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: First kill with new black rifle!
: March 04, 2007, 02:42:53 AM

I took a peek outside this morning and saw two english sparrows messing around...My new rifle the model 901 Was ready for the task,I recently was shooting half inch groups at 25 yards rested,So I figured maybe I should try to get the gun a kill, The sparrow cooperated(thankfully)And let me land the Daisy wadcutter into its guts(On accident,the wind was bad and moving my crosshairs everywhere,right as soon as i pulled the trigger a gust blew my pellet a lil ways right and down,so i had to put another in him). From now on,This will be called the black rifle.



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: RE: First kill with new black rifle!
: longislandhunter March 04, 2007, 03:02:25 AM

Great pics Yote, glad to see ya posting again.  When did you get the "Black Rifle"?  Looks good.  Will be looking forward to more pics of it's handywork  :)

Jeff

: RE: First kill with new black rifle!
: nyairman March 04, 2007, 03:10:35 AM

Nice shootin Yote. Pics are great too. Whats the specs on that gun? Looks nice!

Greg

: Re: First kill with new black rifle!
: March 04, 2007, 03:25:41 AM

Jeff, I got the rifle about a month ago,Great gun...BTW did you know that i got my old scope back on the shadow?

Specs: 715fps(really around 680fps),Multi pump(i do it up to 11),and it is shooting half inch groups at 25 yards rested.

: Re: First kill with new black rifle!
: longislandhunter March 04, 2007, 03:36:22 AM

Very nice Yote,,, nothin like a new rifle to pump you up!!  (good pun huh?)

Glad to hear you got the scope issue on your S1K resolved.  Have the starlings returned in any big number by you yet?  In the past 2 weeks I've noticed a large increase in the numbers of starlings around here,,, I think the flocks that headed south at the beginning of the winter have started to return.  

I'm looking forward to this years starling hunts at the duck farm, especially with the new rifles I've gotten.  

Jeff

: Re: First kill with new black rifle!
: Big_Bill March 04, 2007, 05:12:52 AM

Great Shootin Yote,

And fine photos too.

 Looks like the gods of huntin were with ya, when the wind blows at me, I allways seem to miss !

Keep Shootin.....

Bill

: Re: First kill with new black rifle!
: Big_Bill March 04, 2007, 05:16:04 AM

P.S. Yote,

Beautiful rifle also, ya know, I think I would call her the "Black Beauty", Them air rifles love that stuff !

Bill

: Re: First kill with new black rifle!
: shadow March 04, 2007, 06:14:26 AM

The first kill, you know once that gun get's it's first, it will want more or is that the hunter hehe. Super shootin Yote and now we want more. :) hunting, Ed

: Re: First kill with new black rifle!
: March 04, 2007, 06:55:57 AM

Thanks everyone!, And Jeff, Ive saw a couple(30 each) groups of Starlings pass over my house,But theres barley any sign of spring yet,here. those starlings get me pumped,didnt take ANY last year,Trying to kill one ive been after for a year,Again thanks!

: Re: First kill with new black rifle!
: nyairman March 04, 2007, 12:47:39 PM

Starling hunting= wear camo, move as slow as a slug, don't breath, don't make a sound, have your gun shouldered, dont even move your eyeballs when you think they spotted you, and pray. Yea...they are that tough to bring down!

: Re: First kill with new black rifle!
: daved March 04, 2007, 01:07:12 PM

And it takes them about 2 shots to figure out your range, after which they stay 5 yards beyond.  They know my place is dangerous, haven't had a starling land within 100 yards for weeks.  They fly over, but they don't stop!  But my CFX has become my car/truck gun, and it's dialed in.  Just not many around here yet.

Dave