As is becoming my habit, I stopped at my dad's after work to visit and look for chipmunks. After a while I heard a chippie barking and looked over the rail to see one sitting near the base of their AC unit about 20 feet away. I had the 392 pumped 8 times (I know, I sighted it in @ 5 pumps @ 20 yards) so I figured at this range, I would have to hold under So with him sitting there facing me, I held low chest and fired. I saw it hit high chest, heard the smack and he did a complete flip and ran (very clumsily, but still quick) around the AC unit. I discovered that his hole was less than a foot from where I had hit him and he must have made it inside. The size of the blood trail and the amount of smeared blood on the slab told me I had hit him good, but not an instant DRT. I felt a little bad that I couldn't recover him, but I knew that he had to have bled out within seconds...still, I wish he hadn't made his hole and I could have been sure that it had been quick.
After reloading the rifle (again 8 pumps) I figured that at this range, it was hitting about 1/2" high with the extra pumps. Dad and I talked for a while and I saw a flash of movement at the base of the stairs, 18 - 20 feet away. I watched as a chippie darted behind a 6" tree that blocked any shot. So I grabbed the rifle and waited. Soon enough, I saw movement at the base of the tree. Looking through the scope, I saw the head and neck of the chipmunk. This time, I aimed under his chin and fired. He flipped back around behind the tree and disappeared. Reloading as I approached, I found the follow up shot wasn't needed. The back legs were slowly twitching and then he lay still. The pellet, a .22 Crow Magnum, had entered near his ear and came out the base of his neck on the other side.
The odd thing is that the ENTRY wound was pretty graphic, but the exit wound in the neck was little more than a slit in the skin and fur, I really had to look for it.
The proof is in the pics, so here you go:
After reloading the rifle (again 8 pumps) I figured that at this range, it was hitting about 1/2" high with the extra pumps. Dad and I talked for a while and I saw a flash of movement at the base of the stairs, 18 - 20 feet away. I watched as a chippie darted behind a 6" tree that blocked any shot. So I grabbed the rifle and waited. Soon enough, I saw movement at the base of the tree. Looking through the scope, I saw the head and neck of the chipmunk. This time, I aimed under his chin and fired. He flipped back around behind the tree and disappeared. Reloading as I approached, I found the follow up shot wasn't needed. The back legs were slowly twitching and then he lay still. The pellet, a .22 Crow Magnum, had entered near his ear and came out the base of his neck on the other side.
The odd thing is that the ENTRY wound was pretty graphic, but the exit wound in the neck was little more than a slit in the skin and fur, I really had to look for it.
The proof is in the pics, so here you go:
