What Did You Shoot Today?
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L Ross
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Oh heck, I like them. I like their goofy hump backed gait, the pack of little ones humping along behind mama. I even strangely enjoy the smell of skunk if it isn't over powering.Except skinks. Not even a dead skunk is a good skunk, only improved somewhat.
Yup, they dig up the lawn looking for grubs, but our "lawn" is nothing like city folk fuss over, so a few holes aren't a concern.
Michael
Active Member. Uh/What
I'm with on this, they are cute little buggers, I have long wanted one for a pet.
There are worse smells than the whiff of skunk in the air: something 5 days dead turning into goo, bad B.O., someone that really needs to floss, fresh dog log on the bottom of my boot, sugar beat processing plant, tissue necrosis.
462
California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Skunk odor is not all that disagreeable, unless it is wafting through an open bedroom window about 0200. What is disagreeable, though, is a dead seal that washed up on the beach a couple days ago, has half-a-dozen smelly buzzards pecking at it, and the wind has had the smells blowing in your face for the last 100-yards, as you walk along the beach.
RBHarter
West Central AR
The various species smell different.
Massengale douche powder mixed per instructions.
I washed a lot of skunked dogs in the 8 yr I spent growing up in a grooming shop . Wash once the worst one we had washed twice and started drying and had to do it a 3rd time. He was a standard poodle at 65# with his winter Town and Country cut and got hit up close and personal the night before .
On an unrelated note , now you know just how funky one could be using the product for its intended purpose.
Well poo this would be a perfect place for the green puke guy .......
Massengale douche powder mixed per instructions.
I washed a lot of skunked dogs in the 8 yr I spent growing up in a grooming shop . Wash once the worst one we had washed twice and started drying and had to do it a 3rd time. He was a standard poodle at 65# with his winter Town and Country cut and got hit up close and personal the night before .
On an unrelated note , now you know just how funky one could be using the product for its intended purpose.
Well poo this would be a perfect place for the green puke guy .......
JonB
Halcyon member
I guess we all have our most hated smells.
I can handle Skunk...the one I can't handle is Tom Cat spray.
As a Teen, I ran a bike shop in my Dad's [detached] garage. We had a female outdoor cat that would come and go as she pleased. My Mom had Dad put a cat door in the back door of the garage. One night, apparently a Tom Cat got in there and sprayed a bunch of stuff, including my tool kit in a plastic box that I used for bike-a-thons and bike trips. No matter what I did, I couldn't get that smell out of that plastic...until I put it in the burn barrel.
I can handle Skunk...the one I can't handle is Tom Cat spray.
As a Teen, I ran a bike shop in my Dad's [detached] garage. We had a female outdoor cat that would come and go as she pleased. My Mom had Dad put a cat door in the back door of the garage. One night, apparently a Tom Cat got in there and sprayed a bunch of stuff, including my tool kit in a plastic box that I used for bike-a-thons and bike trips. No matter what I did, I couldn't get that smell out of that plastic...until I put it in the burn barrel.
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462
California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Not too common, round here, but when they do a bulldozer makes it go away.
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
Took the finger brace off just to test three different 22LR ammunition in two different rifles. Two different Norma Tac 22 (subsonic and standard velocity) against my favored Blazer high velocity.
Rifles were completely stock, as shipped from the manufacturer. Ruger 10-22 and a Winchester 9422 Boy Scout Commemorative. The Ruger has a 2x7 Weaver, the Winchester has a fixed 4x Leopold.
Distance was 35 yards, seated with just a tripod for the front rest.
About all the distance I can get, behind the house and stay on the gravel, without using the 100 yard sand berm and shooting bench.
Targets:
Ruger Preferred the Norma Tac 22 (1017 fps) Subsonic. However, the Blazer was no slouch.
The Winchester preferred the Norma Tac 22 (1083 fps) Standard velocity over the Subsonic. However, Blazer out preformed both Norma's, in the Winchester lever action. And that is why my preferred 22LR ammunition is the inexpensive Blazer. BTW, that Blazer ammo was purchased in 1999! Norma was this years purchase.
When I'm full recovered from my finger procedure, I'll repeat test at 60 yards, seated with tripod front rest.
Rifles were completely stock, as shipped from the manufacturer. Ruger 10-22 and a Winchester 9422 Boy Scout Commemorative. The Ruger has a 2x7 Weaver, the Winchester has a fixed 4x Leopold.
Distance was 35 yards, seated with just a tripod for the front rest.
