Out For An Hour Hw 100

[paulk73 151]

Well after having the 177 for a few week and doing a lot of plinking to get used to the flatter trajectory of the smaller pellet, and also the effects of the wind. i decided i was confident enough to try the pellets out on live quarry. i went to one of my permissions, checked zero in the quiet farm yard. Then walked over to the first gate. i looked through and saw a couple of kits. i pinged bem with the range finder and they where sat munchitng grass at 38rds. now i hate shooting kits but immediately there to do a job at the end of the day. i leaned on the gate and took the shot. over it rolled, and its mate came to have a sniff of its pal. i didn't shoot the second one, as long as i had at least one kit to show the farmer he would be happy enough. had a little walk round a couple of fieldsand a few rabbits got up and scarpered before i saw them. then i came around a hedge slowly, answer there was 1 sat out sunning itself. at 38 yrds. i extended the legs on the bi-pod took aim, and fired. missed!!!! I miss judged the wind. so i then set up a paper target, and had a plink , moving the target and shooting from all sides. with confidence renewed, i entered the next field, and managed to stalk to within shooting range of 3 adult rabbits within the next hour. could only pick up 2 of them because a cow trampled on the 3rd. lol.

[Mawders 595]

Well played buddy!

 

Those blooming cows always ruin the party! One of my perms has cows on it and I avoid them like the plaque, especially the big arsed white bull that likes to chase people who are dressed in camo!

 

Phil

[paulk73 151]

Tell me about it. there is 4 massive mature trees on this permission all in a line. last yr the cows where at the other side of the field. as i was walking up through the field to a big warren, the big brown bull saw me, and came charging across the field followed by about 20 cows. i ran to the trees, but i was amazed to see how fast they could move. They followed me round the trees for ages, led by the bull. but then all of a sudden, they got bored and charged off down the bottom end of the field. but it put the right sh#ts up me. they was following me through the trees for what seemed like forever. lol

[Mawders 595]

Yeah scary creatures those bulls. The farmer at mine said if they charge me I'm to run at them waving my arms! Yeah right! That will be the end of Mawders for sure.

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

haahaha I friggin hate cows aswell. :/

and I I think they can smell fear lol

[paulk73 151]

Think they could of smelled mine. i could. lol

[zini 1,939]

Sounds like you had a good shoot mate. The wind can be naughty when your used to shooting a larger caliber rifle. Well done on the kit. As long as the farmer is happy he isnt to know what you didn't decide to shoot.

[j j m 6,563]

good shooting bud

[paulk73 151]

tbh si, i could of taken a couple more kits, but i like seeing them around. 1 sat no more than 20 yrds away while i stalked 2 rabbits. i went past it twice, and it just sat blinking in the evening sun. i just watched it for a while, and left it alone. the farmer dosnt know and as long as i take the occasional one back through the yard,there is more than one happy bunny!!!!

[The one 8,511]

But babby rabbits soon grow up to be big yins mate

[paulk73 151]

i know pal. so pretty soon they will be big enough to hold a crust up. and not just ferret food.