shug Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Out yesterday with half a loaf and my new AA s400 classic fitted with 3-9x50 Hawke Airmax MAP 6 and a Weihrauch Silencer, legal powered. Walked a few fields looking for some rabbit action but Mr fox was up before me and all the usual hotspots were empty. Out with the bread set it up on the top of this small rise at the corner of a field, the farmer had told me there was loads of magpies around this year could i get rid of a few.(what a question lol) Got the first one 15 mins after setting the bread out head shot at 35 yards, set him up as a decoy and boy did those magpies like the look of him. Most were shot from the top of the dead tree at about 35/40 yards out, 5 of the magpies and both crows were all hit in the head, so i ended the morning with 7 magpies, 2 crows and a young woodie, 1 of the crows got stuck in the ivy on the tree. Missed about another dozen as the wind was strong and gusting and my pellets were geting blown all over the place. I'll be back, and to my son who wanted a long lie TOUGH.lol the tree sits about 35/40 yards, this is my view. what a day just a pity the wind was so strong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
left & right Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Well done mate nice looking rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandmartin Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendon ratter Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 well done there good going.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Really good shooting that, especially with an air-rifle.The Air Arms does the job really well.Well Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lspencer Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Nice shooting! Nice Rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pykie Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Excellent! And you are correct, there are quite a few magpies around at the minute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 (edited) Great shooting fella that's a great bag of corvids, and one woody well done atb Chris Edited October 20, 2010 by JKD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 (edited) decent cull that on the mags...we used to wage war on them at one time when we used to have our own little shoot;putting parts;pheasants;ducks on the land; using larsen traps and shooting every magpie and crow nest we came across in spring time ..and did the same on other permissions just used for the pigeon shooting just to keep numbers down but slackened off them nowadays. Edited October 20, 2010 by yickdaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Excellent, I didn't realise that magpies would even know what bread is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shug Posted October 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Just scatter half a loaf around a tight area and leave some in the bread bag, i think the bag helps attract them more than just the bread alone.(imho) Their that used to black bags and other refuse lying about these days they just dive right in and rip the bags open. This is my first pcp rifle and oh boy what a difference , i've used spring guns for the past 40 years but none compare with this s400, the accuracy is amazing. I know theres no recoil but i think you have more confidence in shot placement with a pcp than with a springer. My 2 bobs worth anyway. I've left them alone all this week and my son wants to go give it a try this weekend so depending on the precipitation this weekend i might give them another go. thanks for the comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southdowns_stalking Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Well done, thats sure to put a little dent in them! Fingers crossed the weather is on your side for the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren h Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Great shooting mate, always good to see less black and whites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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