StevoSmith 147 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Dont rearly have memorable shot but i have a strange shot whilst in the cadets.......we were firing .303 if mem serves me correctly it was a mark 7 and i hit a rabbit in front of the target to the dismay of our Reg Sarg....after mags were emptied and all checks were done we all proceeded to our respective targets me hoping to find a juicy rabbit only found fur and bunny bits everywhere. This shot was at 90 yrds and made a right mess of bug's.....No wonder people still use this wep to this day with the velocity and stopping power it holds. Quote Link to post
pianoman 3,587 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 I have seen a few 'unbelieveable' things over the years. My mate, Gary, once shot two jays with one shot. I have shot two sparrows (many years ago) with one shot. Once fired into a squirrels drey and one silver bundle fell out onto the floor with a pellet to the head, the other managed to clamber up the tree trunk , obviously shot, to be given a finisher!. I once shook a drey at night and seven squirrels came out, i killed six but the seventh made it away. Loads of other things that i can't remember..... (old age!) p.s, just to add Pianoman, i believe there is more woodies around now than there ever has been.... I don't doubt you J Darcy, and the Woody is now officially recognised by the RSPB as the most numerous, commonly-seen bird in Britain but, I'm shooting over the very same fields today as I did with my father and the numbers are not as great as they were. Or did I see things differently? Oh well, not that it matters really. ATB Simon Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Piano man, i think they have just become more urban maybe??...who really knows. Going back 20 years a good nights bag for us with the pigeons was 6 or 8, but today i can do that number without trying. Its a funny one! Quote Link to post
aaronpigeonplucker 32 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 (edited) well my best shot (rather rubbish compared to most of your stories) was a squirrel at 45yrds which was climbing head on toward me on a branch so i took the shot as it wsa running and the pellet not only penetrated its skull between its eyes but also obliterated its heart. stop it dead in its tracks. i have to say reading through some stories that some are'nt really respecting there quarry. i mean moving targets are only ok if there heading towards you, but ay other time there a huge no no as the risk of wounding is just to high. and extreme ranges increase risk of wounding hugely and it dosent matter if you kill cleanly the first time, the fact is that the risk of wound is higher than normal hunting ranges and your showing disrespect to the quarry by not doing everything within your power to get a clean kill :\ Edited January 5, 2011 by aaronpigeonplucker Quote Link to post
Richie10 345 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 well my best shot (rather rubbish compared to most of your stories) was a squirrel at 45yrds which was climbing head on toward me on a branch so i took the shot as it wsa running and the pellet not only penetrated its skull between its eyes but also obliterated its heart. stop it dead in its tracks. i have to say reading through some stories that some are'nt really respecting there quarry. i mean moving targets are only ok if there heading towards you, but ay other time there a huge no no as the risk of wounding is just to high. and extreme ranges increase risk of wounding hugely and it dosent matter if you kill cleanly the first time, the fact is that the risk of wound is higher than normal hunting ranges and your showing disrespect to the quarry by not doing everything within your power to get a clean kill :\ Are you decribing people with shotguns? nb: I own a shotgun. To tell you the truth as a kid I had a webley vulcan and I never really knew about using trees or sticks to get a steady shot, most of the trees were saplings! I used to take it for granted to shoot sparrows and starlings in the head from a standing position from about 30 to 40 yards. I just thought it was normal, I had the worst telescopic sight, you could just about see through it but I was out all the time and obviously got better and better! Gave it up for a long time and am just a very OK shot now. My DAD on the other hand, never really been interested in shooting but can shoot rats in the head with open sights! I am not in his league. Quote Link to post
aaronpigeonplucker 32 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 im talking about ariguns. because with airguns you have one pellet and its nearly impossible for a single pellet to find its mark for a clean kill on a moving target. shotguns have a huge spread of pellets so, 20x times the amount of air 1 pellet take up so it acceptable to shoot moving quarry, and even that is hard! Quote Link to post
pianoman 3,587 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Aaron. With regard to shooting rabbits -or anything, at extreme range, yes, I respect your view that this may be seen as an act without humane regard for the animal but, please understand, a .177 pellet with near 17ft/lbs of oomph behind it, is approaching almost supersonic velocity. When it hits from an optimum plunging angle it inflicts phenominal penetrative damage and the animal is killed absolutely instantly. I would never take such a shot unless both gun, scope, pellet and I were equal to the task and certainly not with a sub 12ft/lb air rifle, regardless of how accurate it is. I have over 40 years of sporting shooting experience and I am a former military marksman, (RAF Regiment Gunner to rank of Flight Sergeant instructor) who's had 12 years of the finest weapon skills training there possibly is and frontline combat experience as a sniper. Let me assure you and everyone else here, I never take undisciplined, hap-hazzard risks with live targets and my air rifles and scopes are as top spec and tuned to perfection as my full-bore rifles. If there is ever a moment's thought that my shot is too risky or, likely to cause wounding, regardless of how close or distant the range, I back off, and the animal is sport for tomorrow. It either gets shot and killed outright or not at all and clean away. That's my No1 rule of engagement. Yours respectfully and sincerely. Simon Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 60 yard satrling in flight....and then another same shot same flight line a few minutes later, the rest wouldnt take that line afterwoulds...i sat fu two hours waiting! i would of loved to see THAT!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post
