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Rogerflat · Silver Status Member

I caught a bird out there today at the far fenceline. It was a 12 yard shot and I used the RWS 5G. I loaded a rocket in there and stuck just the tip of the muzzle out the window. The bird was far away for a pistol shot, but the pistol seemed to fit perfectly in the window nook and was aimed right for where the bird was. I waited until the bird was lined up broadside and then fired. It was like the half court shot that you know is a perfect swish as soon as it leaves your hands. I could hear the pellet hit solidly and the bird just kind of flopped for a few seconds, clearly mortally injured.

When I went out to collect it it's wing was twitching slightly and there was a big puddle of blood around the bird. The rocket had hit it in the back of the neck and I think its jugular was ruptured too. So it got its neck broke and bled out--perfect shot. I was napping and had just got up and happened to look out the window. I hadn't even fired an airgun in days, so that was a good shot all things considered.

Crosman140 · Senior Member

Good times. Smile

Thanks for sharing the story.

What kind of bird was it?

Rogerflat · Silver Status Member

Just nailed another one today with the same pistol. I did my usual technique now, which is to let the bird walk to a fix point at which I'm pre-aiming at. Then I just fire. However, you have to time it right.

Today I tried it, but the bird was walking faster than usual and I just barely, cleanly missed. Surprisingly, the bird just jumped forward. (The noise from the 5G is so minimal, its not even enough to scare a bird away at CLOSE range). I quickly reloaded while it watched in my direction. Standing perfectly still and facing me, it made for an easy target at 7 yards. I lined up on its center, using it's head as an aiming point, and aimed high. I fired and it did a back flip.

I walked out and only saw a drop of blood, but I didn't see a hole in the bird. After a closer examination I noticed one feather sticking out of its neck. The pellet had taken a nice size chunk out of its neck, causing all kinds of damage. The reason it was so hard to see is because a dove's neck is only a pencil width in diameter. How I hit such a small vital zone at all is a wonder. And that's the second neck shot with the pistol in a week! Call it luck I guess.

Crosman140 · Senior Member

Ah heck, feel free to call it skill young jedi. Light Sabre Fight

Slavia · Moderator

The 5G - an elegant gun from a more civilized time.

Crosman140 · Senior Member

Ah, the gun of an airgunner. Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster.

Although, some might say ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side. I don't necessarily agree.

Slavia · Moderator

The trouble with blasters is that they are messy. That, and Canada limits them to 50 billon candlepower without a permit - so that's what the blaster companies make. They also make that static discharge sparking noise, which annoys the neighbors.

Roger is better off with the 5G and his surgical marksmanship. Save the blaster (with squib rounds) for his roomate.

broommaster2000 · Moderator

It's foley sound that made the blaster.

Crosman140 · Senior Member

Does anyone post more kill threads than Roger? I love it!

By the way Roger, feel free to post pictures each time. All you need to do to get them to each look unique is to use your imagination. Cool

Rogerflat · Silver Status Member

Yeah, hardly anyone posts kill threads anymore. Although, I do kill on average, every other day. So I have a lot of "huntin' stories" to share. I try to only share the more noteable ones. And some people have been offended by the gruesomeness of the pics, and sometimes questionable circumstances surrounding the hunt, so I generally don't post, or even take, kill pics.

fritz · Silver Status Member

Unfortunately for me, squirrel season is over and I got the boot from the land owner.

Starlings don't come within range of me except on rare occasion. Plenty of robins around here though. Robins aren't exactly fair... or legal.

Crosman140 · Senior Member

fritz · Silver Status Member

There are 3 starlings that I possibly could shoot, there was 4.

They hang out near the neighbor's window and I can get clear shots on them, but I'm not risking a miss or through-n-through.

Another squirrel hangs out where the only places I can see his head are to where a miss will result in broken windows or a dead old lady.