Earning her keep! ( Updated)

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Dave

Dave

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I thought I would share the first pest taken with my new rifle. My parents and I have been having groundhog problems at our houses, which commissioned me for some pest elimination. It also gave me a perfect excuse to purchase a new airgun. I got my streamline .25 yesterday and did a little post in the PCP section, but it is always fun to share the first hunt with a new gun.

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I was sitting 20 yards away ambush style, since I saw the hole he went into. It took about 15-20 minutes for him to come out of its hole. As I picked up the rifle he spotted me and paused for a second, which was his mistake.

I put a stick into the pellet hole to show impact point as an other member started some time ago.

I have to say, I am really enjoying the new rifle.
 
"crittahitta"Nice shooting Dave. Nice fat groundhog. Now we are gonna have a harsh winter. lol. Nice shot placement and I love your new rifle. Now that you have it sighted in and on full power...what FPS are you getting and with what pellet?
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As requested I ran my gun over the chrony this evening and here is the shot strings.

setup: 
-Streamline .25 high power setting w/Donnyfl Sumo installed
-Competition electronics ProChrono w/ front sensor 8" from end of Sumo
-JSB 25.39gr pellets unsorted 
--All pressures as read by gage on streamline

starting pressure 230 bar
string1 string2 string3
1-910 11-910 21-908
2-914 12-911 22-913
3-911 13-913 23-914
4-908 14-912 24-915
5-913 15-913 25-914
6-915 16-911 26-911
7-910 17-911 27-916
8-913 18-914 28-915
9-914 19-916 29-917
10-911 20-917 30-913
205 bar 180 bar 160 bar

Average first 3 strings.
Avg 912 
Es 9
SD 2

String 4
31-907
32-910
33-915
34-913
35-914
36-911
37-914
38-915
39-919
40-914
140 bar

Average of all 4 strings.
AVG 912
ES 12
SD 2





 
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I came home from shooting this morning to find the behemoth groundhog in my back yard. I have been holding off on shooting this guy till I had the streamline set up and ready.

He was taken at 50 yards on High power. He started back to his hole after the shot, but stopped after about 5 yards. I put two more quick shots in him to put him down quickly and humanely.

First shot hit him on his left side right below the ear.

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I also weighed and measured this guy. 

13lbs 12 oz
20.5 " long 27" with tail included
8 " wide as flattened out as he laided on ground.

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The streamline is definitely earning its keep.
 
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It feels as I am playing some sort of sadistic game of whack-a-mole, but with groundhogs. I have now got 5 groundhogs at my parent's house, which is in town. It seems that shortly after I get one, another moves in.

I was trying to get a problem squirrel, and put out some peanuts about 20 yards from my position. What I found was a large groundhog munching down on them. He ran under the neighbors house, which is vacant since December when he had a house fire. Luckily the neighbors are understanding about using an airgun to eliminate them. I just have to be more aware of whats behind my target. He finally came back out to get another peanut about 7 minutes later. Which I put one in the back of his skull and out the other side through chainlink fencing. He expired immediately with the head shot, and there was masive blood loss also.

I have to say I am really liking my .25 streamline. (Terilynn) 
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