Good shooting Phantom, but your slipping a bit with your reports, you left out the type of plants the bird was eating mate Have a slut

[Phantom 631]

Thanks Ron & Stealthy,

 

I had to make that one short Stealthy

 

I'd already lost the "Full" version as the compy hung

 

Tris,

There is an airgun scope on the market at the moment that has a built in LASER

They call it the Laserking I think, as you said its a bit gimicky

 

Phantom