Crusader 3, Fox 0

[rick342]

Got this young bitch after catching it snooping about the chook pen this morning. After initially spooking it as I was heading outside for a smoke, it made a bad decision to linger, giving me time to get the Crusader out of the safe. By the time I did, it was just inside our Northern boundary. I took the shot from the dining room sliding door, dropping it after some acrobatics and getting through the fence. Point of impact, 65 metres!!

Cheers
Rick

[fenring]

Awesome work - what calibre, and what ammo?

[rick342]

G'day Fen.

.20 cal and JSB Exact. I spent about 15 minutes on an autopsy. For the life of me I can't find a wound. I was aiming for a head shot fully expecting a miss at that distance. I surprised myself to hear that thud, the scream from the fox and finally the gymnastic show. It took me a couple of minutes to find it, and I was highly surprised when I did, dead as a dodo in the long grass next door about 5 metres outside the fence.

Cheers
Rick

[fenring]

Good stuff.

[RayG]

Oh Yeah! them .20,s is DEADLY! Great shooting rick.

[rick342]

Thanks Ray.
I was telling wife about it, when I said I couldn't find a wound on the thing, and doubting my shooting ability she reckons I scared it into jumping onto a brown snake!!
Cheers
Rick

[RayG]

Rick, I would do another check on the lower back of the head and top of the spine area, I shot one fox with my little Mk 2 Rimmy and got a similar reaction on the hit. On looking I had hit him in the back of the head at the top of the spine and got similar antics to yours.
Strange things happen Ay!
Happy Xmas,
Ray.

[rick342]

Ray.

I've been over that bugger twice now. I initially thought it was young but worn teeth discounted that. It was absolutely infested by lice and I think I've done it a favour! It's getting a bit ripe now so I think I'll leave it and just be happy with the end result.

Cheers
Rick

[RayG]

Dont Blame you Rick,
Cheers,
Ray.

[vicfox]

you never even needed to camo up. Well done.

[cj7hawk]

Nice shot... I wonder how many air-powered fox hunters Australia has now?

If it went down, you hit it. It would run some way if a snake bit it.

I only know of one "woundless injury" - killed a feral cat... ( Well, a cat that outlived it's nine lives on a farm anyway ). The cat was walking away with it's tail up and it dropped on the spot, not a mark on it... Turns out the shot went straight up it's freckle... Took them a while to find it though. Even went as far as shaving it and I'm told it had them scratching their head for a few minutes until they saw a trickle of blood when they lifted it up.

David.

[fenring]

[RayG]

You gotta love those RING shots AY!

[rick342]

Bad to be out at night with a broken tail light!

[Yrrah]

Got this young bitch after catching it snooping about the chook pen this morning. After initially spooking it as I was heading outside for a smoke, it made a bad decision to linger, giving me time to get the Crusader out of the safe. By the time I did, it was just inside our Northern boundary. I took the shot from the dining room sliding door, dropping it after some acrobatics and getting through the fence. Point of impact, 65 metres!!

Cheers
Rick

Put a mask on and go and probe just behind the corner of the left eye for a tiny hole.
Post your report on the UK Airgun BBS forum and watch the fireworks ........... Kind regards, Harry.