crieffy Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Hi All, Bloomin typical - beautiful day, flat calm, a mild frost - perfect day for taking out the .17HMR. But I have to go for Xmas lunch Anyway, here's a few photos of my shoot a few weeks ago. Try counting the bunnies in the 2nd pic.. Happy Xmas, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Nice looking ground there Crieffy. Bet you get a few ducks and geese dropping into that splash. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digga Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 (edited) nice one Crieffy, what sort of range were you bowling them bunnies over with your .17 hmr Edited December 25, 2005 by digga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crieffy Posted December 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Yup, it's a great place for ducks and geese. There's good cover behind the dyke as well, so you can get reasonably close. Dad got 9 greylags with 2 shots a couple of weeks ago. Long walk home with them though! Had to lay some up and come back. Those bunnies were shot at 130ish yards, got 3 out of 4 all sitting next to each other. Would have got the fourth but he was getting suspicious of his mates falling over. 240 yards is probably the furthest I've shot so far with the .17. Only had it a few months so still getting aquainted. Poor old 10/22 hardly gets out nowadays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubertus Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 that is a nice place! what for animals feed normally on the grass? Sheep? Hubertus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 nice looking ground but yes only good for sheep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 HI, If your Dad got 9 Geese with 2 shots does that mean he was firing into the skein and risking winging quite a few? FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr Pieman Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 FM, do you object to shooting into a skein of geese? I appreciate it isn't 'best practice' but it isn't a major crime either. On busy pigeon fields I often 'blanket shoot' first thing in the morning. Sneak up on them and fire at them on the ground then, with the second barrel, shoot into the rising cloud. Very few aren't killed outright - probably fewer that most people wound during an average day's pigeon shooting. Does that mean you also object to punt-gunning - when a large charge is fired into a raft of ducks/geese, again with a high(er) risk of wounding some? It's Christmas, don't look for confrontation where there isn't any Crieffy, lovely looking place and good luck to your dad - hope the Greys taste good Best Christmassy wishes PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crieffy Posted December 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 If your Dad got 9 Geese with 2 shots does that mean he was firing into the skein and risking winging quite a few? FM :( I wasn't there so can't say where he was aiming - but he's too tight to chance wasting ammo by missing a bird, so I'm sure he aimed pretty good. It's years since I shot ducks or geese, but with a tightly packed flock of birds it's hard to pick an individual target. Several times in the past I've had to chase a winged bird and finish it off. Cheers, Mr Pieman - they were very tasty. I think there's still a couple in the freezer (for when the left-over turkey runs out) All the best, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 Thats one lovely spot you have their. I counted 8 bunnys in the second pic, could barely see them , but the sun shineing on them helped. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 (edited) mr p !!! u must be mad walk onto a field covered in pigeons shoot in the middle of them kill 6 or so and the rest know whats on not the way i would dothingsdifferently u should walk them of quietly and decoy them back in. not in balls deep ?? Edited December 27, 2005 by kirky640 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crieffy Posted December 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 I should have posted the pic in a higher resolution - there's about 35 to 40 bunnies there. All a bit out of range, so planning to apply for .22-250 or .223 early next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 If you go with the .223, you wont be disapointed. Fantastic caliber , a real honest allrounder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr Pieman Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Kirky, it works for me!! Last time I did it I shot 274!! Just because its different doesn't make it wrong mate PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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