StevoSmith 147 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 (edited) Nicely said Simon.....as a former Military man myself i see where your comming from.......But your FAC .177 rifle sound's awsome and i would love to see some footage of ya hitting Paper targets at range Edited January 5, 2011 by StevoSmith Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Aaron. With regard to shooting rabbits -or anything, at extreme range, yes, I respect your view that this may be seen as an act without humane regard for the animal but, please understand, a .177 pellet with near 17ft/lbs of oomph behind it, is approaching almost supersonic velocity. When it hits from an optimum plunging angle it inflicts phenominal penetrative damage and the animal is killed absolutely instantly. I would never take such a shot unless both gun, scope, pellet and I were equal to the task and certainly not with a sub 12ft/lb air rifle, regardless of how accurate it is. I have over 40 years of sporting shooting experience and I am a former military marksman, (RAF Regiment Gunner to rank of Flight Sergeant instructor) who's had 12 years of the finest weapon skills training there possibly is and frontline combat experience as a sniper. Let me assure you and everyone else here, I never take undisciplined, hap-hazzard risks with live targets and my air rifles and scopes are as top spec and tuned to perfection as my full-bore rifles. If there is ever a moment's thought that my shot is too risky or, likely to cause wounding, regardless of how close or distant the range, I back off, and the animal is sport for tomorrow. It either gets shot and killed outright or not at all and clean away. That's my No1 rule of engagement. Yours respectfully and sincerely. Simon hi simon do you fancy being a shooting steward at the meet regards davy Quote Link to post
ghillies 209 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 60 yard satrling in flight....and then another same shot same flight line a few minutes later, the rest wouldnt take that line afterwoulds...i sat fu two hours waiting! i would of loved to see THAT!!!!!!!!!! like i said i sat for two hours waiting for number three lol Quote Link to post
froggy43215 1 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 My best shot was a 65yd stander on a sitting rabbit using a.22 AA S410c. Not an amazing shot when you hear some of the others on here, but I was pleased with it. Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 My best shot was a 65yd stander on a sitting rabbit using a.22 AA S410c. Not an amazing shot when you hear some of the others on here, but I was pleased with it. Thats a very good range for a .22 matey. Well done..... Quote Link to post
ghillies 209 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 done few silly ones on lamp, the usual thing is you get used to the average darknes and how far the piddling lamp will reach, on the old 6v logon lamp with the red filter it wasnt that good, sorta 40 yards for eyes and enough to make it out on 9 mag, but this one night it was proper black, i'd spent 3 hours in the afternoon/evening up an 89 yard stretch practacing, the usual to 82 yards on small bricks up and down up and down randomly, getting to know the ret as it were, had a kip in the tent, then woke about half ten and it was a total black night, i nearly packed up because it felt like a storm, 'in the eye of it', zero wind, and zero vision of your hand infront your face, the lamp won and off i went.... perched over a gate rail (not on but freely over) i see one bunny, take a shot the others flat downed, i'd missed...but ust knew where to aim, 5 seconds later the little head lifted to thwu-uuuk..not thwack lol, cocked one in the chamber and took a second a few yard shorter, was peezy shot n thwu-uk again? i'm thinking wat the f..ks that noise, must be mud when number three lifts up, again a louder thwuck. still wandering why the noise i'm thinking mud splat?.. pacing out the 56-57---63-66...68...hu? (bout 64 yards) then theres the bunny, low on the jaw but dropped instant. second was paced back and a 58 yarder, the third was 28 yarder and took three poises because it was confusing me lol... the lamp showed up further, me fresh from a couple hour nap straight of the yard stuff earlier.... tisnt how far, its how far will it kill. that ear most the bunnies were 50 yard plus, never gave it a thought...untill i started measuring up....2 fps varience on jsb heavies...very nice ty lol.(the thwucks were daystate heavies, they didnt group as well past 65 ish yards. all three were identicle holes in the heads lol). Quote Link to post
pianoman 3,587 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Aaron. With regard to shooting rabbits -or anything, at extreme range, yes, I respect your view that this may be seen as an act without humane regard for the animal but, please understand, a .177 pellet with near 17ft/lbs of oomph behind it, is approaching almost supersonic velocity. When it hits from an optimum plunging angle it inflicts phenominal penetrative damage and the animal is killed absolutely instantly. I would never take such a shot unless both gun, scope, pellet and I were equal to the task and certainly not with a sub 12ft/lb air rifle, regardless of how accurate it is. I have over 40 years of sporting shooting experience and I am a former military marksman, (RAF Regiment Gunner to rank of Flight Sergeant instructor) who's had 12 years of the finest weapon skills training there possibly is and frontline combat experience as a sniper. Let me assure you and everyone else here, I never take undisciplined, hap-hazzard risks with live targets and my air rifles and scopes are as top spec and tuned to perfection as my full-bore rifles. If there is ever a moment's thought that my shot is too risky or, likely to cause wounding, regardless of how close or distant the range, I back off, and the animal is sport for tomorrow. It either gets shot and killed outright or not at all and clean away. That's my No1 rule of engagement. Yours respectfully and sincerely. Simon hi simon do you fancy being a shooting steward at the meet regards davy Hi Davy. Sure mate, I'd be delighted to help out if I can Simon Quote Link to post
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