About all the distance I can get, behind the house and stay on the gravel, without using the 100 yard sand berm and shooting bench.
Targets:
Ruger Preferred the Norma Tac 22 (1017 fps) Subsonic. However, the Blazer was no slouch.
The Winchester preferred the Norma Tac 22 (1083 fps) Standard velocity over the Subsonic. However, Blazer out preformed both Norma's, in the Winchester lever action. And that is why my preferred 22LR ammunition is the inexpensive Blazer. BTW, that Blazer ammo was purchased in 1999! Norma was this years purchase.
When I'm full recovered from my finger procedure, I'll repeat test at 60 yards, seated with tripod front rest.
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Winelover
North Central Arkansas
Homemade, out of aluminum channel stock, drilled and tapped, probably 1/4-20 threads.........whatever is standard on all camera tripods. Covered with leather or rubber, to protect the finish on the firearm.
The rubber is repurposed from a Milwaukie drill motor metal box.
The rubber is repurposed from a Milwaukie drill motor metal box.
L Ross
Well-Known Member
All that off hand talk got me fired up and I realized I had not done any off hand work, (not counting another coon this morning), since June 4th. When my shooters left, my Kidd 10-22 was left sighted for the 210 rail. I rezeroed that for the 80 yard rail and went to work on the prairie dogs there were 13 on the rail and 10 four inch squares. It took me 17 shots for the 13 prairie dogs or 76%, not bad I didn't think. Then I started on the 4" squares I got the first 3 in a row. Missed one. Reloaded the magazine. When one of the young men was shooting on the 4th I just could not get him to slow down. Pop, pop, pop, pop, and darned if her wasn't hitting over 60%, maybe better.
I thought it was because he was young, has great eyes, and as a workout enthusiast he is pretty built. The were 7 four inch squares standing and decided to try my hand at rapid fire. With one in the tube and a fresh 10 shot mag I shot as fast as I could get on the square and darned if I didn't get all 7 with eleven shots, or 63%. I find this sort of annoying actually. I enjoy the whole ritual of position, breathing, raising the gun, putting it down if need be, then firing a single shot, lowering the rifle, taking a few breaths and repeating. Pop, pop, pop, pop, well that's just modern shooter foolishness. Well shoot. (Pun intended.)
Here is my Kidd 10-22, the only parts that are Ruger are the magazines. The stock is a Victor Titan. Action, trigger, barrel, all Kidd.
I thought it was because he was young, has great eyes, and as a workout enthusiast he is pretty built. The were 7 four inch squares standing and decided to try my hand at rapid fire. With one in the tube and a fresh 10 shot mag I shot as fast as I could get on the square and darned if I didn't get all 7 with eleven shots, or 63%. I find this sort of annoying actually. I enjoy the whole ritual of position, breathing, raising the gun, putting it down if need be, then firing a single shot, lowering the rifle, taking a few breaths and repeating. Pop, pop, pop, pop, well that's just modern shooter foolishness. Well shoot. (Pun intended.)
Here is my Kidd 10-22, the only parts that are Ruger are the magazines. The stock is a Victor Titan. Action, trigger, barrel, all Kidd.
What kind of tripod mount? Got a decent tripod with just the camera mount system. I would like to find a rifle adapter. I use a BOG POD tri pod for gopher shooting. The factory top is the sling shot style U. Made the red one from a piece of flat aluminum and a couple of angle iron pieces with a rattle can finish. The center post is whatever diameter the tri pod is and threaded to the plate the post has a trio of spring-loaded detent balls to keep it in place. The ground is never level, so I just use a sausage bag on top.
smokeywolf
Well-Known Member
I have always preferred BLAZER 22s, as in my experience they more reliably cycle semi-auto actions.
L Ross
Well-Known Member
Good grief, it's the drought! We've had 11 raccoons in the yard that we have seen between yesterday and this morning. Five of them didn't leave. Yes as I believe it was Winelover who pointed out, it's because we continue to feed the birds. Coons are also everywhere alive and dead along the roads. If it wasn't for car kills we'd have to kick them aside to walk around. Scavenger birds view this as a boon.
We drove along the Mississippi yesterday and in places where there are normally bass fishermen it looks like damp fields of lily pads and lotus. You can't see any water. Only the main channel has water flowing.
We drove along the Mississippi yesterday and in places where there are normally bass fishermen it looks like damp fields of lily pads and lotus. You can't see any water. Only the main channel has water flowing.