Largest Rat So Far...

[C3PO 118]

I'd just returned home from doing some groceries shopping and was washing my hands in the kitchen and looked out into the back garden to lock eyes on the largest rat I had ever seen on our property. He sauntered out from the bushes as bold as brass to eat the corn laid out for two regularly visiting pheasants (which we love to see in the garden).

 

He saw me but seemed unconcerned so I went to get the HW100K T. By the time I was in position from my usual spot he had disappeared again but it was only 30 seconds before he returned for more grain. After placing the crosshair on the rat with suitable allowance for the close range (the rifle is zeroed for 40 yards) the H&N FTT in .177 was launched. Perfect shot placement dropped the rat instantly -- I believe that this is directly to do with the sheer velocity of .177 over .22 helping in this instance. Here is the rat which measures 15" from tip of nose to end of tail:

 

 

 

 

Attracting wildlife to your garden is a double-edged sword but I still enjoy watching the pheasants every day (in fact they now flap their wings and "shout" if they arrive and there is no grain put out for them ... usually around 0800!)

 

PS: I waited ten minutes before going outside to pick him up -- just in case

Edited June 10, 2008 by C3PO

[Little Butch 16]

Nice shot

I know what i'd do if i had pheasants in my garden

Butch

[LOGUNSOLO177 0]

Nice shot mate!!! He is a big fooker aswell!!

[mark01856 7]

nice shot. we got pheasents come into our back garden too, but not attracted rats(so far)

[wife 1]

thats one good rat,better with a bit of lead in him,lol

[davyt63 1,845]

hi c3po

nice shot ,good rat is a dead rat .

its being entered to the competition then

regards

 

davy

[C3PO 118]

Another one tonight: I think I've successfully sorted the adults, now it is just the younger ones.

 

 

[LOGUNSOLO177 0]

Nice going mate!!!

[celticwar 1]

nice shooting mate ....

hope ya holding them rats with gloves or a bag ... dirty dirty dirty ratssssssss

[Rhodey 96]

Horrible b*****ds i hate rats, nice shooting by the way. The biggest i have ever killed was a brown water rat about the size of a small cat, shoot nicely with a cross bow.

Edited June 13, 2008 by Rhodey

[victor 10]

were there is 1 thers is one million, take them all down

[Guest silenthunter]

I'd just returned home from doing some groceries shopping and was washing my hands in the kitchen and looked out into the back garden to lock eyes on the largest rat I had ever seen on our property. He sauntered out from the bushes as bold as brass to eat the corn laid out for two regularly visiting pheasants (which we love to see in the garden).

 

He saw me but seemed unconcerned so I went to get the HW100K T. By the time I was in position from my usual spot he had disappeared again but it was only 30 seconds before he returned for more grain. After placing the crosshair on the rat with suitable allowance for the close range (the rifle is zeroed for 40 yards) the H&N FTT in .177 was launched. Perfect shot placement dropped the rat instantly -- I believe that this is directly to do with the sheer velocity of .177 over .22 helping in this instance. Here is the rat which measures 15" from tip of nose to end of tail:

 

 

 

 

Attracting wildlife to your garden is a double-edged sword but I still enjoy watching the pheasants every day (in fact they now flap their wings and "shout" if they arrive and there is no grain put out for them ... usually around 0800!)

 

PS: I waited ten minutes before going outside to pick him up -- just in case

 

 

well done mate my friend got the same problem he got a big back garden that backs on to crop fields he has pheasants red leged partridge foxes come into his garden got phone call off him 1 week ago sayin just seen a great bloody big rat underneath his bird table so went up got there had a cupa tea and there it was strolling across his lawn had to wait for the rat to stop running then onve i no the shot was secure and i new i wasnt going to get any rebowns i loaded my weihrauch hw77 put a 177 rws r10 match pellet in had the rifle set up at bang on 30 yrds and the rat was smack on 30 yards crept out of my mates kitchen set my self up for the shot and the rat turned round all i could see was his back end so wasnt shooting till i had a clean head shot then finally he lifted his head clicked the saftey catch off and squeezed the trigger making shore to keep the gun in my shoulder to the pellet hit the rat and didnt it half it sent the rat sumersolting back 5 yards my friend was over the moon his wife couldnt stop thankin me put the gun bak into it case and had a crakin bbq you cant beat a good clean kill and a good crakin bbq them steaks was beautiful happy hunting silenthunter....

[C3PO 118]

Good stuff!

 

Well tonight, apart from a great race, there is another big bonus to watching the Le Mans 24 Hours race through the night: trips to the kitchen can often uncover any crafty rat that has so far eluded me. Tonight was a perfect example. I wondered into the kitchen shortly after 0100 and saw a large-ish rodent scuttling towards the corn. Went to my No.1 Sniping Position with the HW100K and waited for him to return. Sure enough, 15 minutes later he was back and a shot to the head was promptly delivered.

 

 

 

[wife 1]

good head shot mate,and good shooting,rats and magpies always good to see gone

[Coney 3]

What a big fecker.....well done.