no rabbits? no problem!!

[Ozzy Fudd]

one of this years resolutions was to start/finish all the (wacky?) stuff i thought up last year (still havnt got round to finishing the home made night vision scope ). i mentioned this on here before, but only getting round to it now. at the start of last year i'd been complaining that there wasnt an awful lot of rabbits in the places we shoot, and had been thinking up a few different ways of simulating rabbit shooting. it all got brushed aside about spring time (got a place that was teeming with rabbits), but now ive decided to finally sort out my idea.

 

so, i give you (drumroll....)

 

THE BUNNY TRUCK (mk 0.5 prototype) :(

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWNX:IT

 

i picked this remote control car up on ebay for less than a tenner. the idea is to put a pole on top of it, with a rabbit sillohette on top of that, then one person drives the car about while the other tries to blast the target on top of the pole better than clays, because you gont need to carry a trap or clays about with you, and you wont leave a load of broken clays everywhere. were going to mount the target on a pole to try and save the car itself being shot, and were also going to fashion extra armour for the car (just incase), probably out of a couple of sheets of tin (hope itll stop 6's at 30 yards)

 

waiting for the car to arrive in the post, as soon as i get it sorted ill let you know how it goes (but if it doesnt work ill never mention it again... )

 

[Bluebarrels]

one of this years resolutions was to start/finish all the (wacky?) stuff i thought up last year (still havnt got round to finishing the home made night vision scope ). i mentioned this on here before, but only getting round to it now. at the start of last year i'd been complaining that there wasnt an awful lot of rabbits in the places we shoot, and had been thinking up a few different ways of simulating rabbit shooting. it all got brushed aside about spring time (got a place that was teeming with rabbits), but now ive decided to finally sort out my idea.

 

so, i give you (drumroll....)

 

THE BUNNY TRUCK (mk 0.5 prototype)

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWNX:IT

 

i picked this remote control car up on ebay for less than a tenner. the idea is to put a pole on top of it, with a rabbit sillohette on top of that, then one person drives the car about while the other tries to blast the target on top of the pole better than clays, because you gont need to carry a trap or clays about with you, and you wont leave a load of broken clays everywhere. were going to mount the target on a pole to try and save the car itself being shot, and were also going to fashion extra armour for the car (just incase), probably out of a couple of sheets of tin (hope itll stop 6's at 30 yards)

 

waiting for the car to arrive in the post, as soon as i get it sorted ill let you know how it goes (but if it doesnt work ill never mention it again... )

 

Sounds like a plan mate i reckon it will be a good laugh good luck :( BB

[Ozzy Fudd]

cheers

[hendersons]

think the car will topple over when you shoot the target see if you can build some weight into the base then nobody will have to keep running round picking the car up off its side

[Ozzy Fudd]

already thought of that, were gonna have the target set so when you hit it the target falls over, but resets, like the plinking type ones with a weight beneath it

[shot shot]

hehe, thats one of the cars that if you let off the throttle, it reverses backwards in circles

 

So, where are you going toget a rabbit shell decoy then?, or is it going to be a 2d bunny?

[Ozzy Fudd]

yep, youre gonna have fun hitting this thing when im finished with it!!

 

itll be a 2d bunny, cut out of thickish metal sheet to withstand a good few shots, or out of planks of wood (metal might be too heavy) that can be easily replaced

[Wesman]

You should get JML to invest. I can't wait to see how this turns out

[Ozzy Fudd]

You should get JML to invest. I can't wait to see how this turns out

 

maybe

 

though i know what will probably happen is ill spend hours drawing up the plans, trying new idea's, fiddling with the components, take my time over a few weeks building it and testing it, redesigning it, and tearing my hair out in frustration before finally come up with something that works amazing and that everyone would want, and would pay big money for!

 

and then some gobsheen (aka mates richie or nigel) will put a buckshot shell through it the first day i show it to them

[malkiserow]

Babby, your cabin fever is really getting to you LOL

[Ozzy Fudd]

na, im ok again, got out for a while yesterday, and had a few drinks today

 

this is just the usual mentalness

[gyp]

How about tieing a rabbit skin behind it.!!

[al4x]

why don't you just take up clay shooting?

[Ozzy Fudd]

firstly its expensive, secondly this is only for a bit of fun with my mates, and thirdly you wont need to go to a clay ground, all youll need is a field with shortish grass on it

[garyb]

Sounds more like a public nuisance, and a waste of cartridges to me.

[Tony9r]

Good idea... but you may have to follow fairly close (18ft +/-) behind to keep radio signal if it's anything like the one we bought one of our lad's for Xmas!

Edited January 15, 2010 by Tony9r

[Ozzy Fudd]

im hoping itll have a good signal range, if it doesnt should be easy enough to boost the signal - either that or ill be buying a flak jacket and helmet off ebay next

[Tony9r]

I'm sure the no.6's will give it enough extra boost from behind to aid forward travel!!!

[shot shot]

maybe we could crack open one of the old weapon caches and have a go at this

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[Ozzy Fudd]

 

now that looks fun

[pegleg31]

are all americans nuts?

[bicykillgaz]

and you wouldn't have a go if you could?

Edited January 16, 2010 by bicykillgaz

[Ozzy Fudd]

quick update.

 

the car arrived in the post a week or so ago, two slight problems, firstly its the type with a lead sticking out the back and leading to a small controller, not r/c type, so its having to be set to go in a straight line (and then will have to be stopped somehow) by taping down the drive button, and taping the control box to the back of the car, secondly its only a 3 volt motor in it, so not the most powerful

 

but it will tell us if the general idea works or not. weve already refined the design, instead of mounting a target on top of the remote control car were going to drag one behind it about 5 or 6 ft, firstly to prevent the car itself being shot, secondly to save alot of hassle mounting a swinging target on top of the car. so were going to drag an empty plastic drinks bottle behind the car, itll be light enough to drag without any problems, cheap to replace, and should kick out to the side when shot, to indicate a hit

 

its still the mk 0.5 prototype, were trying to discover all the best ideas and pitfalls now before spending more money, but looks like itll be fun anyway, testing it out this saturday

[al4x]

you might as well tow the bottle behind you tied to your belt, I've heard of some hair brained ideas and this is up with the best of them. Just buy a cheapie clay trap and have some proper practice

[docholiday]

SOMETIMES ITS NOT THE EVENT ITSELF BUT GETTING THERE THATS THE REAL FUN, GO FOR IT AND HAVE A LAUGH

DOC