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Offline Zzyzx

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A Two-fer today
« on: April 21, 2010, 03:29:57 PM »
Got two lined ground squirrils with one shot this afternoon. Watched the two from the road alonside the farm field they were in. They moved back and forth and I hoped they would line up for a shot. After a bit they did and I nailed the first with an eye shot and the head of the second in line got the pellet after it went through the first... both dead on the spot. A bit of luck and some patience made it possible.
Otherwise, 7 ground squirrils and two more gophers at that field, four lined ground squirrils near the old church site & graveyard about a mile away.
5 grackles in the trees around our place. Seems the lure of trying to raid our bird feeder overrides their memory of their buddies dropping from the trees.

11 blackbirds in the cattails around the sloughs nearby.

The Evanix Blizzard is sure nice to shoot with the quick follow ups for the next varmint or to quickly finish off one that isn't dead immediately. Helps to keep from letting a wounded animal get away.
The new to me 350 magnum in .22 Cal from Cosmin(bought from the Classifieds on this site) got two gophers today at a bout 25 yards. A nice rifle to shoot. Once I get more used to it I hope I get even better.

Lest you guys think I am this great shot  later in the evening I missed 9 shots in a row on blackbirds in a tree at 50 yards. Stopped and pumped up the Blizzard(had gotten down to 100 BAR) and then got the little creep!


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RE: A Two-fer today
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2010, 03:31:36 PM »
That's quite a feat getting 2 critters with the same shot..... great shooting.....

Jeff
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RE: A Two-fer today
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2010, 04:47:21 PM »
Yep, did it and felt good getting the shot with both lined up just right. Then went over to a friends farm about a mile away and by the ponds nailed two blackbirds. Both head shots at about 25 yards. One on a cattail and the other with the eye and part of the head showing between a forked dead tree limb. Right through the eye and he dropped into the water.

Then proceeded to miss the next 9 or 10 in a row... Sometimes you got it, sometimes you don't. Maybe I was hurrying the shots. Don't know. Hope tomorrow is a bit more consistent.

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Re: A Two-fer today
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2010, 12:06:18 AM »
Great shooting!
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Re: A Two-fer today
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2010, 01:23:24 AM »
Congrats on the shooting and the new 350!  I'm not sure how fired up about springers I would be if I went to the darkside :)
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Re: A Two-fer today
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2010, 06:34:51 AM »
Line em up like cord wood and knock em down, great shooting. Ed
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Re: A Two-fer today
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2010, 04:54:40 AM »
I love doubles!

Nicely done.

I can't tell you how many starlings I missed trying to get a double, though. Still, if it were easy, it wouldn't be so much fun!

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Re: A Two-fer today
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2010, 05:19:33 AM »
Wow....you and the Blizzard sure made a small dent in the varmint population.  Excellent shooting.....especially liked the one-shot double hits.
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RE: A Two-fer today
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2010, 10:55:28 AM »
great shooting!
if at first you dont succeed, re-load, kill count 2010.
(6)squirrel
()opposum
()skunk
()chipmunks
()squirrel
()raccoon
(1)starling
()grackle
()sparrows