There has been a lot of great pest bird shooting videos recently on the web (Bob O, Matt D, Air Hunters). It got me wondering just how small some of these pest bird bodies actual are. So, last month I saved a pigeon, starling and sparrow that Mike (from W.V.) shot with is .25 Impact at 47 FPE. It really tore up the sparrow and I had a hard time keeping it together.
Here are the birds as you would see them. On the left is a normal store bought egg for size comparison.
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Here they are plucked. It's amazing how small of a body the sparrow has, a kill zone about the size of a U.S. quarter. The starling body is about the size of the egg. The pigeon body is about 2" wide and 4" tall kill zone.
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Now when you see a starling getting whacked at over 100 yards you know what kind of accuracy and shot it took.
Here are the birds as you would see them. On the left is a normal store bought egg for size comparison.
Here they are plucked. It's amazing how small of a body the sparrow has, a kill zone about the size of a U.S. quarter. The starling body is about the size of the egg. The pigeon body is about 2" wide and 4" tall kill zone.
Now when you see a starling getting whacked at over 100 yards you know what kind of accuracy and shot it took.