should have waited for a cleaner shot ..what do you think? fatally hit or no? looking at it in slomo im pretty sure he caught a couple right up the wazoo haha
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1st coon at the coop
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Most of those shots went under it after the first shot. Never saw much use in full auto pellet rifles.
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I would say it was surely dead by now. First shot looked like pretty good place with the rest were worthless. So one well placed shot is better than a hundred that miss. I recommend for coons one well placed headshot in the brain. Anything else they run off even if you hit him with a 38 special or 9 mm.
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I suspect he's dead. First 2-3 were in the chest. Too bad you didn't start a little higher and have him jump into the stream.
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Pulled to the right, I'd bet excited, not that I've ever been there. Not sure about under, I'd say more to the gut area. Going to be long and slow bleed out. Been there too
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yes ..i got spoiled by possums which go lower when theyre hit .. these coons are like cats and go up when hit
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Probably fatal after some time. The last two I took were with a .177 D48 at around 30 yards. Both perfect flank shots from a slight up angle through the ear into the brain. Instant lights out. Coons are tough though, and waiting for the perfect shot, if it even happens, can take a fair amount of time.
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i think im going to switch to the bulldog for awhile ..i didnt feel like the .22 was enough ..im sure a headshot would kill it, but ive learned not to trust a headshot on larger stuff, very hard to get good placement in the heat of the moment, it has to be perfect, so a vitals shot is more sure .. and we need deeper penetration than the .22 is offering on a critter this big ..
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you know, its not that its useful per-se .. its the pure satisfaction of watching the pos that ripped your beloved pets apart die in a hail storm of lead hahaha ... the 'only' reason its on full auto, its judgement day for said pos lol .. that said 'if' you can direct a full auto burst into something on target, it does tend to shut them down on the spot ..
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I used Seneca 16.1 gr domed hunting pellets for both. Out of my D48 I'm getting around 720 fps with 18.5 fpe. It was around dusk, perfect amount of down angle and a straight on 90 degree flank shot. Anything other than that, I wouldn't have attempted the shot with .177. My 48 has since been relegated to the squirrel role, as I recently bought a Diana 350 Magnum in .22 for coons.
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yes .. no doubt he got hit a few times but fatally, i dont know .. a fhorough search this morning turned up no body ...but .. the rest of the food i put out in the bowl was gone .. hes got some friends that are going to meet mr .35 tonight ...
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I agree with you. I don't think the .22 Blitz has enough juice to seal the deal. You won't have that question with the Bulldog! Even bodyshots with Polymags will put it face down into the dirt.
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.22 is a poor choice for body shots on a coon, even with a full auto. No matter the caliber, wait for a broadside shot. Put it at the bottom of his ear canal. I understand the dislike of these varmints, but an injured coon is even more desperate and dangerous than a healthy one, as its ability to hunt is limited. A .25 or better yet a .30 is preferred for the aforementioned head shot, and a minimum of .357 for a body shot, and even then (body shot) do not expect a DRT. Coons have tough saggy skin. They can absorb a lot of energy from a projectile as the skin just flexes inward.
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At first I thought WTF, is that a pulsed laser or something ? Then I watched a second time and aaaaah it’s full auto.
Cool how IR source lights up pellet up skirt.
Watched it at .25 speed too. Yeah you could see how it raised its behind way up. He didn’t have a good rest of the might.
Cool how IR source lights up pellet up skirt.
Watched it at .25 speed too. Yeah you could see how it raised its behind way up. He didn’t have a good rest of the might.
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I stand corrected, I was able to watch at .25 speed and I believe several rounds hit the vitals. If a gun was to my head, my best guess is it dropped and died anywhere from 75-200 feet away would be my best guess- assuming the rounds penetrated the vitals. 22 is light. Especially full auto. Great video demonstration though!
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