Static ambush with the HW 97 .177 cal`.

[mark williams 7,558]

Had a three hour static session this afternoon lads looking for grey squirrels.

             Full leaf suit on, in amongst the hedgerow, bucket seat and primos sticks, nothing spooked so I,m hidden well.

            I`m tight in the hedgerows and wood pigeons started to land in the trees and also the rape seed crops, just came from nowhere.

            Forgive the hasty photo lads, just no time to focus, they were off, very wily and alert as always.

Here's the area of the rapeseed crop, clearly gorged on. 

Taking the photos saw the pigeons off for a good hour when suddenly a good dozen landed bang on 38 yds in front of me in a medium sized oak tree, two stayed in the tree the rest glided down into the crops.

               I was lucky in that my 97 was cocked ready and already cradled in the primos - I so, so gently slipped the safety off, built my shot, squeezed off that beautiful two stage trigger between heart beats and my shot proved a perfect headshot, the pigeon simply crumpled and fell.

              That was the last I saw of any wood pigeons.

              I carried on the wait lads and a nice sized grey squirrel showed up, sat perfectly still trying to work out where I was because it could sense me but could`nt see me. I put the L4 reticle on the area between the eye and ear, built the shot again, the squirrel crumpled , instant despatch.

              For really testing shots, I`m finding the German L4 reticle sublime.

 

atb. Mark.

 

[Dervburner 2,549]

Good shooting Mark

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Sublime mate 

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

Got more patience than me , couldn't be bothered to sit for 3 hours for only a woody and a squirrel,  saying that I could wait 3 hours for a fox or deer

[villaman 9,983]

Just shows Patience pays of , nice going Mark

[Rez 4,961]

The POI on that woodehhhh though...  

Had to zoom in to check it wasn’t the eye. 

[j j m 6,553]

nice shooting bud

[bigmac 97kt 13,806]

And to think you would not look at a 97 at one time eh mark 

[mark williams 7,558]

10 hours ago, bigmac 97kt said:

And to think you would not look at a 97 at one time eh mark 

Well I stand corrected there Jimmy, I would`nt be without this 97 of Simon`s,( Pianoman`s )now.

              They are a truly, serious bit of kit in the field. 

 

[bigmac 97kt 13,806]

6 hours ago, mark williams said:

Well I stand corrected there Jimmy, I would`nt be without this 97 of Simon`s,( Pianoman`s )now.

              They are a truly, serious bit of kit in the field. 

 

You dont need to tell me mark

but i do need another one

or i could buy my hw77 back

O and by the way i shot your 97 way before you ever did lol

so i know how good it is

atvbjimmy

[jeemes 4,485]

I had a 97 from SFS and had the full tune on it, but I never found it that accurate even at 30yds. I think I must of just got a bad one.

[Rez 4,961]

On 24/02/2021 at 11:00, jeemes said:

I had a 97 from SFS and had the full tune on it, but I never found it that accurate even at 30yds. I think I must of just got a bad one.

Or... your a shot. 

[stoaty 171]

I was going to get shot of my 177 97 bloody glad I didn't it's as accurate as anything . It's wiping out the rats and squirrels on my place. Great guns just bloody heay