Death from Afar
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Saturday: Went out pigeon shooting over decoys and a blind with two friends. It was over a pea field and the farmer was having the life torn out of his crop. ( Note: As Pigeons are designated a "pest" in New Zealand there is no bag limit at all) - in 4 hours we shot 341 pigeons. Man, it was great fun. They came in in waves and couldnt resist the decoys- weapons were my 870 pump, a ruger 20 gauge and an SKB over/under shotgun. We actually ran out of ammo , and had to resot to using a few boxes of BB's we had in my truck, which were the fist of God. Great fun! Lessons: the smaller shot seemed to work better- 6 or 7) as the pigeons are quite fragile and only need a few pellets- 4 while it gives you a bit of extra range, was much harder to hit with)
Sunday: A days varminting on rabbits. In 4 hours we shot about 100. ( again, rabbits are a serious pest, and an enviromnetal disaster, so there is no season, or bag limit, something many of my american friends struggle to get their heads around) I was using my LTR, my mate had an AR15, and my other mate had a ruger #1 in 220 swift. We were carving up the rabbits at all manner of ranges, which kept the farmer very happy as well. Lessons: VMAX ammo is superb and shoots well in all rifles. Pity it is so pricey. Target turrets can be more hassal than they are worth as you spend so much time monkeying around with scope settings.
All in all, a great weekend, but " home command" may not let me forget it for a while.
Sunday: A days varminting on rabbits. In 4 hours we shot about 100. ( again, rabbits are a serious pest, and an enviromnetal disaster, so there is no season, or bag limit, something many of my american friends struggle to get their heads around) I was using my LTR, my mate had an AR15, and my other mate had a ruger #1 in 220 swift. We were carving up the rabbits at all manner of ranges, which kept the farmer very happy as well. Lessons: VMAX ammo is superb and shoots well in all rifles. Pity it is so pricey. Target turrets can be more hassal than they are worth as you spend so much time monkeying around with scope settings.
All in all, a great weekend, but " home command" may not let me forget it for a while.