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Offline Bhawanna

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New R-1 makes first kill.....pics
« on: August 23, 2008, 05:38:47 AM »
i have an outside cat that i feed in glass bowl on the steps to my porch.  last night i was laying in bed and heard the bowl tumble down the steps and break on the brick patio.  i looked out and there it was.....mr. possum!  now what am i going to do?  the diana 54 is on the work bench with no sights on it, the bsa is dismantled because i am building a custom stock for it, i sold my 350 mag to mike and the new r-1 hasn't been zeroed.  i thought for a moment and remembered the double gold r-1's are suppose to be bore-sighted at the factory so i grabbed it and a flash light after i put my pants on!!  here i was bare-footed, no shirt and a unsighted rifle on the hunt!  i was about 40ft. from him, aimed for the head but the pellet didn't hit where i aimed!  DAMN-IT!! but the pellet did hit him.  he rolled off the steps and took off into the shrubbery.  i looked for him about 30 minutes but couldn't find him so when it got daylight i went looking again and found the critter under my water fountain.  the r-1 was just chronied at 780fps with superdomes so that is a little over 19fpe that took this fat boy out!!!!  the r-1 will definately be my critter gun.  i really don't understand why the gun is classified as "medium" powered....it really has punch and shoots as hard as my diana 54 which is classified as a magnum gun.
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RE: New R-1 makes first kill.....pics
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2008, 06:40:50 AM »
very nice.  he looks tired like he's been up all night...

 where did the pellet hit if i may ask
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RE: New R-1 makes first kill.....pics
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2008, 06:47:02 AM »
Good shootin' Roger. Get the R1 really dialed in and it will be your go to critter guN. The R1 certainly has a very proven record in the field.
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« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2008, 07:20:39 AM »
if i had known what i know now about the r-1, i would have bought one a long time ago.  this gun has just AMAZED me on how much power it has with such little recoil.  its a little pricey but the more i shoot it, the more i believe its worth every penny you pay for it.  the next possum will be "between the eyes" with a jsb preditor.
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« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2008, 07:39:08 AM »


Good Shootin Roger !



That R-1 has the Right Stuff ! Nice Photo of your trophy !



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« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2008, 08:28:10 AM »
Good shooting in the night barefoot with a flashlight, and a non-zeroed rifle! :-)
Nice pics of the critter.  

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« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2008, 09:11:41 AM »
That is one of the ugliest creatures I have even seen. Good kill!

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« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2008, 10:46:34 AM »
I know on the phone last night you were pretty upset Ya couldnt find him,, happens to the best of us. Great recovery Bud,, Ya got yourself a "CONFIRMED" with the new shooter!!!!!! Hey wait a second,,, you got an R-1 & I dont?? Just remembered,,, Im not speaking to you!!LOL!! NO,, Bill,, Im not ABOUT to let Roger out hunt me!!He He!!  Tim.

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« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2008, 12:09:59 PM »
since timmy and i aren't speaking to each other will someone please tell him that i didn't have to jump up and down on a bicycle pump like a kangaroo to "charge" it!....ha!!!  hey bud!!!...when you decide to speak to me again....call me!!
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« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2008, 12:10:23 PM »
Great kill Roger, those country rat's can be tough. You hit the fusebox but his body said go-go hehehe but he shut down fairly quickly. Great pic's of that nasty critter and now that she's got her first notch on the stock we'll be looking for more.:) Ed
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« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2008, 12:41:10 PM »
Great shooting Roger!!! And nice trophy... I can see it didn't take you long at all to get acquainted with that new R1 :)
Enjoy the new shooter!!
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« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2008, 01:41:13 PM »
Roger I also noticed that his insides are coming out of him around his lower stomach, working on skinning him for supper?. Ed
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« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2008, 02:24:32 PM »
Roger, nice shooting,even if it looks like one of Timmys frozen critters,I ordered a few rabbits from him,I should get them Tuesday...LOL!
Nice work with that R-1!
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« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2008, 02:42:55 PM »
Joe,, I thought twas tween yous & me??  What Ya doin to me Cuz?? Thought we was Friends?? Out of the goodness of my heart I even shipped Ya 2 frozen squerrels,, 1 Racoon,, (Along with the 3 Rabbits Ya ordered)!!!!! How Ya gonna do this to me??,,,,, NO FROZEN FOR YOU!!!!! Congrats "Buddy"?? Ya just got on the list with Roger & Chris,,,, TALK TO THE HAND!! (Not speakin to Ya)  Tim.

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« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2008, 03:14:45 PM »
Nice shooting. I hate those nasty things. I hope you used a shovel to move him. lol
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