The Rats of Spring

[Polyphemus21]

Prepped for an evening waiting for the first roof rat to take the bait. They love pepperoni!

 

[edosan]

jaja never have try pepperoni! I will ...shoot those suckers!

 

[survivor45]

I just purchased a Hatsan Mdl 95, .22 cal just for this purpose. With open sights and at 6 yards. I’ve taken out about six. Two of those during daylight hours. But now I need to hunt them at night. I know this springer is hard on scopes. So no fancy night vision optics for me. I’m working on cheep (not to be confused with inexpensive) night vision set up. IR monocular, IR Illuminator and IR laser designator. My new accessory’s should start showing up tomorrow. I’m new to air gunning. But have been a kitchen gunsmith for about the last ten years. I’m here to learn . 

Here is the first one take the morning after I got my Hatsan 

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[Polyphemus21]

Nice fat one! I illuminate the targets at night by simply turning on my deck lights and lighting up the yard. With the scope on mid power it is easy to see them and since I am under the deck I don't get any glare from the lights.

 

[Monkyshine]

Nice work.

 

[Monkyshine]

Took my brother to one of my rat permissions, he busted this lunker with his .30, what fun!

 

[survivor45]

Nice fat one! I illuminate the targets at night by simply turning on my deck lights and lighting up the yard. With the scope on mid power it is easy to see them and since I am under the deck I don't get any glare from the lights.

I think I shot all the ones that were willing to come out into the light ; )

 

[Polyphemus21]

I just got a good look. That Hatsun is a very nice looking Springer!

 

[survivor45]

I just got a good look. That Hatsun is a very nice looking Springer!

Thank you. I’m happy with it. Put this Vortex Diamondback 2x7 rimfire on it last Friday. Now I can go for more accurate head shots. And got to put it to use last night. Got this one and 9:30pm. 

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[survivor45]

So not the best night vision setup. But it will do for now. Sightmark ghost hunter night vision and a Vector optics IR laser. Got this guy at 10:30 last night 

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[Ranchibi]

Survivor, nice shot on that big rattus!

 

[Polyphemus21]

Hot Damn! That's awesome

 

[survivor45]

Thanks guys. I’ve got a chicken pen out there. So that’s what these rats are so interested in. Unfortunately I shot AT most of the rats the first week I got the gun. In low light and no scope. That “buck fever” got to me. If I were a patient man and waited for this set up. I’d have a lot more confirmed kills. The spot I’m shooting over.

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