Smashing a few bunnies and foxes - Bigfella Style

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Smashing a few bunnies and foxes - Bigfella Style

Post by bigfellascott » 21 Dec 2014, 9:15 am

Well that was an interesting trip, I rolled up around 5.30pm to roll a few bunnies and foxes, after speaking to the property owner I was on my way up the hill to a spot that has plenty of bunnies, no sooner had I arrived and I spotted my first victim at 258m away, I positioned the BT side on to the rabbits, got the sandbags and rifle/ammo ready, double checked the range and scanned around to see what else was there, all clear so chambered a round in the Howa 204, lined up the bunnie and sent one on its way, WHOOMP! bunny down :D I opened the bolt and nothing! I thought what the fook just happened there :? I closed the bolt and tried again Nothing, I'm thinking to myself this is going to be a short trip :lol: one shot and its all done and dusted.

Anyway after several more tries with the bolt and no luck I packed up and made the 20min drive home to get a cleaning rod to knock the case out and see if I could find the reason as to why the case wouldn't extract/eject, I knocked the case out easily, I'm standing there scratching my head wondering why it wouldn't extract, I tried the case again and same thing, I thought that's bloody weird, I pulled the bolt out and put the case in it and noticed it was real loose, then it dawned on me f*** I used the 250 bolt in the 204 :lol: :lol: (hey at least it still shoots fine) :D (I'd given them all a clean after last weekends shooting trip and obviously put them back in the wrong bolt holders) :oops:

Anyway problem solved so back in the BT and back out to the property to sort out more of these bunnies - the sun was well over the hill and I set about cleaning up bunnies from ranges of 70m out to 260m (they were bloody everywhere) I shot up until I couldn't really see well enough without the use of a spotlight (8.30pm) then it was time to switch the spotlight on and smash em from there.

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FMD the barrel was hot after that little session on em - I cleaned up 30 or 40 in the end in that spot and could have keep going if I wanted too but I wanted to see if I could find a few foxes to roll so headed out of that paddock and started the search for the little red dogs, it wasn't looking real promising at first with nothing seen in the 30mins since I ceased shooting the bunnies.

I went into another paddock which holds plenty of bunnies most times and within 5mins I'd spotted the tell tail fox eye shine, so I swung the BT around so I could shoot out of the passenger side window, I got organised and made the kissing sound, ol foxy looks up and I let him have it, FOX DOWN! :boogie: you beauty I've opened up the fox count, I tossed it in the back with some of the bunnies I collected earlier, headed off in search for more red dogs, meanwhile rabbits are darting around in all directions (I've never seen so many in this place :shock: seriously I reckon I could have shot a good 100 or more if I'd wanted too, they were darting around in every direction I went.

Anyway it wasn't long before I spotted another set of fox eyes, so I swung the BT around so I could have a crack at it out of the passenger window again, I could hardly make it out it was that far away, anyway I lined it up and sent one on its way, I hit it but it wasn't good enough as it did the "Winged Dance" spinning around and carrying on like a pork chop, I headed on down to see if I could locate it but no luck (I wouldn't have lived to long I'm sure) anyway its around 11pm at this stage so though I might start heading back down the property in preparation for heading home, I had the fox pro playing as I went and managed to find another 2 foxes, nailed one right in the chest and the other one was around 300m away and unwilling to present a decent shot so I let it be.

As I was heading down the long paddock I spotted another one walking along the track, so spun the BT around again and got in position and FMD the little bugger and disappeared not to be seen again. :twisted: I thought well that will do it so I cleared the rifle and disconnected the spotty, locked up the ammo and headed home from another successful little trip on the bunnies and foxes.

A big thanks to Troutie (AHN Member) who suggested I use a piece of timber across the passenger seat/dash, it worked a treat, I will make up a better version but the one I knocked up quickly did the job well but will find a longer piece of timber as this one was a bit short and would fall down when on angles :lol:

I never got to test my little spotlight/tripod setup but I will when I get out there next time to dust up some more bunnies. ;)

Anyway here's a few more pics of the action.


