Evil Elvis Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 (edited) Well, I know what pav and co did to try and disprove the 300 yards bunny shot.................... but I was shooting saturday with my .17hmr morning very early, and there were 3 rabbits in a line along the edge of a feild, the first was 120, an easy shot, the second 180, still relativley easy and the third, well i thought was out of range, but zoomed the mag up to x26 and dialed the big wheel to 300 yards. I laid down on the pod and aimed 2 milldots down the cross hair .......thwack.....headshot at...............284 yards!!!!, measured by the bushnell range finder!!! 1st Shot no messing, very dead bunny!!!! To add icing to the cake, while I was celebrating a magpie landed on the middle rabbit and began poking at it, again twack and one very dead headless magpie at 180 yards!!! Scope is a hawke sidewinder, fiddly but bloody superb!!!! :blink: :blink: To say i was chuffed was a slight understatement....fluke maybe....dead...defo!! Edited July 22, 2009 by Evil Elvis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeinVA Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 (edited) Okay, this is the part where we start talking **** and you end up getting ******.. What does that make your Bunnie total of the year? 1,900 isnt it Edited July 22, 2009 by LeeinVA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Point is, it was witnessed, measured AND IT happenned so i couldnt give a **** what anyone else thinks or wether they believe it or not!! Bunny count no idea, probably 100+ now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 (edited) Thats a prety impresive shot, but which calibre where you using??? i see you have a HMR 22RF and an air rifle. so i'm guessing here was it the air pistol Edited July 22, 2009 by dingbat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Roman scorpion. Good shot EE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 so this range finder you've got it wasn't from Lidl was it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 so this range finder you've got it wasn't from Lidl was it Nope, Toymaster :blink: ZB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Carefull EE - if the bra string in that avatar breaks you risk getting censored IMO if your shooting is all about pest control then fair play to you for taking the opportunity to practice - and carry out that ability. At that range the probable miss would serve as a ranging shot and bunny will hang around for a second or third shot. Before anyone flames this possible wind up, it takes a fair bit of knowledge to even guess the hold over used to attempt that hit, let alone achieve it. Two mildots at 25 mag must be a hell of a holdover - depending on your zero of course. Pest control is often about taking an opportunity there and then - not to be confused with shooting for sport where you can leave it till the next week or whenever you feel like having another bit of sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Not a wind up at all, scope zeroed at 100 yards, and yes it was in the name of pest control, the majority of my shooting is, I have taken out several rabbits and hares at over 200 yards, up to 225, and i am learning hold over for the hmr, probably made easier by the years of using .22. I have to admit, i misjudged the range by 34 yards, my guestimate was 250, which i thought really was the limit of the round but not the scope, at 284 yards, the rabbit filled my scope! The rangefinder is a bushnell and yes to a point this shot relies on the accuracy of them, wasnt a cheap one, it was £200. Its the first shot I have taken at that range and It may have been a fluke, but it was one shot and it still sent straight through, no ballistics!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Only kidding EE nice shot, the facts are the bullets got the power at that range so get it in the right place it will do the business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Hurray!!! EE and al4x on consecutive posts Good shot btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Good shot EE, see it can be done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeinVA Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Apart from my unwanted sarcasm- Good shooting dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LXX73 Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 You should of put another round down range to see if you could hit the target a 2nd time, then you'd know if it was a fluke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 :unsure: You know I was so taken aback that I got it first time that I didnt consider that.....foood for thought for next time.............. Lee, no offense taken dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeinVA Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 tell you what boys!! that little .17 is my favorite round.. Its the little bullet that could :unsure: ****!! I havent taken my .22 mag out in months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicle Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Baz, what did i say last night? You new you'd be in for some criticism... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 :unsure: Yep but i know its true so do you so im not bothered lol!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 (i'm sure i'm not alone in thinking this) I'm just thinking about those out there reading this post considering getting a HMR - especially the younger guys/girly's and now just imagining them thinking hmmm i'll have to try some long distance shooting with that.....or those which have an HMR and are wet behind the ears thinking the same... ....bottom line is that the author is experienced in shooting this type of gun but ong range shots like this should not be encouraged - or be a benchmark - Having shot one of these myself for a long time - i'm sure people will agree that the margin of error at that distance is a scary thought (you cannnot see a stalk of grass at 250yards through a scope easy) and this could be the difference between you hitting the target - and sending the bullet a mile over the hill. This is no way intended as a knock at the author but we need to spare a though as this is a public forum.. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagsy Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Good job the rabbit wasn't orange :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 is is no way intended as a knock at the author but we need to spare a though as this is a public forum.. Point taken ...but, it was at the bottom of a huge hill, had i missed it would have been just that....a miss....and a safe one!!! Had it been an orange rabbit....it probably would have lived....but it wasnt :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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