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    Back Yard Nutria Rat Hunting Adventures

    Greetings! Thanks for joining the thread and for subscribing to my channel. I'm glad you enjoy the content. I'm no expert on nutria anatomy or what their visible light spectrum is but I believe they can see the IR light. As of late they have started to scurry off when I shine the light on them...
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    Back Yard Nutria Rat Hunting Adventures

    Thanks guys. I'm using the same gear as always but at these closer ranges I can get away with less zoom which makes the resolution better. Just had a few factors work out in my favor. Glad y'all enjoy them!
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    Back Yard Nutria Rat Hunting Adventures

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLLI395eue4 Got another one last night. 21 yard shot. Close up and well illuminated so video came out nice.
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    Back Yard Nutria Rat Hunting Adventures

    Thanks Ranchibi!
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    Back Yard Nutria Rat Hunting Adventures

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojLJToBqbhs 22 yard shot. The rats around here have started to react to my IR flood light illumination, so I'm experimenting with lower light settings to not scare them off. Video still turned out pretty good. Instant lights out for this rat.
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    Back Yard Nutria Rat Hunting Adventures

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTeO1asUVfw Approximately 20 yard shot. Was forced to shoot off hand for this guy. I was also having some self induced issues with my scope. Range was set at 171 yards and I thought it was set at 17 yards, so POA was WAY off from POI. My fault. Ended up taking a...
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    Back Yard Nutria Rat Hunting Adventures

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaa9Ah-BVoI Been a long time unfortunately, but got another kill last night. Water shot, but he was close and gave me the right presentation. Glad to see the old MK2 still has it after all these months!!!
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    3D Printing gurus?

    I did a mock up a few days ago. I still have some work to do on some of the parts to get it all assembled and tested. Should be able to test it out this week. Will keep you all posted.
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    3D Printing gurus?

    Just got my 3D print in. Going to take a lot of work to make it look nice, but overall I'm pretty pleased with it. I still have a bit of work to do on the end cap part that threads onto the barrel. But the plan right now is to get that part finished, get the whole thing permanently assembled...
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    Upgrade my Impact Mk2 or upgrade to a Mk3???

    Well, long story short, nothing for now. Money is tight. I designed a moderator and had it 3D printed. Waiting to receive that now. It's just kind of an experiment. I think I 'm just going to purchase some parts here and there over time. Probably end up installing them all at once. Main...
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    3D Printing gurus?

    Update: I ended up making some adjustments to my design. I broke the long part in half and made it sleeve together. This reduced the print cost. I went to Treatstock as recommended above, and found somebody to print it out of ABS, 100% fill for less than $100. So I guess we'll see how...
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    3D Printing gurus?

    I appreciate your response. I don't know either. I recently had a kukri shipped from Nepal and it was about $50USD via DHL. Austria is a little closer, so maybe a little cheaper. I'm going to explore a few more local options before going international at this point.