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Post by tom604 » 21 Dec 2014, 12:44 pm

youve got better eyes than me,,i cant even see a bunny thats 100 mtrs away and your shooting them at over twice that distance,,well done 8-)
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Post by bigfellascott » 21 Dec 2014, 1:50 pm

tom604 wrote:youve got better eyes than me,,i cant even see a bunny thats 100 mtrs away and your shooting them at over twice that distance,,well done 8-)


Mate I only know they are there because I use bino's! :lol: the ol eyes aren't as good as they used to be that's for sure (never needed bino's to see em before) but age is slowly catching up on me and I now need em to see the little bugger out yonder.

I was still shooting em out past 200m at 8.20pm without a spotlight :lol: not bad for a little 3-9x50 Nikon Prostaff.
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Post by inventurkey » 21 Dec 2014, 1:52 pm

Duct tape and a bit of 2x4.

The solution to all of lifes problems.
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Post by bigfellascott » 21 Dec 2014, 2:06 pm

inventurkey wrote:Duct tape and a bit of 2x4.

The solution to all of lifes problems.


In this case yep - it worked a treat, evidenced by the paddock full of exploded bunnies :D
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Post by Vati » 22 Dec 2014, 7:38 am

Strawberry air freshener?

You big girls blouse :P
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Post by lole » 22 Dec 2014, 7:39 am

Need to get your meat sellers license and put those bunnies to some profit BFS.
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Post by Sender » 22 Dec 2014, 8:11 am

And people say the .204 is too small :roll:

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Post by AusC » 22 Dec 2014, 8:12 am

Yeah well... Some people say .308 isn't flat shooting enough to be a hunting round :roll:

Some people are idiots.
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Post by RealNick » 22 Dec 2014, 8:15 am

Eaten anything other than rabbit in the past few weeks Scott? :D
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Post by bigfellascott » 22 Dec 2014, 9:53 am

Vati wrote:Strawberry air freshener?

You big girls blouse :P


Smells better than ol man farts! :lol:
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Post by bigfellascott » 22 Dec 2014, 9:54 am

lole wrote:Need to get your meat sellers license and put those bunnies to some profit BFS.


Nah too much stuffing around for my liking, I'd rather just blow em up! :D
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Post by bigfellascott » 22 Dec 2014, 9:55 am

Sender wrote:And people say the .204 is too small :roll:

:D


They'd be the ones with no shooting skills - hence their need to compensate by using 308's on bunnies :D :D
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Post by bigfellascott » 22 Dec 2014, 9:56 am

RealNick wrote:Eaten anything other than rabbit in the past few weeks Scott? :D


I don't really bother eating many rabbits to be honest Nick, but if I do want some for the table I'll head shoot em with the 22. ;)
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Post by Norton » 22 Dec 2014, 10:46 am

bigfellascott wrote:They'd be the ones with no shooting skills - hence their need to compensate by using 308's on bunnies :D :D


Hey.. I don't need to use my .416 on bunnies.

I just like to be sure.

Really, really sure.

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Post by nords » 22 Dec 2014, 10:48 am

Those rabbits are tricky.

Some of them just pretend to have been blown into 5 pieces.
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Post by bigfellascott » 22 Dec 2014, 11:21 am

Norton wrote:
bigfellascott wrote:They'd be the ones with no shooting skills - hence their need to compensate by using 308's on bunnies :D :D


Hey.. I don't need to use my .416 on bunnies.

I just like to be sure.

Really, really sure.

:mrgreen:


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Post by Seik » 23 Dec 2014, 7:32 am

I read on the internet that some guy had a .223 bounce off a rabbit.

He didn't miss. No, no. It bounced off.

I read it on the internet so it must be true!

That's why you need a .308.
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Post by bigfellascott » 23 Dec 2014, 8:20 am

Seik wrote:I read on the internet that some guy had a .223 bounce off a rabbit.

He didn't miss. No, no. It bounced off.

I read it on the internet so it must be true!

That's why you need a .308.


:lol: :lol: Yeah some of the stuff you read on the net does make you laugh or scratch ya head, I might sell all mine and get a 50cal to be sure I kill em humanely. :D
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Post by Seik » 23 Dec 2014, 5:39 pm

I think Brett has mastered killing bunnies with the .50 now.

