FX Impact 22 700 shooting turtles

[smokeOnBro55]

Sorry no videos. 

Just love shooting turtles off my dock at 170 yds. NSA 24.7 hp slugs at 1087 avg FPS. It's about a 10 ft drop from shop window to the dock. 

 

[Keith2324]

I hope this is a troll because I just don't get this one. What's the appeal if I dare ask?

 

[Scotty1]

I’m glad there is no video, I’m a fan of turtles. What, nothing furry to shoot? Turtle poop on your dock?

 

[Cranky1]

I can understand it, they can be pretty rough on your fish population in your pond especially if over populated. Same for ducks if you have them. 

 

[boscoebrea]

I am sorry for everyone I shot...was a kid, then I had a better idea and caught some and made pets out of them....then I got smart and brought them all back to the lake.

"Set Them Free".....many,many years ago...now no turtles,no frogs,no snakes,no nothing....at that lake....sad thing.

Maybe there is a mean turtle,like a big snapping turtle,or a Ninja turtle.....never seen one though.

 

[douger]

NICE LONG RANGE SHOOTING 

 

[Cranky1]

I am sorry for everyone I shot...was a kid, then I had a better idea and caught some and made pets out of them....then I got smart and brought them all back to the lake.

"Set Them Free".....many,many years ago...now no turtles,no frogs,no snakes,no nothing....at that lake....sad thing.

Maybe there is a mean turtle,like a big snapping turtle,or a Ninja turtle.....never seen one though.

You could have a large male snapping turtle, they very rarely leave the water. At my old house we use to see the females in our yard when it was time to lay eggs, always has to keep or dogs and the young kids away from them. They are pretty darn aggressive and get big enough to do quite a bit of damage. Big bill was caught near my home town, he was somewhere between 145-160lbs. 

 

[smokeOnBro55]

Yes these are snapping turtles in My pond. 

Kids and grandkids like to swim there. 

A snapping turtle can easily remove a toe or finger off a child so I do my best to rid the pond of them

 

[boscoebrea]

I saw a special on snapping turtles,big and can be mean.I did not know they could get that big...I thought like 40lbs was a big one...got to be good to eat.

For sure a finger,a toe or worse.Got to keep your place safe.

 

[0akhonor]

There will be differing opinions on shooting turtles ( or armadillos, snakes etc....) 

I remember when I was in the army (1/75th Rangers) , we practiced on targets on opportunities, and turtles at 600 + yards were particularly prized as targets to show our skills.

The optics in the '70's weren't the best and the M-14 wasn't the first long distance rifle you'd pick if you'd have a choice. Clearing a log of turtles at distance was considered fair play; turtles could skedaddle off of a log PDQ if one of their partners were hit- getting 4 or more meant you sent 4 or 5 rounds down the road fast enough to plug them all quickly.

Not proud of it today, we grow more mature and hopefully more compassionate as the years accumulate. We did eat some of the turtles, but most times, they were just paste.

 

[airgunmike56]

I know nothing good about water turtles,,, but I have about 30 Pet land tortoises in my back yard.

Texas Box turtle.

Mike

 

[smokeOnBro55]

Understand. I don't shoot box turtles either. They don't poise a danger to the little kids.

Snapping turtles are a whole different ballgame. 

 

[smokeOnBro55]

Should have expounded on my first post. 

The accuracy of the FX Impact continues to amaze me. That I can accurately shoot 170 yds time after time with small caliber airgun just speaks to how far the quality and technology had come so far in the last few years

 

[markT]

I used to pop em also.. Dont any more.. We had a wounded ( I assume) Canada geese die in a family pond. I finally was able to "fish" it out. turtles ate all the meat off of it.. I assume it was a turtle.. maybe a musk rat? 

 

[Scotty1]

Snappers don’t normally sun themselves out of the water, but typically float just below the surface to sunbathe.