Sausagedog 7,381 Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 Noticed a wood of mine bursting with squirrels yesterday so went back today with my 99. Took a photo of eight but went on to get 23. I used a mixed bunch of pellets I got recently from a shop. Separated the shot, 17&22 pellets weeks ago but as I knew ranges were going to be low I just grabbed a hand full. On the way back I had a major plink, think I shot 200 pellets today and I was knackered, that's a lot of cocking! Any way it was good to be out with an air rifle again. Next to no pellets passed through and bisley pest control give no expansion at sub 12. Some rws pointed seemed to really whollop them and the hobbies the same. Bizzy mags knock the wind out of them but domes seemed to do very little as the cheap twin ringed pointed things. Gotta say I love the 99. It's shoots most pellets with acceptable hunting accuracy except the real cheap ammo. SD. 17 Quote Link to post
si brown 8,486 Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 There great little springers for the money sd.. hell of a bag too miss me squirrel sessions, the local estate I use to shoot them on got a big grant to launch a full blown attack on the population, snares/ box traps and a team of blokes flat out blasting them for weeks.. there like rocking horse sh1te now:( Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted December 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, si brown said: There great little springers for the money sd.. hell of a bag too miss me squirrel sessions, the local estate I use to shoot them on got a big grant to launch a full blown attack on the population, snares/ box traps and a team of blokes flat out blasting them for weeks.. there like rocking horse sh1te now:( They'll be back si Edited December 24, 2019 by Sausagedog 2 Quote Link to post
Rimfireboy! 1,463 Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 My 99 loves hobby’s. Good shooting SD Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted December 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 Just now, Rimfireboy! said: My 99 loves hobby’s. Good shooting SD Cheers, yes I was surprised how good they shoot at distance too. They whollop squirrel really well too. Quote Link to post
Rimfireboy! 1,463 Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 53 minutes ago, Sausagedog said: Cheers, yes I was surprised how good they shoot at distance too. They whollop squirrel really well too. 30 yards... 1 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted December 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 1 minute ago, Rimfireboy! said: 30 yards... Shoots wasps similar to yours too 1 Quote Link to post
Rimfireboy! 1,463 Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 Yep, surprisingly doesn’t like jsb express at all. Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted December 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 Hmm, mine likes falcons, same pellet I believe. I had a zero shift yesterday too. Not sure why but it has just started to diesel a little so it will be having a strip down soon. Quote Link to post
villaman 9,982 Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 Falcon accuracy plus , JSB express , AA fields and SuperDome in my 99’s nice to see you come over to the real guns 1 Quote Link to post
Rimfireboy! 1,463 Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 On 24/12/2019 at 17:39, Sausagedog said: Noticed a wood of mine bursting with squirrels yesterday so went back today with my 99. Took a photo of eight but went on to get 23. I used a mixed bunch of pellets I got recently from a shop. Separated the shot, 17&22 pellets weeks ago but as I knew ranges were going to be low I just grabbed a hand full. On the way back I had a major plink, think I shot 200 pellets today and I was knackered, that's a lot of cocking! Any way it was good to be out with an air rifle again. Next to no pellets passed through and bisley pest control give no expansion at sub 12. Some rws pointed seemed to really whollop them and the hobbies the same. Bizzy mags knock the wind out of them but domes seemed to do very little as the cheap twin ringed pointed things. Gotta say I love the 99. It's shoots most pellets with acceptable hunting accuracy except the real cheap ammo. SD. I reckon I spied a .177 marksman in amongst that .22 mix SD. I must be bored 1 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted December 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Rimfireboy! said: I reckon I spied a .177 marksman in amongst that .22 mix SD. I must be bored You get first prize. I had a couple of 17 in my pocket that day. A few escaped my sieving! 1 Quote Link to post
Rimfireboy! 1,463 Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Sausagedog said: You get first prize. I had a couple of 17 in my pocket that day. A few escaped my sieving! First prize for best pellet nerd 2 Quote Link to post
Deker 3,478 Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 23 squirrels anywhere in a day is good going! Edited January 6, 2020 by Deker Quote Link to post
forest of dean redneck 11,771 Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 That’s a lot of tree damage and nesting birds eggs/young saved Quote Link to post
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