Author Topic: Double-header - squirrel stuck in a tree! :-)  (Read 2984 times)

Offline Mryan21

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Re: Double-header - squirrel stuck in a tree! :-)
« Reply #15 on: February 16, 2010, 05:53:09 AM »
Your'e killing me Harry...I'm going to go to the poorhouse if you keep talking up those condors...Atleast i would be a happy bum.....I could shoot my own food and what not.
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RE: Double-header - squirrel stuck in a tree! :-)
« Reply #16 on: February 16, 2010, 06:32:06 AM »
nice shooting! that was one succewsfull morning lol. ive had a squirrel get stuck up in a tree before, but he never came down lol
if at first you dont succeed, re-load, kill count 2010.
(6)squirrel
()opposum
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()raccoon
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Offline only1harry

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RE: Double-header - squirrel stuck in a tree! :-)
« Reply #17 on: February 16, 2010, 09:53:32 AM »
Thanks guys.

Matt:  Sorry, I didn't mean it!  Honest.. hehe :)

Eric:  
There 's not much difference.  The .22 will kill anything the .25 will and .25 pellets are more expensive.  Save your $ unless you plan on shooting a Coyote at long distance like 70 to 90yds (as has been done by a few others).  If that's the gun's purpose, then I 'd upgrade to .25 but the .22 I bet can do the same job.  My .25's are power tuned.  This particular one gets 90fpe with 42gr EunJins (bored-out valve, polished, etc.)  The breach is also mated with the barrel, etc.  Lots of mods..  You should get 75+fpe in stock form, if you threw a .25 LW barrel in it with heavy Eun Jins.  It's more accurate with 31gr Kodiaks though and so should be your .22 Condor.  21gr Kodiaks and 18.1gr JSB's in .22 flavor are usually the most accurate.  It does ok with 28.4gr EunJins too which I 've used to kill raccoons, but the Kodiak is the main pellet in my .22 Condor.  

To be honest these guns are too dang powerful though for backyard shooting in a residential neighborhood, so you have to be very careful of what's behind your target and your backstop.  My .22 Condor will go through a 2x8" after a few shots in the bullseye (or like a clover leaf pattern group) at 25yds using Kodiaks, and that's not at max. power.  The .25 blows through the 2x8" after usually 2 shots in the same hole or a 3-shot group, where the .22 usually takes at least 1/2 dozen shots and more at that distance (25yds) to start ripping through the back of a hardwood pressure treated 2x8".  So now I only take 3-shot groups with the .25 and 5-shot groups with the .22 and move on to another target on the paper so I don't go through the 2x8" quickly.  I try to utilize almost every square inch of the wooden boards because they are not cheap but they are the only thing that will stop the pellets from a Condor, well a few shots anyway, and then you have to reposition paper or have multiple targets on the paper so you can shoot 30-40 shots without changing paper (or wood) before recharging the gun's tank :)
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RE: Double-header - squirrel stuck in a tree! :-)
« Reply #18 on: February 16, 2010, 12:14:03 PM »
Thanks for the info...Harry

I'll order JSB's & Kodiak pellets, and try them out.

Eric

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RE: Double-header - squirrel stuck in a tree! :-)
« Reply #19 on: February 16, 2010, 12:18:11 PM »
Harry,,,,  I have the same problem with my wood target backing getting torn up big time when I shoot my Condor,,,, but I love it  :)

Jeff
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RE: Double-header - squirrel stuck in a tree! :-)
« Reply #20 on: February 16, 2010, 01:18:40 PM »
Jeff, I have seen those huge logs you have in your backyard.  If I had one of those monsters I 'd tape all my 8.5x11" target papers on them that I print off the web, and have it last a lifetime of shooting.  You can use those logs you have to practice with a .338 Win Magnum and it wouldn't phase them :)   I do use a smaller log for my 30yd targets and 2x8"s for 25yds.  The log has held up after ~400 shots in it from the Condors.  I have rotated it several times already and it is starting to finally fall apart.  There is much saw dust at the base of the log..  I will try to get my hands on a thicker log that should last a few thousand shots.
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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Re: Double-header - squirrel stuck in a tree! :-)
« Reply #21 on: February 17, 2010, 09:38:30 AM »
I think there`s a law against desecrating a body!!!!  Well, at least you tenderized the meat.  Great shots at your Fur N Feather combo.
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