Maybe he can advise on some suitable hunting rounds for them :lol:
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Post by bigfellascott » 23 Dec 2014, 5:42 pm

Seik wrote:I think Brett has mastered killing bunnies with the .50 now.

Maybe he can advise on some suitable hunting rounds for them :lol:


:lol: One expensive way to hunt bunnies - it would have cost $600-$800 the other night alone :lol: although having said that the muzzle blast probably would have wiped half of em out in one shot anyway, you could be onto something my son! :D
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Post by Seik » 24 Dec 2014, 6:49 am

$12 a shot I think he said :(

Maybe just take the .416 Barret instead.

More economical and probably won't have any bounce off them rabbits.... :lol:
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Post by Zilla » 24 Dec 2014, 6:50 am

bigfellascott wrote:the muzzle blast probably would have wiped half of em out in one shot anyway


Lateral thinking... Whatever works :D :lol:
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Post by bigfellascott » 24 Dec 2014, 7:03 am

Seik wrote:$12 a shot I think he said :(

Maybe just take the .416 Barret instead.

More economical and probably won't have any bounce off them rabbits.... :lol:


Yeah that's for reloads from memory, Hornady ammo was up around $18 to $20 from memory. Not cheap when your'e going through around $2k or more on a weekend! :lol:
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Post by brett1868 » 24 Dec 2014, 8:36 am

Seik wrote:I think Brett has mastered killing bunnies with the .50 now.

Maybe he can advise on some suitable hunting rounds for them :lol:



I've switched to .416 Barrett for the bunnies cause I needed the extra velocity for those long range shots out past 100yds :lol:
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Post by bigfellascott » 24 Dec 2014, 8:56 am

brett1868 wrote:
Seik wrote:I think Brett has mastered killing bunnies with the .50 now.

Maybe he can advise on some suitable hunting rounds for them :lol:



I've switched to .416 Barrett for the bunnies cause I needed the extra velocity for those long range shots out past 100yds :lol:


Tell the truth, ya just want to shockwave em to death! :lol:
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Post by brett1868 » 24 Dec 2014, 10:03 am

bigfellascott wrote:
Seik wrote:$12 a shot I think he said :(

Maybe just take the .416 Barret instead.

More economical and probably won't have any bounce off them rabbits.... :lol:


Yeah that's for reloads from memory, Hornady ammo was up around $18 to $20 from memory. Not cheap when your'e going through around $2k or more on a weekend! :lol:


Price has dropped significantly for the Hornady 750Gr AMAX, down to $10.35 a shot and reloads are costing me around $6 so not too bad. To make the .416 a little more affordable I've bought enough components to load 1000 rounds which came to $8.58 ea and $5.50 to reload. Therapy for small man syndrome is very expensive, I hope they find a cure soon. On a positive note, I've ordered a camera adapter for the scope so I can get some video of the 50 / 416 red misting some ferals :) Looks like it'll do the job and easily swapped between scopes, was going to make something but time is money so decided to buy this one.

http://www.iscope.com/
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Post by bigfellascott » 24 Dec 2014, 11:01 am

brett1868 wrote:Price has dropped significantly for the Hornady 750Gr AMAX, down to $10.35 a shot and reloads are costing me around $6 so not too bad. To make the .416 a little more affordable I've bought enough components to load 1000 rounds which came to $8.58 ea and $5.50 to reload. Therapy for small man syndrome is very expensive, I hope they find a cure soon. On a positive note, I've ordered a camera adapter for the scope so I can get some video of the 50 / 416 red misting some ferals :) Looks like it'll do the job and easily swapped between scopes, was going to make something but time is money so decided to buy this one.

http://www.iscope.com/


Fark that is good, I might have to let my mate know and he can stock up on em. :D bloody ridiculous price to pay to shoot!
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Post by agentzero » 25 Dec 2014, 6:51 am

That's getting better...

$5 - $6 a shot I could stomach for a little fun. $10 - $20.... Forget about it.
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Post by Bood » 29 Dec 2014, 12:45 pm

Bfs have u got pics of ur spotlight tripod set up
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