Well the squirrels have finally decided to hide their nuts (acorns). I was able to "harvest" 2 today about an hour and a half apart. Both headshots although the 2nd turned to the side and I have not moved him. Neither moved after the shots except the familiar nerve twitching. Wolverine R 177 using JSB 10.34 pellets running at 18FPE with a Huggett Sniper moderator. The first was taken at about 22 yards the second at 19. I have a Maven RS.1 2.5-15x44 scope that I can't say enough about. The gun is just dead on at and past 50 yards and needless to say closer.
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Great shooting and pics! Maven makes superb optics and I'm sure it looks fantastic on your DS Wolverine! I bet the squirrels hate that set up...
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.177s aren’t dead! I will say until I got my FX Crown in .22 my favorite gun ever was a Kral Mega in .177 and was so effective on small game even past 50y. No doubt .177 can reach out, don’t hear much about slugs but I’m sure that helps! Good shooting
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Thanks everyone. I use the Wolverine for HFT, but I must say it gets way more use with just the "H" in HFT! I also use NSA .178 12.5gr slugs and the gun really likes them, but they are really overkill for the back yard. I get passthroughs on those short shots as it is. Fortunately I have a downward angle from my covered porch to the yard so my backstop is the dirt! I also slap a Pard NV007s on it and take this one night ratting and it is a killer!
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The 177 is sighted in at 25 yards. I used one small subtension below the center. I was sitting using a Primos trigger stick tripod.
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All air rifles do this - this is referred to as your trajectory apex. at 10 yards you may be 2” or more below point of aim with your scope zeroed at a point 25 yards away; that’s why we use apps like ChairGun, StrelokPro pro and create dope charts by shooting yard by yard to verify your dope. Poa is point of aim and I have the yardage marked at the top of the target. The target was moved 1 yard at a time from 10 yards to my zero or top of apex at 20 -24 yards- shot remains flat for 15 yards or at 35 yards before the pellet begins its decent- study this picture, each block is 1”, notice the heaviest pellet trajectory. This simply demonstrates your guns trajectory apex with a particular pellet. Results may vary depending on how high or low you mount your scope.
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