Finally blooded the HW97KT after having it for about 3 months lol

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

Now then guys, as you may have seen on my other recent thread i have just changed to jsb exact 4.52 and re zeroed my 97 .. so i though, seing as i never see any squirrels anymore, and cant bloody get within 100 yards of the crows and woody, that i would get the lamp out and see if i cant get a rabbit ...

 

got lamp and gun and off i goes, on the fairly short walk to the permission.

 

to cut a pretty short story short, seen 4 rabbits, one stopped about 75- yds away, too far. couple ran straight off and then there was one, must have been feeling brave. more like stupid- just like me... after i put the lamp onto the scope i didnt really position it properly like an idiot.

 

so this rabbits stopped and just sat about 40 yards away, looking like it was about to set off again at any time, ive knelt down onto one knee, raised the gun to shoulder.. found the target eventually ( 10x mag ) and it was only half bloody lit up, because i hadnt aligned the lamps beam properly!

 

still good enough to take a shot... ive steadyed up on the bottom of its ear and squeesed the trigger. it was raining a bit and a bit of wind had picked up since the afternoon when i had zeroed the rifle.. the pellet made a reassuring THWACK and the bunny rolled over and flipped about a couple of times then lay still.

 

upon examining the rabbit it would appear the slight wind had took the pellet to the side and hit in the neck. still a nice clean kill, and finally the hw97kt is blooded

 

fair sized bunny, think it was female. anyway its in the fridge now ready to be eaten tomorrow

first rabbit ive had in ages so im chuffed, would have liked another to go with it like but oh well nevermind

 

 

cheers, SKoT

[pianoman 3,587]

YAAAAAAYYYYY!

 

40-yard rabbit on the lamp at night is a bloody good shot by any standard. Pleased for you Skott laddie!

 

Simon

[falcongit 242]

nice one bud great shot

 

 

atb symon

[zini 1,939]

Congrats to you Skot and your German partner.

 

Excellent shooting mate, 40 yards in a slight wind and unsupported with a under lit target, you cant knock that shooting pal.

 

Well in buddy.

 

Springer power.

 

Si.

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

Thanks guys, like i said their lampshy (godknows why, probably all the poaching wanekrs round here) so i didnt want to try get closer incase it ran off. perhaps the beam off to the side helped, it might have thought i was after one of its mates

[AR177 588]

Well done Skot cracking shooting

 

ATB

 

Adam

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

Well done Skot cracking shooting

 

ATB

 

Adam

cheers mate

[risingfriend 1,042]

nice shot Skot with a fine looking rifle mate.ATB Aaron

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

nice shot Skot with a fine looking rifle mate.ATB Aaron

thanks mate.. shes a beauty love the 97KT

[stealthy1 3,964]

Good shot for the lamp

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

Good shot for the lamp

cheers mate, im not that keen on lamping, prefer daytime shooting.

[Daz 7 563]

Well done Skot bud on Blooding the 97.

I'm the same not Blooded the HW 77 K Yet,

in fact it still needs zeroing in Yet also the MK 2 Rapid needs zeroing has it's got a New Falcon Menace Scope atop it,

But because of work not fired any of My guns in 3 weeks .

 

atvb Daz 7.

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

Crap init working, never get time to do anything

 

Also finally gettin sling swivels drilled to the stocks of my 95k and my 97kt .

Bought the swivels ages ago and was going to borrow a drill and do it myself, but i knew id make a right mess of these 2 lovely lumps of wodd. so dropped them into Kirklees guns of Huddersfield at dinnertime and got him to do them for me

Just on way to pick them up now

 

Finally going to have a strap-on LOL

[Mawders 595]

Pics please mr Skott of the slings on the rifles!

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

Pics please mr Skott of the slings on the rifles!

just this min put the barrel band onto the 97, going to do the 95's in a min.

i only have one sling.. i like these traditional type leather ones, going to get another for the 95, but untill that time both guns will have to share this one.