Dropped an Aussie today....get them every day but this was lab time!
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Bo retreived.
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Then Ace and Bo had a chin wag about the result!:D
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Dropped an Aussie today....get them every day but this was lab time!
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Bo retreived.
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Then Ace and Bo had a chin wag about the result!:D
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Nice dog.
Slug gun does the business at 8.40pm tonight ,game keeper thinking about it.
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I should buy a little bunny see how my cats feel about it
Quick walk around the hill over the road from our house with the young fella. Four big hares and two rabbits in about an hour. Couple of 150m shots with the .22, love this wee Bergara, it’s deadly.
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1st for this evening with the .204
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You gents in Otago really got lots of fun!! :thumbsup: especially for those who have piece of land. Once before I thought should be at least 300ha, but now I think up to 50ha will be enough for me and my wife, sheep, goats, horses, hares,,, cow to big for me now.
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Seen this buggar a few times while hunting with the M2 but he's always been well out of range. Last night stalked to within 150 meters and nailed him with the .17 CZ455 that I bought off this forum.
Went out last evening and shot into the night. It's somewhere tahr may recognised. Managed a total of 7 species, Canada goose, squarking Aussie, rabbit, hare, ferret and an accidental hedgehog oops that's only 6. I'm not great with a camera and rifle, can't multitask that well.
As you can see there are a few Canada's left for later
One of two starlings nesting in roof that have eluded me for about 3 weeks.
Very gun savy pair.
25m distance, height of a power pole
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15.89 gr hades .22
Crosman 1322 multipump air pistol. 10x pumps.
Stock and 18inch barrel added.
Its a lethal small bird gun to around 20-25m range.
Totally recommend it to anyone who wants a cheap bird/rat gun.
Light, short and soooo much fun.
its just what happens @Dundee if you get into Varminting . . ya start with a sporter .223 with a low power scope
then the scopes get bigger and bigger, the barrels get heavier and heavier
etc etc . . untill one day you have a whole bunch of rifles from light to heavy and inbetween
Those peacocks are cunning little buggers, well done.
6 starlings from mob I've been hammering for few weeks. Which is an awsome amount for how wary they are.
Mind you that's over about 5 hours!
Roll on Bailage getting cut. Open up the rabbit and hares again.
1st shot of day. Best shot of day
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Could only see head clearly.
Tx200 16gr AA field deablo
Did you find the fun and games start when they are onto you.
Lot of eyes. Not stupid.
Activly looking for you when they land. Hiding behind branches, keeping twiggy stuff between you. Never still for long.
Its more fun than you can shake a stick at. Keeps the mynars of the locote fruit and now there's 3 tuis that feed on it unmolested
44 goats and 4 red deer this afternoon. Bloody good avo, 3 of us shooting, bumped several smaller mobs of goats through the afternoon and not one got away, therefore none trained for next time. Been a while since I had a decent goat cull.
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70m not uncommon with the English. People shoot out to 100.
I shoot to 50-55m with one, it would pull 70m head shot and kill rabbit. Another up to 25m as group starts to widen after that (gamo) .
Another to 20m/25m for birds, won't touch rabbits with it till increase power. Then 20m on rabbits.
Other one is pump and haven't used it as waiting for steel breech. Hoping it will cover 30 to 40m+
Prices range from $300 to $1200 with out scope.
The top end one is an air arms rifle. weihrauch is anther top brand.
Midrange one is gamo $500. Be careful with gamo they have some good an some shit guns.
I got a bad one. That's won't shot it past 25m. It's got way enough power for 50m
$ 300 ones both pump action crosman. One waiting for breech. The other is my favorite Gun. And lest powerful I have.
You get what you pay for basically.
Go over to kiwi air gunners and ask the question, maybe with a price range. Lot of guys there have owned multiple hunting air rifles.
You can't go wrong with Air Arms or Weihrauch, springers and PCP's. The only Weihrauch i would avoid is the HW57, due to it's accuracy-killing loading port. Air Arms and Weihrauch spingers usually only need a tiny bit of trigger adjustment and Weihrauch breakbarrels sometimes need the barrel pivot bolt tension slightly adjusted for maximum accuracy. You will have a lifetime of enjoyment from these quality air rifles.
My Weihrauch HW95 .177 scored this last night at about 30m. My wife hates magpies so a few brownie points for me!
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H&N Barracuda 10.65gr for those who care for such info.
1st on a rain n drizzle walk
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Dirty little asparagus eater meets his maker.
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Seems to be quite 'intact' for a little fella. I usually find they dont hold together that well. What did you use to send him on his way?
I imagine the taste of raw asparagus was enough to do it. :D
12 future Starlings taken care of so far this spring. All without firing a shot.
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A few possums from the other night
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In what feels like forever, I received a message from one of the neighbors advising that I should pop over and check out the fresh baked batch of rabbits.
The 22 hasn't been out of the safe for a while, but still seems to be accurate enough at 50m. At least this one was big enough to eat. The rest were left for the hawks to pick up in the morning.
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Wow, what is that rifle? the more I look i think its a Tika, awesome stock set up.
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My one young fella comes to me this arvo, Dad I'm as bored as fuck. So am I son, lets go shoot a gong. Ok, he says. Perfect conditions for it, been waiting for a gentler westerly to shoot across the wind at range with the .22LR, to teach him some wind holds. At 100m he hits the 100mm gong second shot in quite a gusty wind, but then it's just too easy and a waste of ammo. So we set back to 150m and he hits it after shot 4 or so and then it's too easy again, plink plink plink. Wind hold was between 2 - 3 mil, depending.
Righto, lets go look for a hare or bunny. Spy a hare at about 80m but it spies us too and takes off into the creek. Reckon he'll pop out the other side soon enough, so we set up with the sitting bipod (long grass atm of course) and wait a bit. Couple of minutes later there he is at 120m but moving up the paddock and away from us. I tell the young fella to get ready whilst I range him and call the dial up click value. Couple of false starts as Mr. Hare stops and goes, then he pulls up at 148m to nibble. OK son, 49 clicks up and don't try anything fancy, hold level with the shoulder and a bit less windage (wind was from about 2 o'clock).
Pfffttt goes the super quiet sub round and it's white belly and kicking and a broken shoulder... then dead. Perfect. Chuffed, a worthwhile hour learning wind.
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No far to go hunting,neighbors lawn which they visit about twice a year.This guy didnt get to finish his breakfast this morning.At this time of the yr,im shooting about 2 or 3 a week on this green back lawn which is 20 mtrs from the forest.Other morning there was 5 rabbits out there.Must be the odd red or fallow yearling wandering around out there soon.
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Got a rabbit this morning, was surprised at how much affect cutting 6 inches off the barrel had on the sound. Used to be totally silent Looks like i'll need a better can than the el cheapo thats on now.
Well the rabbit didnt hear it.
About 4 yrs ago,late evening in the 1st week of December.My wife seen a fallowing yearling from the kitchen window up stairs.Right where that big stone is in bottom photo.
Cheeky bugger.