turbo33 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) I went for drive about one of my farms yesterday. I pulled into some beech woods, to watch how the pigeons were behaving on the rape field next door. Whilst sitting in the truck, I spotted a pigeon, 53 yards up and away in the top of a beech. So out with the Fac Airwolf, lined up for a heart shot and let fly, The 21 grain bisley magnum driven at 36 ft/lbs hit what I thought was a perfect face on heart shot. With the whack, the pigeon took off and flew 150 yards, admittedly helped with a tail wind, before dropping. When I got home, I did a woody autopsy to see how close the shot was. Wished I'd taken pics now. But, the pellet had punched a neat hole through the breast bone and tissue, taking out half of the heart on its way through, before exiting through the back/shoulder area. Now the thing that puzzled me was with such massive heart damage and instant loss of blood pressure, how it was able to stay conscious and fly that distance before obviously dropping stone dead. Adrenalin I hear you say...but this is usually when the quarry is already in an alert state. This pigeon was far from alert, with a crop like a pillow full of rape!! Just thought I'd share it Edited February 25, 2015 by turbo33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian28 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 The 2 grain bisley magnum driven at 36 ft/lbs ? 2 grain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted February 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Yup, was fast but very light Thanks for proof reading Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 The very reason I only head shoot them with the airgun , too many fly on with body shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andylea Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Eye shot only for me :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Pupil shot only for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Pupil? Surely brain stem only!! Even a relaxed deer can run for several 100 yds with its heart and or lungs smashed to pieces so a pigeon should be no different, have seen them hit in the eye and flown round in circles for ever until finished off with another shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted February 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Pupil shot only for me. Jdog, your a dam fine shot with that 12g! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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