So.....what did you shoot today?

[oldnamvet]

Practiced my "instinctive" shooting with my Crosman 760 using BBs. I too have floaters and can't really see the open sights anymore but my just looking at the target and shooting, adjusting by where the BBs hit, I gradually am getting better.

[Oldgringo]

Nothing, it was way too windy and cold!

[Blowpipe Sam]

I humped my Hatsan Striker about five miles through the flatwoods without seeing anything to shoot.  This afternoon I polished the barrel crown on my Winchester 1100 that I just chopped to 16 inches.  I tested it with a variety of pellets with indifferent results.  Then I tried some Winchester “round nose” pellets from Tractor Supply.  Bingo!  That’s the new go to pellet.  I was getting 3/4” to 1” groups at 25 yards and that is the best I’ve ever been able wring from this gun.  I’m happy!   

[Lt. Dan]

Swapped scope and mount on my RWS-460 today. After sighting in the scope, I shot a couple targets at 25 and 50 yds.

[bReTt]

A bit more plinking with the '77 Crosman 38T today.


No way am I paying $17 a tin for .177 pellets, but if these R10 match pellets go on sale again I'd buy a couple more tons because I have a few low powered guns that love them as well as this 38T.

$5 per tin was a steal!  So glad you posted about them and I checked them out.  I bought 8 tins and still feel like I should have bought more.  Ha ha!

[Jshooter71]

Shot the LGU .22 some at nothing but steel today. 30 meters at 14x on the scope. From the bench as well as kneeling position. Tomorrow’s supposed to be warm still, but very windy.

[ncairman]

Shot my new to me CMP 853 on back porch to see how it would do. First time shooting air rifle in about 35 years and I had a ball. Already loving this but have a lot to learn.

[Lt. Dan]

A bit more plinking with the '77 Crosman 38T today.


No way am I paying $17 a tin for .177 pellets, but if these R10 match pellets go on sale again I'd buy a couple more tons because I have a few low powered guns that love them as well as this 38T.

$5 per tin was a steal!  So glad you posted about them and I checked them out.  I bought 8 tins and still feel like I should have bought more.  Ha ha!

Same here Brett. After I bought the 8 tins I was seeing where guys were getting 12 tins and even more.  I had planned on getting more but waited too long.



 Ive only tried them in my Browning Buck Mark so far and they shoot better than any other in it.

[avator]

Spent yesterday setting up and testing the DAR GenII .25. Got it right where I want it. Then I got the AV Avenger out and did some more plinking.
I'm thinking today be a break barrel day.... we'll see.

[Oldgringo]

Nice 70 degree day today.  So, I shot my HW97K at 30 yards and despite the 14 mph crosswind, I finally achieved a 3/8" ctc 5 shot group.  I went in and watched part of somebody's football game and it dawned on me that we might not have another day like this for a couple of moons.

After the reawakening, I took my new peep sighted, John in PA tuned, BEEMAN R9 out to the patio and finally sighted her in, 3 in 1 hole dead center, with 4.51 AA 8.4 gr. pellets at 25 yards.  This only after a bunch of H&N FTT pellets flew all over the place.  I think that I'm in love with this rifle.  Tomorrow, I hope to chrony her and see what's what in that regard.

[bReTt]

Shot another rat at the neighbors coop again.  Used that AWESOME bullpup the FX Wildcat MKI in 177 caliber.  See one, shoot one!

That's #17.

[bReTt]

A bit more plinking with the '77 Crosman 38T today.


No way am I paying $17 a tin for .177 pellets, but if these R10 match pellets go on sale again I'd buy a couple more tons because I have a few low powered guns that love them as well as this 38T.

$5 per tin was a steal!  So glad you posted about them and I checked them out.  I bought 8 tins and still feel like I should have bought more.  Ha ha!

Same here Brett. After I bought the 8 tins I was seeing where guys were getting 12 tins and even more.  I had planned on getting more but waited too long.



 Ive only tried them in my Browning Buck Mark so far and they shoot better than any other in it.

These 8 tins will probably last me a long time but a great deal is still a great deal.  Wish they would put JSB 8.4 and 10.3 on sale like that. I'd buy a truckload....  at least a pallets worth. 😎

[Oldgringo]

Shot another rat at the neighbors coop again.  Used that AWESOME bullpup the FX Wildcat MKI in 177 caliber.  See one, shoot one!

