I have two guns that both got their “firsts†today. I’ve been waiting to break the B28 in on something a little more substantial than a Starling, so today when I looked out the window and saw 6 or 7 Eurasian Collared Doves I couldn’t resist anymore. I was giving most of them a free pass because I thought they would soon start breeding. But I had a discussion with a state biologist and he told me that they really don’t get started for a month or two. He also said currently the state has no intentions of trying to regulate the harvest because they are non native and spreading rather quickly. Good news. Any way I lined up on the biggest one in the group and was waiting for a frontal shot, but I got impatient so I took a side shot. I aimed where the wing attaches to the body and let the .22 CPHP fly. That bird didn’t so much as flap a wing; he acted like somebody just turned of the life switch. He dropped right where he stood and just rolled over dead.
Then just a few minutes ago I noticed the Starlings massing on one of the suet feeders so this time I grabbed the Daisy Power Line 922 I recently purchased. Those little pumpers are super quite and deadly accurate, at least out to 20 yards. I slowly opened the door and was surprised to see they had all taken off. Just as I was about to fire the shot into the lawn a single bird came in and landed. I only had a small opening in the branches but found him in the scope and pulled the trigger. He dropped straight to the ground and was looking around wondering what the heck just happened. I quickly loaded a second Daisy Precision Max pellet @ 13.3 grains and gave him a follow up shot. I will post a few pics towards the end of the day. If I can get something anchored with the B25 I will have taken one bird with every air rifle in my herd.
