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Title: A fine morning in the woods (Graphic)
Post by: kevinbrian on September 14, 2012, 11:38:40 AM
Didn't have but about an hour of actual woods time since I had to get back to the house for the Home Health nurse  so that she could give momma her Genomycin shot.
 Woods were alive with squirrels. Wish that I could have stayed longer. But there's all fall to get fill the freezer with bushytails.
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k236/kevinb_010/dscn0006.jpg)
 The 18.1 grain Exacts don't play when they connect. There should have been 4 instead of three, but I need to practice my offhand shooting. I totally missed one offhand at about 15 yards!! His head was filling up my scope window.  I should have been able to center one in that noggin. But I missed.
Title: Re: A fine morning in the woods (Graphic)
Post by: Trackmyer on September 14, 2012, 12:09:14 PM
Heh brother 3 is better than none.  Great pic, like how you stack em up.  Your shooter looks pretty sweet as well. 
Title: Re: A fine morning in the woods (Graphic)
Post by: ogre8472 on September 14, 2012, 12:35:06 PM
Three beautiful squirrels is a great way to start the day  8). Nice rifle too. Huntsmen?
Title: Re: A fine morning in the woods (Graphic)
Post by: ShakySarge on September 14, 2012, 12:43:19 PM
Excellent haul in such a short time!!! Great shooting!

Matt
Title: Re: A fine morning in the woods (Graphic)
Post by: kevinbrian on September 14, 2012, 02:11:22 PM
Thanks so much y'all!!! I appreciate your comments!!! Yes, the rifle, a daystate Huntsman XL, is my latest rifle and it is light as a feather. And very very accurate,
Title: Re: A fine morning in the woods (Graphic)
Post by: dk1677 on September 14, 2012, 02:30:35 PM
Nice shooting on that group! we have all had our misses  ;)
Title: Re: A fine morning in the woods (Graphic)
Post by: BenjiHunter on September 14, 2012, 02:43:05 PM
A fine morning indeed. Good job.
Title: Re: A fine morning in the woods (Graphic)
Post by: 1377x on September 14, 2012, 02:58:28 PM
nice shooting!
not bad for an hour!
Title: Re: A fine morning in the woods (Graphic)
Post by: Shoot Straight on September 14, 2012, 04:45:21 PM
     Nice shooting.
Title: Re: A fine morning in the woods (Graphic)
Post by: only1harry on September 14, 2012, 06:19:50 PM
Nice shooting!  Sometimes the squirrel will move its head very quickly as you are squeezing the trigger.  It happens.

I really like the Huntsman XL and have been seriously looking at it..  But someone told me that it is kind of "loud" and not as quiet as the Marauder or other guns with a full shroud.  AOA says the barrel is fully shrouded.  How would you describe the report? or as it compares to others?
Thanks!
Harry
Title: Re: A fine morning in the woods (Graphic)
Post by: lastedtiger on September 14, 2012, 11:14:59 PM
nice shooting!
Title: Re: A fine morning in the woods (Graphic)
Post by: longislandhunter on September 15, 2012, 11:18:06 AM
Great hunt and beautiful rifle.  Thanks for sharing you hunt.   Enjoy the nutter meals  :)

Jeff
Title: Re: A fine morning in the woods (Graphic)
Post by: bradyman1 on September 15, 2012, 12:05:00 PM
Great shooting.
Title: Re: A fine morning in the woods (Graphic)
Post by: kevinbrian on September 15, 2012, 10:12:22 PM
Thanks for the replies!!!!!! The report of this gun in the woods is about like the Marauder 25. And TO ME, they are both more quiet than they need to be. I wouldn't feel one bit uncomfortable shooting the Huntsman in town, in someones yard.  That's about all i can say on that.  Clap your hands together one time, not hard, just a light clap.  It's about like that.
Title: Re: A fine morning in the woods (Graphic)
Post by: shadow on September 16, 2012, 05:23:11 AM
For the short time spent in the sticks you came out on top for sure. Great shooting and pics and there are times when all of us had gone in and came out with nothing but twigs in our boots hehe. It's not just the excitment of a harvest taken but each step in Ma Nature leading up to it. ;) Ed
Title: Re: A fine morning in the woods (Graphic)
Post by: GARY T on September 17, 2012, 12:21:09 PM
Kevin.....great write up! One of these days a Huntsmen is on my list. Since you made some adjstments to the velocity sounds like you have been really tearing it up.