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Alex Arrigone

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hi all,

 

well me and scott decided to head out on an afternoon shoot on our local rabbit permission.

there were a fair fiew rabbits out so we got cracking.

 

i started to wonder about to the local hotspots when i saw a rabbit, i range found it and it read 65meters. i had just check zeroed and felt confident i would hit the rabbit so i decided to take the shot (there was a bush in the way that stopped me getting closer). i pulled the trigger and half a second later the rabbbit dropped :thumbs:

 

i chucked it into the bag and cracked on.

 

a few minutes later i poked my head round a corner and saw 4 rabbits but unfortunately i had spooked them and they ran into the bush. i decided to sit off at zero range from where they ran in. 15 minutes later, some rabbit ears. it wasnt where i had expected it o pop out and range found it at 55 meter. i adjusted for the distance and yet another clean headshot :thumbs:

 

the next hour was pretty dry with nothing in range of a good shot so i had a break and headed back to the treeline where i had shot the previous rabbit. this time i sat on the other end and waited. it wasnt long before i was observing a few bunnies just out of range of a shot in front of the bushes.

as i was lokoing at them to pass the time, i heard a quick rustleing sound, i poked my head over the scope slowly to see a nice rabbit at 10 yards. a quick switch target and the rabbit was mine. :tongue2:

 

happy with my bag, i cracked on. the next bunny i saw was about 300m away. i knew full well i could get close enough to it as this one was a crafty buggar and had evaded me many times before but i decided to take a different approch.

 

i hoped the fence and trekked through some dence bushes and trees. after 15 minutes of netle stinks and thorn bush attacks i had made it in range. i poped my head over the fence and boom! another rabbit :thumbs:

 

i went to pick it up and headed in as it was getting on. on my way in, more bunnie ears! couldnt belive it! i crawled up to it and as i poped my head up out of the long grass it had gone, but i caught some movement in the corner of my eye on the other side of the bush it hopped through. there was a break in the bush and i quickly leaned over and at 5 foot there was bugs. :)

 

total of 5 in the bag for today. :thumbs:

 

scott also got himself a nice kill and 40 meters on a rabbit.

 

overall a very good day for us :)

 

hope you enjoyed the write up :thumbs:

 

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I poped my head over the fence then boom! another rabbit. :blink:

 

 

What are you shooting with, a cannon?:hmm::laugh:

 

That's good going at those distances Alex, is your gun chucking the pellets out at normal power [sub 12ft/lb] and how much

hold over do you need at 65 meters?

 

 

Edited to ask what calibre the gun is?

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hi all,

 

well me and scott decided to head out on an afternoon shoot on our local rabbit permission.

there were a fair fiew rabbits out so we got cracking.

 

i started to wonder about to the local hotspots when i saw a rabbit, i range found it and it read 65meters. i had just check zeroed and felt confident i would hit the rabbit so i decided to take the shot (there was a bush in the way that stopped me getting closer). i pulled the trigger and half a second later the rabbbit dropped :thumbs:

 

i chucked it into the bag and cracked on.

 

a few minutes later i poked my head round a corner and saw 4 rabbits but unfortunately i had spooked them and they ran into the bush. i decided to sit off at zero range from where they ran in. 15 minutes later, some rabbit ears. it wasnt where i had expected it o pop out and range found it at 55 meter. i adjusted for the distance and yet another clean headshot :thumbs:

 

the next hour was pretty dry with nothing in range of a good shot so i had a break and headed back to the treeline where i had shot the previous rabbit. this time i sat on the other end and waited. it wasnt long before i was observing a few bunnies just out of range of a shot in front of the bushes.

as i was lokoing at them to pass the time, i heard a quick rustleing sound, i poked my head over the scope slowly to see a nice rabbit at 10 yards. a quick switch target and the rabbit was mine. :tongue2:

 

happy with my bag, i cracked on. the next bunny i saw was about 300m away. i knew full well i could get close enough to it as this one was a crafty buggar and had evaded me many times before but i decided to take a different approch.

 

i hoped the fence and trekked through some dence bushes and trees. after 15 minutes of netle stinks and thorn bush attacks i had made it in range. i poped my head over the fence and boom! another rabbit :thumbs:

 

i went to pick it up and headed in as it was getting on. on my way in, more bunnie ears! couldnt belive it! i crawled up to it and as i poped my head up out of the long grass it had gone, but i caught some movement in the corner of my eye on the other side of the bush it hopped through. there was a break in the bush and i quickly leaned over and at 5 foot there was bugs. :)

 

total of 5 in the bag for today. :thumbs:

 

scott also got himself a nice kill and 40 meters on a rabbit.

 

overall a very good day for us :)

 

hope you enjoyed the write up :thumbs:

 

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Hi,

Have just got myself AAS400 AND I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY IF I COULD GET RESULTS LIKE THAT...good shooting :thumbs:

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Alex Arrigone

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hey.

 

yes its a under 12 ft pds rifle. me and my mate do a lot of target practising at long ranges so we've become quite good at it. :thumbs:

 

atb

 

alex

 

Is it .177 or .22?

 

 

177. mate. i dont think id have the skills to do it with a 22. :tongue2:

 

atb

 

alex

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hey.

 

yes its a under 12 ft pds rifle. me and my mate do a lot of target practising at long ranges so we've become quite good at it. :thumbs:

 

atb

 

alex

 

Back to the original question Alex, how much hold over do you have at 65 meters?

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just over 4 mildots mate.

 

atb alex

 

Thanks for getting back to me Alex,:thumbs: what does 4 milldots equate to in inches.

 

sorry mate, didnt quite understand the question. :icon_redface:

 

i wouldnt know, i just work off what each mildot represents in distance depending on my zero range and then depending on the ground, angle and wind i just adjust from there.

 

hope this helps a little :thumbs:

 

atb

 

alex

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