Longest one shot, kill yrds

[shadow]

OK guys just wondering what was your longest shot and kill and what kind of varment. Is there a QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER out the there.? Mine was a rabbit from 35yrds with my B3-F chinese air rifle and Gamo hunter pellets.

[longislandhunter]

Hi Shadow and welcome to the forum,

On a recent squirrel hunt I got 2 tree rats at 40 yards with my GAMO Black Shadow Supreme .22

Jeff

[shadow]

NICE SHOOTING JEFF.! Just got a Gamo Shadow sport .177 scoped and lasered. Gun shoots great. Going to get one of those trick triggers from the TUNA MAN. Thanks for the welcome , this airgun site is fantastic. ED

I believe it was a 24 yard shot right between the ears (from behind) on a squirrel.
Shadow if you get a chance try the predator pellets in your shadow, I recently did and they group real tight out to 40yards.
Bart

[shadow]

PREDATOR pellets you say . I'll will run some through and give you a update.Thanks for the info.

I shoot Mynahs and Starlings at distances of 25-35 yards all the time. About 95% one shot kills

Proudest moments:
 ibis ( http://www.dolejs.com/africa/animals/image/sacred_ibis_5.jpg )  @ 25 yards  --- 1 SHOT KILL
 starling @ 55 yards --- 1 SHOT KILL


I use a BSA Supersport (.177) with Gamo Pro Hunter pellets.
Hardly ever use any other pellets, they are the most accurate in my rifle, and I rather go for shot accurate placement than anything else.

[Black Mamba]

42 yards with my Gamo Shadow 1000 and a predator pellet.

Hit a rabbit in the neck while in a prone shooting position (Me, not the rabbit). He ran half that distance towards me (confused and dying), sat down by a tree and died.

I measured it out later because I was so surprised when I realized how far away he was.



I moved mine up here to be with the cool guys.  Didn't wanna be all alone... :)

[shadow]

It's nice that we can take small game with one shot with some yrds behind it. Shows one,s ability and were not all out here throwing lead about hoping something drops. Keep em coming guys, no man's land is out there

[USNCop]

Back in about 1987 in WA State I popped a grackle out of the top of a huge alder tree in grandma's backyard at approx. 80 yds. with my trusty Crosman 766 American Classic rated at 765fps.  I shot at it about 6-7 times and finally tagged it with a Crosman Copperhead.
I haven't topped that since, even with my old Sheridan Blue Streak, which is a killin' machine
My best pistol shots' so far were taken here in Colorado in 1992 when I first moved here from the military.  I was messing around in the hills behind a Grade School with my new Crosman 1377.  (I didn't know at the time it was illegal in the City limits)
I was working my way thru strange shrubs,cactuses and grasses etc. that I hadn't seen before whei I popped up near a Water Facility on top of the hill.
There were a couple of cotton tails eyeballin' me and I dropped to a kneeling position and dropped the near one at 39 paces with a headshot delivered by a Crosman Copperhead.  I couldn't believe he just fell over! I had no idea they are so light-skinned.
The second was another 5 paces out and took it the same way.  The reaction was the same.  Bang/Flop!
I've also used a Crosman 1322 on pidgeons from 15-20 yds. offhand from my truck window with fair results but wouldn't do that again with that pistol. I was culling them from a commercial building in town (shame on me!)
It seemed to be at about it's power limit.
I suppose there are some that wouldn't believe me but someone wants to know......

mine was at about 40 yards and the crow was way up in the tree. I got my trusty crosman 766 tuned by Jeff Wolgast with a bsa 3-7X20 scope on it. nice clean headshot and the crow never knew what hit him.

David

shadow - 11/29/2006  8:40 PM

OK guys just wondering what was your longest shot and kill and what kind of varment. Is there a QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER out the there.? Mine was a rabbit from 35yrds with my B3-F chinese air rifle and Gamo hunter pellets.

Longest: 295 Yards or so
"Varmint": kudu
Rifle:  1927 Griffin and Howe on M-1903 Springfield action, with Lyman Mod. 48 Long Slide rear peep and G&H front sight, caliber .30-'06, firing 180 grain Barnes "X" Bullet over a healthy charge of IMR 4350.

Longest With Air Rifle: 57 yards -maybe a tick more.....
"Varmint": valley quail
Rifle: .177 Gamo Shadow / Bushnell Sportsman 4-12 A.O. scope in Beeman 5030M's backed with Beeman Professional arrestor block / Charlie da Tuna GTX trigger / Crosman Premier 7.9.

-JP
http://www.uplandhunter.net

[shadow]

Well there are some Quiglys out there :). Great shooting all. I've updated my gun collection,Shadow sport, CFX AND THE B3 is tuned up and back in action. Hunt pics a coming. Ed

Longest for me was a crow at 53yds using my old (now sold) R-1 in .177 using CPH's. Hit him in the head and he just dropped. I was surprised to find that the pellet went right through at that range.

Danny

Oh yeah, I forgot. I had a Weaver T-10 on the R-1 at the time, and I was shooting from a camoed (weeds, sticks, bugs, grass) prone position.

Danny

[SDale]

Mine was around 70 yards, unrepeatable LUCKY shot!

I was in a field with my  brother-in law near his  house and saw a rock dove perched on a telephone line  about 70 yards away. He tells me "Betcha 10 bucks you can't hit it" I gave him a little smirk and shouldered my Remington Genesis with the 3-9 Mildot scopt it came with. Gauged the wind,  held over about 5 inches, 2 to the right and let loose. Seemed like a little over a second (long enough to drop the rifle to my waist) later and the pidgeon dropped like a rock. We walked over and sure as hell, nice entry wound to the neck. Got me 10 bucks that day! My brother-in-law still talks about that shot!