Broke in the new blue rifle, the RIGHT way.

[454 Big Block Chevy]

And smacked a starling with it!  right at 58 FPE.  no flapping, no twitching... just laid down.  i aimed center mass as i was shooting offhand.

[SmokeTest]

Nice shooting!

[Gertrude]

A little under powered for your quarry wouldn't you say ? ? ?     

lol

[LDP]

Nice shot.

[BenjiHunter]

Nice shooting!

[dk1677]

Nice shooting Ed!

[jhm757]

Gotta love it!!!

Nice Shot!

Jim - jhm757

[Railbuggy]

He's in a better place now.

[Sfttailrdr46]

  Nice shooting but for overkill I have a Remington 7mm Mag ~3,100 FPE at the muzzle with 180 gr bullet 

[UCChris]

Oh man! And I thought I was overpowered with my 30 fpe QB...

In one of Ted's video he asks, "Is a starling ever really dead enough?"

[only1harry]

Nice shooting Ed.  It's not easy to shoot a Condor off-hand. 

BTW, I have never had a Starling twitch that I shot with any of my Condors

Good luck with your new blue Condor.

Harry

[Sfttailrdr46]

  My goal is a nice red Condor SS just like DEz has maybe in .22 . I  just need to make a little room in the safe first.

[daytime dave]

Nice shooting Ed.

[only1harry]

My goal is a nice red Condor SS just like DEz has maybe in .22 . I  just need to make a little room in the safe first.

Don, make sure you have a tall enough safe.  With a good shroud like the one from Talon Tunes and the adjustable butt/Wok shoulder piece, the Condor (non-SS) is very close to 51" in length.

Harry

[454 Big Block Chevy]

Yes harry, that is the MAIN reason i went back to the "SS" version with 18" barrel.  I just couldn't stand the length.  now with a 3-9x40 scope, and short barrel, she is light, deadly, and accurate!!!  BTW, i demand to see pics of your RED condor.

i LOVE the comments in this thread guys, thanks so much.  I am very glad that you guys got some enjoyment out of me ridding the world of another starling, and the good comments make me happy!

Edward

[Jr_Explorer]

SHEESH!  I'm surprised there was anything left to find.

[rudd013]

Nice shooting. No better way to break in.

[Supaflee]

My theory exactly , If you're gonna shoot at summut to really kill it so its dead as can be , then ya hit it with enough gun to do the job .
 None of this half hearted stuff , plenty of gun always does the trick.
 Supaflee.

[454 Big Block Chevy]

Too much power, is a real problem in residential areas.  Of course we are ALL safe and ethical hunters of course... but things do happen.  12 FPE pellet ricocheting off a pebble or stone embedded in your lawn, does a LOT less collateral damage than the same situation with a 60 FPE pellet. 

60 FPE ricochet could end up with 20+ FPE after the fact.
12 FPE ricochet could end up with 4+ fpe.  i'd rather have 4 FPE smack a house or something, than 20 FPE... if i absolutly HAD to choose.

Or your wives garden gnomes... 4 FPE from a ricochet might be un noticed... 20 FPE... good luck with that.

[Pellgunfun]

And smacked a starling with it!  right at 58 FPE.  no flapping, no twitching... just laid down.  i aimed center mass as i was shooting offhand.

To break a rifle in the right way, you must smear some of that bird's blood down the left side of the barrel.  Then on the fifth day it must be washed away by rain from the east wind.  Do this and your 'boom' stick will produce meat for many moons.