Stratts Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Morning chaps, Got the kids in bed last night and normally go out Monday nights but the little farts wouldn't settle til nearly 7.30. Stood contemplating for a few minutes whether to bother, looked outside and saw the nice evening so decided to head out with the rapid for a change. Lately the .22 WMR has been 1st out of the cabinet coz the perm is 1000 acres and normally favours the longer shots. There are 3 areas on the farm that are being hit hard by the bunnies which we need to sort so I got setup on top of a bank where there are lots of holes. The bunnies come from the bank and have been hammering the wheat and from an elevated position gives a great field of view out to about 60 yards. After just a few minutes (about 8pm) the 1st fella came out for a nosey and bam, down he went. Tagged another couple from this position then decided to move down into the field so I was shooting into the bank. Also wanted to check how many holes and see where the majority were coming from. Got 4 as they emerged from the holes. Unfortunately 1 fell back in and 2 rolled into thick nettles that I was not going after. Moved around now as the light was failing so I was shooting along the bank prone in the field, which turned out to be a good move. The sun was setting and as I was facing East the extra light meant I shot the last one just before 9.30 without actually using the lamp!! Made a total of 12 (9 retrieved) in under 2 hrs of actual shooting!! I would have liked to have stayed longer but I was ready for my pit. There's still plenty to sort out though!! Anyway here's a pic, sorry it's not great We would not normally touch the small ones but we have a job to do here for the boss!!! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchy Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 loverly gun mate .22 or .17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Morning chaps, Got the kids in bed last night and normally go out Monday nights but the little farts wouldn't settle til nearly 7.30. Stood contemplating for a few minutes whether to bother, looked outside and saw the nice evening so decided to head out with the rapid for a change. Lately the .22 WMR has been 1st out of the cabinet coz the perm is 1000 acres and normally favours the longer shots. loverly gun mate .22 or .17 Think it might be .22 Good shooting Stratts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratts Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Cheers chaps, Yep the rapid is .22 as well as the WMR In fact all my rifles are I prefer the man's calibre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Der... I should have gone to specsavers Is it a sub 12 or FAC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchsan51 Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Morning chaps, Got the kids in bed last night and normally go out Monday nights but the little farts wouldn't settle til nearly 7.30. Stood contemplating for a few minutes whether to bother, looked outside and saw the nice evening so decided to head out with the rapid for a change. Lately the .22 WMR has been 1st out of the cabinet coz the perm is 1000 acres and normally favours the longer shots. There are 3 areas on the farm that are being hit hard by the bunnies which we need to sort so I got setup on top of a bank where there are lots of holes. The bunnies come from the bank and have been hammering the wheat and from an elevated position gives a great field of view out to about 60 yards. After just a few minutes (about 8pm) the 1st fella came out for a nosey and bam, down he went. Tagged another couple from this position then decided to move down into the field so I was shooting into the bank. Also wanted to check how many holes and see where the majority were coming from. Got 4 as they emerged from the holes. Unfortunately 1 fell back in and 2 rolled into thick nettles that I was not going after. Moved around now as the light was failing so I was shooting along the bank prone in the field, which turned out to be a good move. The sun was setting and as I was facing East the extra light meant I shot the last one just before 9.30 without actually using the lamp!! Made a total of 12 (9 retrieved) in under 2 hrs of actual shooting!! I would have liked to have stayed longer but I was ready for my pit. There's still plenty to sort out though!! Anyway here's a pic, sorry it's not great We would not normally touch the small ones but we have a job to do here for the boss!!! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchsan51 Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 The young ones taste loads better. Kitchy kindly donated some to my empty larder and i have three simmering away in the slow cooker bathed in cider. 30 minutes to scoff the lot. Good shooting Mitch & Pippa ( British West Hartlepool ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoggy Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Nice one mate.....No doubt Shipmans is your local shop.....Dodgey bloke that Dave!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratts Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Der... I should have gone to specsavers Is it a sub 12 or FAC? FAC mate 30ftlb bis mags 21gr hits like a train, lol! Tuned insides, 19" barrel, custom mod made from delrin as quiet as a nutshot, 500cc bottle with dr bobs quickfill & guage. I love it Nice one mate.....No doubt Shipmans is your local shop.....Dodgey bloke that Dave!!!!! Yeah shippy is sound it's his div of a sidekick that gets on my wick!! I like the lads at Fenland too tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoggy Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 FAC mate 30ftlb bis mags 21gr hits like a train, lol! Tuned insides, 19" barrel, custom mod made from delrin as quiet as a nutshot, 500cc bottle with dr bobs quickfill & guage. I love it Yeah shippy is sound it's his div of a sidekick that gets on my wick!! I like the lads at Fenland too tbh Yup......Know who you mean mate...and you`re correct!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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