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Offline shadowchaser

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Finally!!!
« on: February 05, 2012, 01:16:29 AM »
So after an eventful time trying to change sounds on my spitfire tonight I finally got out.  First farm nothing.  Got to my second spot and spooked 3 deer which usually is a bad omen for me.  I set up and started with Lightning Jack blasting and toned it down after a few minutes.  I caught an eye coming up the wall and had to reposition my shooting sticks.  It was a nice grey coming in fast.  I lip squeaked and it stopped right at my decoy and proceeded to smell it(35 yds).  I took the shot and missed.  It ran to the tree line and I got it to stop again with lip squeaks I took the shot and thought it went down(40 yds).  I called for a few more minutes and went over and there was no fox.  I took my red lense off to check for blood and couldn't find any.  As I put the red lense back on I caught eyes about 75 yds on the wall looking at me.  Pulled my gun up and turned on my Kill light and the thing flicked off which has been a problem of late.  I messed with the light for a second and it popped back on.  The fox turned and started going up the wall and I lip squeaked it to a stop again.  Took the shot and finally a solid hit and recovery. 

I just put a new scope on my .223 and it was .5 inches high at 100yds.  So I am assuming I just got excited and shot over it.  I hit it with a handloaded varmit grenade.  It left a dime sized hole going in the neck, but no exit.
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Re: Finally!!!
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2012, 01:30:53 AM »
Great job man!! I'd like to look into those varmint grenades. Anyhow, take your kill lite end cap off and inside you'll see a metal ring with two "dots" on it, tighten that it may help!

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Offline Jake

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Re: Finally!!!
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2012, 11:01:43 AM »
 :) Great Job, Sounds like a nice round, what grain, for the 223
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Re: Finally!!!
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2012, 03:31:04 PM »
WTG! :)

Offline screamn in the nite

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Re: Finally!!!
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2012, 03:49:38 PM »
Excellent!!! Glad your luck turned around.

Offline shadowchaser

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Re: Finally!!!
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2012, 11:13:05 PM »
Jake:  They were 36 grain Varmit grenades and TAC powder.  I got a cat last year also and it left about a nickel hole and no exit. 
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Offline icecube

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Re: Finally!!!
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2012, 11:41:44 AM »
Congrats on the "Finally" keep up the good work and you'll be rewarded again.....ED