25 Minute Bunny.
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:00 pm
Got home from a trip to Machynlleth with work, lovely day out on trains and watching the RAF blow dry the valley with a couple of Typhoons, had some tea, walked the dog, got bored looking at the TV.
So, at 19.25 I put the rifle in the car with the Photon XT on it and drive to my nearest permission which is 5 minutes away, I would have walked but some of my neighbours get spooked by the gun bag.
By 19.35 I'm in the field and switch the Photon on, didn't even need the illuminator on and I could see a bunny about 55 yards away. So I sneak forward about 10 to 12 yards and take aim using a short shooting stick, let the pellet go and SMACK, straight head shot, bunny down with just a twitch. Walked to pick her up and counted 43 paces. The pellet had hit just behind the right eye. ' Not bad' I thought.
Then Mr Knobhead enters the other end of the field walking his dogs with a torch, 'why?' I ask myself, but never mind, pick up said bunny with the consolation that it no longer has to be scared of the dogs, so I saved it a lifetime of worry didn't I ?
Back to the car and home by 19.50. It's a new record for me!
First kill with the TDR too, quite an effective little tool.
So, at 19.25 I put the rifle in the car with the Photon XT on it and drive to my nearest permission which is 5 minutes away, I would have walked but some of my neighbours get spooked by the gun bag.
By 19.35 I'm in the field and switch the Photon on, didn't even need the illuminator on and I could see a bunny about 55 yards away. So I sneak forward about 10 to 12 yards and take aim using a short shooting stick, let the pellet go and SMACK, straight head shot, bunny down with just a twitch. Walked to pick her up and counted 43 paces. The pellet had hit just behind the right eye. ' Not bad' I thought.
Then Mr Knobhead enters the other end of the field walking his dogs with a torch, 'why?' I ask myself, but never mind, pick up said bunny with the consolation that it no longer has to be scared of the dogs, so I saved it a lifetime of worry didn't I ?
Back to the car and home by 19.50. It's a new record for me!
First kill with the TDR too, quite an effective little tool.