jamie g Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 got back from gunshop yesterday around 3.30pm in the afternoon. When got a text from dave. he said weather looks good tonight if you and your dad fancy coming over for a bit of rabbit shooting and the odd fox. i said say the time and we will be there so we agree to go out around 7.30. we had a steady drive over in light mist. got there loaded up 4x4 and off we went to a 350 acre fruit farm. drove down bottom track 1st. no moon out and cloudy and light mist but still very light. on way down to bottom track of the farm we popped some rabbits off with the 22lr annie. dave lamping me shooting. we mopped up 10 and left them there to pick up when round the other side of the track. we parked up for a call put the lamp on and picked up to sets of eyes in the ruff grass at the top of the field around 200 yards. they didnt hang about though. we called again but nothing so went off to pick the rabbits up. foxy wasnt playing ball there so we moved on to next farm up on the big hill which over looks a 360 degree shooting point of the land around it. cold and a little misty but sure we would see something. odd call and scan with nv when we spotted a fox at far end of field. then a second milling about. wouldnt come to call. but a good distance 360 yards. dave got set up ready on the floor dialed in the scope. and got the back of the stock on the rifle pad he carrys in the 4x4. i had a quick look to the right to see if anything offered a closer shot when sure enough i picked some eyes out in the field to the right of our postion. it was a fox milling about in a orchard got a range and he was 200 yards. told dave i had spotted a better shot and we moved postions he put his scope back to setting. but couldnt get a shot off due to the branches of the trees :( we must have played cat and mouse with this fox for 20 mins ! but new he wasnt bothered by us and the shot would come. we moved forward and to the right. and the fox backed off abit but still wasnt bothered by us. lamp on and dave managed to get a safe clear shot through a gap in some trees. thump the 75 grain vmax from the br hit home. ranged it again and it was 210 yards B) we drove down the bottom of the field went into the orchard and found it and when looking back couldnt believe how tough a shot it was getitng the bullet through the branches of the overhanging trees to get a clean kill. we moved on to the farm we had the 5 on a couple of weeks before. was about to go into a gate way when we see a fox two fields over to the right. it was milling about again and was calling to a fox not to far away but couldnt see that one. ranged it 235 yards. lamp on a pause and then 75 vmax on way again. woop thump fox dropped in its tracks like before. we walked over and it was a chest shot. all i can say is these vmax expand well and deadly in that 6br chris built dave. i said shall we call it a night as it was 1 pm and didnt cover half the ground we did before. due to the foxes not playing ball in some fields. there was stilll alot around but some where abit far and didnt offer safe shots. or just got a quick look in the lamp and was gone. we looked into a field off the road on way home where dave said we will get some rabbit permission there once he sees the farmer. must have been over 60 rabbits on this one small field. ideal for the rimmy as there is a nice safe high bank behind. in all a good night. atb guys jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Sounds like you had an enjoyable night Jamie! Looking at the photos I have to agree with you - Those v-max certainly do expand well don't they! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
left & right Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Good write up, and good shooting. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacker Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Nice write up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikka.223 Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Another great write up and even better pic's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandmartin Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Well shot! and good writeup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Mule Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Well you stopped him good and proper! Well done and nice write up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steyr 6.5 Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Another great night and write up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crouch valley Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 A good night mate. Thats a cracking looking rifle what is it mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie g Posted November 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 (edited) its my friends rifle he had built by chris at uk gunworks in northamptonshire sako 75 action. i think its a krieger barrel which 1 in 8 twist. chambered in 6mm br. mcmillan a5 stock and 3rd eye mod. optilock rings and zeiss victory 6x24x56 fl scope. it's using 75 grain vmax, varget powder, lapua brass cci 450 primers accuracy is superb as you would expect from a benchrest caliber Edited November 21, 2010 by jamie g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve42 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Good shooting there fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoTshoT-16 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 good shooting mate loving the rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 take it easy with those rabbits j , theyll all be gone before me and the ferrets get over for a day at christmas lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie g Posted November 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 take it easy with those rabbits j , theyll all be gone before me and the ferrets get over for a day at christmas lol lots of them about mel. dave i strying to get permission on one field from the farmer that backs onto railway line. we put lamp on it just to see what tiwas like and there were at least 40 to 50 rabbits on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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