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« on: June 08, 2010, 01:52:41 PM » |
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Fantastic morning!!!!! Woke up and looked out the window and what do I see? 4 Grackles and 2 Starlings pecking on the grass across the blvd......quickly but silently slid open the 2nd floor window screen and decided to take out a Grackle since I haven`t shot any this season. "Poof" went the Gamo Viper and the .177 CPHP smacked home....a sweet sounding "tok" revebrating back to me. The Grackle flew about 4 yards and crashed back down. The rest of the birds took off and I quickly went out to collect my prize. Paced off the distance: 26 yards. Hit the bird just above it`s left thigh and the pellet exited on the opposite side breaking it`s lower right leg. Pellet definitely destroyed some organs inside......
Took a couple of photos in the backyard....put the rifle, camera and bird away to get ready for work. As I was making lunch I see another 2 Grackles in the field......can`t let this opportunity get away!!!! Repeat the above moves and whacked another one....this one was a 42 yard shot at it`s back (It was pecking on the grass with it`s bum towards me)....the pellet exited through it`s neck. The Barska 3X12-50mm IR scope was set at 6X and I had leaned on a cabinet for a steadier shot (Both times).
First photo is of the first Grackle with some grass or worm still in it`s beak.
Second photo have them both together....the bigger one on the left was the 2nd one to bite the dust.
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Gamo: Expotec .177 + Big Cat .177 + Viper .177 + Whisper .177, Hammerli Titan .177, Diana model 24 .177, RWS-Diana P5 Magnum pistol .177, Crosman: G1 Extreme .177 + Storm XT .177 + Sierra Pro .177 + 1377 pistol .177, Air Arms S410SL .22, BSA Scorpion T10 .22, FX Cyclone .177, Remington Air Master 77 .177 + BB\'s,
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dk1677
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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2010, 06:13:20 PM » |
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Nice shooting!
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Hammerli 850, Beeman RS3 ,Gamo viper express,Crosman 180
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Wade.S
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« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2010, 07:36:37 AM » |
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Nice shooting, and a great way to start the day.
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2010 Air Rifle Kills
162 pigeons
280 starlings
49 various birds
100 ground squirrels
7 crows
24 rock chucks
1 pack rat
22 tree squirrels
1 rabbit
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« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2010, 03:41:37 PM » |
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No better way to start the day, great shooting and pic's brother. Ed
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gamo2hammerli
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« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2010, 12:08:28 PM » |
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Thanks for the kind comments guys. Shot another Starling during the week the GTA forum was down...so I didn`t bother to take a photo.
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Gamo: Expotec .177 + Big Cat .177 + Viper .177 + Whisper .177, Hammerli Titan .177, Diana model 24 .177, RWS-Diana P5 Magnum pistol .177, Crosman: G1 Extreme .177 + Storm XT .177 + Sierra Pro .177 + 1377 pistol .177, Air Arms S410SL .22, BSA Scorpion T10 .22, FX Cyclone .177, Remington Air Master 77 .177 + BB\'s,
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only1harry
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« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2010, 12:27:39 PM » |
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Nice shooting Stanley!! 42yds too, wow!
I got a few Grackles the last 2 weeks but they 've been falling from the trees down to poison Ivy patches. That hill behind my house is getting really bad. The Poison Ivy/oak has spread everywhere and it's really thick, not one here, one there. It's everywhere, and I start itching when I just get close to it, not even touching it. It never used to bother me up until a few years ago.
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Springers:
Diana 36 .177
Diana 350 .22 (donated by Timmy!)
Diana 350 .177
PCP\'s:
Air Force Condor .22 (Airhog)
Air Force Condor .25 (Talon Tunes)
Air Force Condor .25 (Lemak)
CO2/Pump:
RWS Hammerli 850 .22
Crosman 2240 Custom .22
A few Crosman pumpers .177
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gamo2hammerli
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« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2010, 10:59:31 AM » |
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Harry, I think you need to spray abit of gasoline on the poison ivy and burn them (On wet days!!!)....they`re going to take over your backyard!!!!
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Gamo: Expotec .177 + Big Cat .177 + Viper .177 + Whisper .177, Hammerli Titan .177, Diana model 24 .177, RWS-Diana P5 Magnum pistol .177, Crosman: G1 Extreme .177 + Storm XT .177 + Sierra Pro .177 + 1377 pistol .177, Air Arms S410SL .22, BSA Scorpion T10 .22, FX Cyclone .177, Remington Air Master 77 .177 + BB\'s,
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jake
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« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2010, 02:35:59 PM » |
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nice shooting
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if at first you dont succeed, re-load, kill count 2010.
(6)squirrel
()opposum
()skunk
()chipmunks
()squirrel
()raccoon
(1)starling
()grackle
()sparrows
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