That's #17.

When you say "rats", do you actually mean rats?  You know, super-sized mice?

[bReTt]

Shot another rat at the neighbors coop again.  Used that AWESOME bullpup the FX Wildcat MKI in 177 caliber.  See one, shoot one!

That's #17.

When you say "rats", do you actually mean rats?  You know, super-sized mice?

Yes sir, the SUPER sized mice. 

They have an infestation going on. 

Tunnels under the coop in the ground and the neighbors on the other side of their fence have a coop 15-20' away so it's prime conditions for food and shelter for these vermin.  I learned about the problem from a fence line conversation and I offered to help by shooting them if they were OK with that.  They accepted. 

So, I just give them a text for the OK and I grab my gear and slip through the fence and use a red light mounted on the gun to illuminate the target.  It's to the point now where I'm having to drop some bait (bark butter bird suet pellets) to get them to show themselves.  Activity has slowed waaaay down which is good.  I have suggested to the neighbors to take some additional measures to put pressure on the rats but they haven't done anything about it yet.  Until they take more permanent measures to get rid of these rats, I'll just continue to hunt them since they will keep repopulating and moving back in to the tunnels that are already there.  Good thing is that this coop is on the far side of their property from our side. 

[Lt. Dan]

Shot another rat at the neighbors coop again.  Used that AWESOME bullpup the FX Wildcat MKI in 177 caliber.  See one, shoot one!

That's #17.

When you say "rats", do you actually mean rats?  You know, super-sized mice?

Yes sir, the SUPER sized mice. 

They have an infestation going on. 

Tunnels under the coop in the ground and the neighbors on the other side of their fence have a coop 15-20' away so it's prime conditions for food and shelter for these vermin.  I learned about the problem from a fence line conversation and I offered to help by shooting them if they were OK with that.  They accepted. 

So, I just give them a text for the OK and I grab my gear and slip through the fence and use a red light mounted on the gun to illuminate the target.  It's to the point now where I'm having to drop some bait (bark butter bird suet pellets) to get them to show themselves.  Activity has slowed waaaay down which is good.  I have suggested to the neighbors to take some additional measures to put pressure on the rats but they haven't done anything about it yet.  Until they take more permanent measures to get rid of these rats, I'll just continue to hunt them since they will keep repopulating and moving back in to the tunnels that are already there.  Good thing is that this coop is on the far side of their property from our side.

That sounds like fun. Where do you set up your "sniper hide" in relation to the "enemy"? And do you shoot prone, seated or standing.  Distance? How many targets do you usually neutralize? Is that you preferred weapon for this task?

[bReTt]

Shot another rat at the neighbors coop again.  Used that AWESOME bullpup the FX Wildcat MKI in 177 caliber.  See one, shoot one!

That's #17.

When you say "rats", do you actually mean rats?  You know, super-sized mice?

Yes sir, the SUPER sized mice. 

They have an infestation going on. 

Tunnels under the coop in the ground and the neighbors on the other side of their fence have a coop 15-20' away so it's prime conditions for food and shelter for these vermin.  I learned about the problem from a fence line conversation and I offered to help by shooting them if they were OK with that.  They accepted. 

So, I just give them a text for the OK and I grab my gear and slip through the fence and use a red light mounted on the gun to illuminate the target.  It's to the point now where I'm having to drop some bait (bark butter bird suet pellets) to get them to show themselves.  Activity has slowed waaaay down which is good.  I have suggested to the neighbors to take some additional measures to put pressure on the rats but they haven't done anything about it yet.  Until they take more permanent measures to get rid of these rats, I'll just continue to hunt them since they will keep repopulating and moving back in to the tunnels that are already there.  Good thing is that this coop is on the far side of their property from our side.

That sounds like fun. Where do you set up your "sniper hide" in relation to the "enemy"? And do you shoot prone, seated or standing.  Distance? How many targets do you usually neutralize? Is that you preferred weapon for this task?

