Dawn And Dusk Rabbiting

[mattwhite 1,993]

Well with all the usual sunday jobs my other half always seems to find me i thought i would get up early and try to bag some of the many bunnies on my most bountiful permission. When i got there the farmer was already out and about so it only really left me 1 field which is not that easy to stalk so i set up the other side of a bonfire in ambush. The pic below shows the trees on the opposite side where the rabbits come from under but they never stray too far.

The result of the mornings ambush was three rabbits from 52 yards out to 56 yards. My best ever shooting so far i think.

So aftet the days grass cutting and ferrying children and cooking were finished i decided to head back for an early evening till dark session. No long range shots, 38 yards was as far as necessary but bagged another 4 and thete are still loads around as nobody has shot on here for years apparently so i will be off for another session mid week hopefully.

[Longers7 720]

Sounds like a good Sunday to me mate, well done

[BIG TOM 835]

Nice one mate sounds like a tidy permission to me

Atb Tom

[mattwhite 1,993]

Thanks fellas. There are a couple of warrens that are really busy!! but they are all over the place really. I had only shot that field once before with my last rifle and spent ages crawling across the field only to miss 2 head shots from 40 yards so although I have been getting used the tx with longer range shots it was still in my mind but the rifle performs so well with superdomes that as long as you know your milldots and allow for windage (which last night there was none) the pellet goes exactly where you want it and still has cracking stopping power too. Well pleased

[logan esq 99]

Nice shooting mate.

 

ATB

[j j m 6,580]

well done bud

[Gaz 177 263]

Nice bit of shooting

[mattybugeye 884]

Great shooting mate well done !

.177 or .22? Only ask as I'm amazed with the range of my new .177 always used .22 bleeding miricol how far they go lol

Edited April 28, 2014 by mattybugeye

[mattwhite 1,993]

Its in .177 matt. I have had a few springers in .22 but have to say I love .177 for speed and flat trajectory and yes I was amazed too at how far this tx sends a superdome to the desired spot still with enough whollop to make a clean headshot.

[mattybugeye 884]

Great stuff that was my next question what does she like but Rws is the answer

Great shooting bud

Atb

Happy hunting

[mattybugeye 884]

And to add I was amazed at what a .177 head shot can do !

[mattwhite 1,993]

Absolutely. On one of the 50 yard rabbits that i hit behind the eye there was still an entry and an exit wound. The others were shot in the back of the head so i only noticed the entry.

[J Darcy 5,871]

Brilliant....those superdomes really are good aint they?

 

The TX is well suited to them, as is is look-a-likey, the 77...

I remember walloping a rabbit with a dome at a Very long range, it fell on its side kicking, we ranged it with one of the very first bushnell range finders, and it was very far!

This was in the mid 90's, I had alot of fun with the 77 and a pocket full of 'domes...

 

Good shooting...

[Darkie69 76]

well done Matty nice shooting

[chrismdd 787]

Another great shooting adventure, well done Matt.