Took a short trip NW last weekend to pop some prairie dogs. Used my MKII .25 impact with Nielsen 29gr slugs, and .22 MKIII Wildcat Sniper shooting Nielsen 20.2gr slugs. Shots between 35-120yrds.
Crushin' Prairie Dogs
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Awesome shooting on those p-dogs at some long distances too! Those are some big ones, nice pics.
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Thanks! Wound up with 17 in the cooler, then I had to stop because the cooler lid wouldn't close.
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Nice pics. Just got back from ND shooting the same little beasts. The "no prairie dog left behind" program.
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Great fun!
I hadn't shot at PD's in a decade but got an opportunity last week.
Got over 30 of them from 45y to 167y using NSA 29GR 25 CAL in my Uragan King.
I hadn't shot at PD's in a decade but got an opportunity last week.
Got over 30 of them from 45y to 167y using NSA 29GR 25 CAL in my Uragan King.
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Yeah…Why? inquiring minds want to know why you would gather potentially plague infested flea carrying varmints and put them in a cooler?
Don’t the coyotes and hawks need a meal?
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Love the picture with all the doggie bodies laying in the grass. Awesome shooting on your part and what a sweet setting.
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I'm a Falconer. I mainly do airguns in the off season since I don't fly/hunt my birds during time between late spring and early fall. I use them as food for my hawks in the off season so I don't have to buy food. I make sure to get anything that lead/lead fragments may have touched and discard it, (it's why I strive for head shots) and the rest is food for my hawks.
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I'm a Falconer. I mainly do airguns in the off season since I don't fly/hunt my birds during time between late spring and early fall. I use them as food for my hawks in the off season so I don't have to buy food. I make sure to get anything that lead/lead fragments may have touched and discard it, (it's why I strive for head shots) and the rest is food for my hawks.
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Those 29grs seem to group really well for me in my impact with a superior liner. I tried a bunch of other weights and brands and none really came close to these.
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I think the CG is about optimal on these and the bearing surface is short so leading isn't such a problem.
Also the hollow point helps for hunting. Not great expansion but they get the job done.
BC is low-ish but the wind wasn't bad either.
I'd use them again.
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Me and a friend went out last weekend. I was shooting the 33.49 grain JSB KO’s at 935fps using the Superior Standard liner (0.25 cal).
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@kapok6 thats an unexpected answer but a great way to feed those birds.
Thanks for the explanation.
Keep up the good work.
I was culling the indigenous prairie dog population on the ranch today but the range was 150yds+ using powder burners, the hawks were circling before we left.
Thanks for the explanation.
Keep up the good work.
I was culling the indigenous prairie dog population on the ranch today but the range was 150yds+ using powder burners, the hawks were circling before we left.
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I found them to expand a lot better for me than the hyrbrids. The hybrids were really accurate for me but expansion was absolute trash.
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I have a .22lr I built that is a ton of fun and accurate but I don't use it for anything I am feeding my hawks. Powder burners have more energy, causing the projectiles to fragment to a far greater extent than air rifles at half the energy. Raptors are highly susceptible to lead poisoning. A few milligrams of lead will kill a hawk, so for me personally, I don't even risk using a powder burner for anything I intend to feed to my hawks. I really look forward to the day where accurate lead free slugs are available.
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