Ha ha!  I set up 8.5’ from where the rats expose themselves.  They run from under the coop to inside the coop through the chicken door.  I am now sitting on a folding chair that I take with me but I was kneeling and sitting on the ground.  It’s too wet now to sit on the ground.  Plus I have to wait longer for them to show themselves so the chair is more comfortable.  I use the 177 cal Wildcat to shoot them.  Scope mag is turned down to 4x and parallax dialed all the way down to 10 yards.  Picture is blurry but with the red flashlight I can see my reticle and holdover mark.  It’s not the easiest to see but it works.  If there was power out there I would set up a night light to shine all the time so the light wouldn’t alarm the rats.  They would be used to it.  I would set up farther away too but I need to be close so I can light the area up AND not shoot the wire enclosing the pen.  Angle affects it too since I’m shooting under the coop at the edge of the structure into a cavity that the rats made digging their tunnels.  I’m really limited. 

[oldnamvet]

8.5'? or 8.5 yds? At the shorter range I would have my open sight rifle going.

[Rick67]

8.5'? or 8.5 yds? At the shorter range I would have my open sight rifle going.

Some rats would wander where my rubber-booted feet were, so I would stump on them and crush their brains 

I used to hunt a lot at the public market place in Asia, you know.

For Brett's set-up, an offset-mounted red dot would be nice for extreme CQB scenarios.

[bReTt]

8.5'? or 8.5 yds? At the shorter range I would have my open sight rifle going.

8 feet 6 inches.  Ha ha!  Yes, very close range. 

8.5'? or 8.5 yds? At the shorter range I would have my open sight rifle going.

For Brett's set-up, an offset-mounted red dot would be nice for extreme CQB scenarios.

I actually thought about the offset (45) mounts with dot sight!  I didn’t want to spend the extra $$$ for what I perceive to be a temporary set up/shooting gig. 

I tried a dot sight on a pistol but it didn’t work as well as I had hoped (more difficult for me to find the sight picture and get on target, sounds backwards, right?).  I also mounted a BugBuster scope (3 yard close focus) and thought that I had it sighted in at that distance.  I took 3 shots on three rats and recovered 0.  Nowhere to be found, didn’t get that POP sound when hit, no sign of blood and no floppy dance 💃 since I do head shots. Checked zero back at the shop on paper and it was spot on.  ??  Decided to go back to what was known to be working for me and that’s where I am again. 

Thought about just going iron sights on a different gun either a pistol or my Daisy 953.  Wish I still had my pp700sa with folding stock.  That would have been a good one but then again, the Wildcat is shorter overall and packs more punch.  Any way I look at it, it’s still fun!!!

[Rick67]

8.5'? or 8.5 yds? At the shorter range I would have my open sight rifle going.

8 feet 6 inches.  Ha ha!  Yes, very close range. 

8.5'? or 8.5 yds? At the shorter range I would have my open sight rifle going.

For Brett's set-up, an offset-mounted red dot would be nice for extreme CQB scenarios.

I actually thought about the offset (45) mounts with dot sight!  I didn’t want to spend the extra $$$ for what I perceive to be a temporary set up/shooting gig. 

I tried a dot sight on a pistol but it didn’t work as well as I had hoped (more difficult for me to find the sight picture and get on target, sounds backwards, right?).  I also mounted a BugBuster scope (3 yard close focus) and thought that I had it sighted in at that distance.  I took 3 shots on three rats and recovered 0.  Nowhere to be found, didn’t get that POP sound when hit, no sign of blood and no floppy dance 💃 since I do head shots. Checked zero back at the shop on paper and it was spot on.  ??  Decided to go back to what was known to be working for me and that’s where I am again. 

Thought about just going iron sights on a different gun either a pistol or my Daisy 953.  Wish I still had my pp700sa with folding stock.  That would have been a good one but then again, the Wildcat is shorter overall and packs more punch.  Any way I look at it, it’s still fun!!!

When I was still hunting rats, I would put pieces of wood on the ground about the size of a rat and shoot them.

I used to hunt with blowguns and airguns (never had a problem with the former, as it is all about muscle memory and mental calculation on my part) with me going around the public market place.

For very close targets with an AG, I would aim about an inch high; me standing up while my target is on the ground.

Do a simulation based on your shooting form (standing or seated) and put your targets at various distances on the ground--remember, sir, we are talking about close targets from 2' to 10'.

In time, it will be second nature for you.

It is quite different if you verify your POI/POA on paper because your are shooting straight at it and not in angles.