300 pests down for my Atomic XR

[L.Leon]

Went down to sit overwatch at the farm hoop house. Bagged 13 birds, recovered 11. This “baker’s dozen” puts my Atomic XR at over 300 pest birds since March. The yellow arrow pointing at the tree? That’s where they perch before gliding down to the hoop house. Sending CPHPs, kill shots from 25-35 yards…

 

[Ghostranger169]

Congrats, L.Leon! That .22 Atomic really suits you(and many others). A lot of pesting prowess in a compact package and it shoots cheap ammo(CPHPs) well too. Great shooting!

 

[beerthief]

nice gun great shooting thanks for the post

 

[Ranchibi]

Luis, that is quite an impressive number of birds for you and your Atomic! That's almost a full tin! Congratulations and nice photos! That number doesn't include any rats you've taken with it!

 

[L.Leon]

Luis, that is quite an impressive number of birds for you and your Atomic! That's almost a full tin! Congratulations and nice photos! That number doesn't include any rats you've taken with it!

Doesn’t include the rats or the few chipmunks… Mostly the Atomic has been a bane on sparrows and starlings. I’m hoping to get opportunities on the rats this autumn.

 

[L.Leon]

Congrats, L.Leon! That .22 Atomic really suits you(and many others). A lot of pesting prowess in a compact package and it shoots cheap ammo(CPHPs) well too. Great shooting!

Thank you @Ghostranger169, it really is a sweet pesting rig... one user has bagged starlings out to 70+ yards with his. I like to shoot, a lot so that it shoots those CPHPs good enough for pesting and plinking? Icing on the cake. I can get tighter groups with the JSB Exact Jumbos, but I see no reason to use them in my Atomic sub 50 yards for pests.

 

[Ezana4CE]

@L.Leon You have put a lot of lead through that gun sending those HOSPs to that big feeder in the sky. Nice work Luis!

 

[L.Leon]

@Ezana4CE, thanks… The Atomic is getting a big head and wants to go long. I humored it by taking the photo. The birds in the distance were totally safe.

 

[Ezana4CE]

@L.Leon I guess it’s safe to say “it fell short there” eh?

 

[SteveV]

That is one sweet rig you've set up for sure -

Nice shooting too breaux! I've never done any pesting for anyone other than myself, so it's nice too see it done the right way.

 

[L.Leon]

That is one sweet rig you've set up for sure -

Nice shooting too breaux! I've never done any pesting for anyone other than myself, so it's nice too see it done the right way.

Thanks! @SteveV, many of those same critters get a pass on my property... The farmers are grateful for the eliminations… and I’m grateful for the privilege to hunt and pests on their property.

 

[_CTAIRGUNNER_]

Nice rifle and great shooting!

 

[L.Leon]

Nice rifle and great shooting!

Thanks @CTairgunner1288, wishing I still had my previous ratting opportunities…

 

[_CTAIRGUNNER_]

Thanks @CTairgunner1288, wishing I still had my previous ratting opportunities…

Rats are fun to rid farmers of ... however I did really enjoy the stalking of the birds Friday, lot of walking and shooting ,was great fun!

 

[Calbarry]

You're lucky to have such a target rich place to shoot. Keep it up

 

[Blackpaw]

@L.Leon well done with the Atomic, sounds like the run I probably would have had with the Prophet, if I still had it.

 

[L.Leon]

@L.Leon well done with the Atomic, sounds like the run I probably would have had with the Prophet, if I still had it.

Your runs are a coming… you’ve been moving around a bit. And those thieves set you back. Once you are settle in the pests will be in trouble. The permission I’m on just happens to have lots of sparrows.