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I have been taking a toll of the tree rats lately with the .177 RWS and a 20 Ga. coach gun. Yesterday I realized that I hadn't had either of my *real* varmint guns out of the case for a while. Well, not even I am going to go after 1/2 pound game with a .30-'06, so the .22 Hornet it had to be.
BWAHAHAHAH! The first couple shots were on the ground, thank goodness, as that was the only way I got even the faintest idea where the projo' was going.
You know how dang *UNDER* you have to hold at 10 yards when the 'scope axis is 1 3/4" above the bore and it is sighted for zero @ 200 yards?
A couple Minutes-of-Critter more and I'd a bin' lookin' at my toes!
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Really CLOSE range varmints Hornet is sighted for 200 zero
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Posted 29 November 2009 - 11:50 AM
JDECS,
Hummm, that's not a half bad idea.
Since Deer Rifle Season ended here Saturday, I'm gunna be looking for something to "kill" a little time during the day when I start Yote hunting in earnest. After all, a fellow can only drink and sleep but so much during the day.
I have bout 20 #9 44mag shells that I figgured I need to shoot up and before you mentioned the 22-Hornet idea, squirrels and pigeons were at the top of my list for trying them out on. It now looks like the Pigeons have won out !! LOL
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Hummm, that's not a half bad idea.
Since Deer Rifle Season ended here Saturday, I'm gunna be looking for something to "kill" a little time during the day when I start Yote hunting in earnest. After all, a fellow can only drink and sleep but so much during the day.
I have bout 20 #9 44mag shells that I figgured I need to shoot up and before you mentioned the 22-Hornet idea, squirrels and pigeons were at the top of my list for trying them out on. It now looks like the Pigeons have won out !! LOL
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Posted 30 November 2009 - 11:54 AM
#9 in ,44 Mag'?
Shot shells? Cool - I've used some in .38/.357 and .22 but not in .44 (somehow I think of them as pistol loads and I don't have a .44 currently.
(I know, I know, "Wall, gitcha one, boy!")
Hmm, I wonder what I could do with them in a 16" carbine? )1894 Winchester(
Do you load them or are they factory? I am set up for ,44 Mag., but have no data for a #9 load.
I am also experimenting with shot in a .30 Carbine casing for my Ruger Blackhawks, but neither shot cups nor round balls exist in that calibre, so I am going to have to do some mould making, too it seems!
Shot shells? Cool - I've used some in .38/.357 and .22 but not in .44 (somehow I think of them as pistol loads and I don't have a .44 currently.
(I know, I know, "Wall, gitcha one, boy!")
Hmm, I wonder what I could do with them in a 16" carbine? )1894 Winchester(
Do you load them or are they factory? I am set up for ,44 Mag., but have no data for a #9 load.
I am also experimenting with shot in a .30 Carbine casing for my Ruger Blackhawks, but neither shot cups nor round balls exist in that calibre, so I am going to have to do some mould making, too it seems!
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Posted 30 November 2009 - 01:04 PM
"Really CLOSE range varmints"............ A fella at another forum I go to was just talking about that same thing..."Close range varmints of various sizes"... He said he "solved" the problem, by going out and buying one of the TAURUS Model 4510 revolvers... "The Judge"...and he sure does like it.
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Posted 30 November 2009 - 02:36 PM
LOL! Mongo,
The best of both worlds...
My sweetie keeps a .76 calibre version of that for *those* varmints.
Eight rounds alternating 3" mag. 00-buck & .50 sabot - not only the varmint, but the pick-up he rode in on!
The best of both worlds...
My sweetie keeps a .76 calibre version of that for *those* varmints.
Eight rounds alternating 3" mag. 00-buck & .50 sabot - not only the varmint, but the pick-up he rode in on!
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Posted 26 December 2009 - 04:16 PM
Most times when I hunt predator I do the calling so I use a Tight Choke shotgun just in case one comes into my shoot lane.. However this would be at the 50 yard mark and I use the Deadcoyote choke tube with hevishot. However recently I was able to be the man down wind of the calling.. In comes a fox and at 20 yards I missed what should have been an easy shot....Um wrong choke for sure when your not the caller and your the shooter where they come past you to go to the caller or the calling machine...
Just read an article in Shooting Times about which is the best shotgun choke to use...Looks like Full choke does not develop until about 45 yards out... Now what I liked .....Modified develops at 25 yards and is the same pattern out to 45 yards...So I changed my choke tube out the other night...I placed the electronic on the ground aimed it down wind and posted just a few yards from the speaker... Playing the gray fox pup here...Gray comes in and I shoot it and the modified worked outstanding... So I am going to start to change my choke out from now on...if the Deadcoyote tube is warranted due to the terrain it will be in.. If the modified should be used because of the terrain it's going in the shotgun..None of this use the tight choke at all times.. The terrain will justify the type of choke I use from now on...Did buy a T type choke wrench...Makes changing the shotgun to IC, M IM, Full easy...Of course it to tight for the Extrafull and deadcoyote tubes...However makes changing out at night time a lot easier then using the standard choke wrenches that come with chokes...
Just read an article in Shooting Times about which is the best shotgun choke to use...Looks like Full choke does not develop until about 45 yards out... Now what I liked .....Modified develops at 25 yards and is the same pattern out to 45 yards...So I changed my choke tube out the other night...I placed the electronic on the ground aimed it down wind and posted just a few yards from the speaker... Playing the gray fox pup here...Gray comes in and I shoot it and the modified worked outstanding... So I am going to start to change my choke out from now on...if the Deadcoyote tube is warranted due to the terrain it will be in.. If the modified should be used because of the terrain it's going in the shotgun..None of this use the tight choke at all times.. The terrain will justify the type of choke I use from now on...Did buy a T type choke wrench...Makes changing the shotgun to IC, M IM, Full easy...Of course it to tight for the Extrafull and deadcoyote tubes...However makes changing out at night time a lot easier then using the standard choke wrenches that come with chokes...
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Posted 27 December 2009 - 07:41 PM
Yep, I kinda like MOD for most things. Way-out-there and slug (or maybe 'tuther side o' the couch) shots will need Full or X-Full and CYL, respectively.
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