A ramble out earlier

[JohnGalway 1,043]

I went out for a ramble to clear my head earlier on and give the newly moderated .223 a run. Went for a stroll through my farm and a couple of the neighbours fields, nothing much to see besides sheep. The moon is pretty bright and the cloud is patchy, the wind wasn't in my favour in this area so it was a case of making do. I moved on from that spot to near where I shotgunned the last fox, overlooking a large patch of flat bog.

 

The moon and the wind were both in my back, with a hill behind me I was happy I wouldn't be seen but more thoughtful about the foul wind. After a time calling a pair of eyes started bouncing their way towards me from downwind. One of these foxes that was letting it's belly do the thinking. I got prone with the rifle and tracked the incoming fox, I tried stopping it three or four times and was getting a little panicky so let a roar stopping her at sixty five yards for a very quiet neck shot! The Federal Premium 40 grain done it's job well.

 

 

Not long after this I spied a funny looking set of eyes observing me from the end corner of a fenced field overgrown with rushes and tall gorse. I set the rifle down on an old table that's out there which people use for mounting a clay thrower. I couldn't tell if it was a fox, dog or cat, as all I can see is a pair of eyes looking back at me from some rushes. For a fleeting second it moves and as soon as I can see it's a fox it vanishes into the furze. I spy a fox well over two hundred yards out on the bog a few minutes later, I think it was the same fella but he never stopped to present a shot. One for another time.

[mwncidur 0]

nice one John.

[dafmla 1]

brill story as always john

[dave1372 83]

Nice shooting John Gives you an excuse to head back out again tonight !

[JohnGalway 1,043]

Ah I doubt I'll go out tonight again. I've a full day on tomorrow and would like not to be yawning my way through it I may go for a pop at a bunny or two later on if the humour takes me.

[the cheater 1]

Nice to see the mod is christened,much better when you don,t get the muzzle flip and can watch the outcome of your shot through the scope eh?

 

Good shooting

[JohnGalway 1,043]

It sure is, I have shot modded rifles before but I like seeing where my rifle is hitting as I'm shooting it

[SNAP SHOT 194]

nice one chap, did you get my pm, yesterday.....?

 

hope the bunny shooting went well, its cats and dogs here....

[JohnGalway 1,043]

nice one chap, did you get my pm, yesterday.....?

 

hope the bunny shooting went well, its cats and dogs here....

 

Haven't been yet, got an attack of the lazies!

 

I did indeed, just need to get around to replying

[SNAP SHOT 194]

No probs...