Some cool pigeons with the Shorty

[Dairyboy]

Rarely post in here even though most my shooting is pesting. Don't think seeing starlings, sparrows and collared dove are that special to post. But got these 2 pigeons the other day that are just really cool marked. Beautiful red one. Really like these but don't get them very often on the dairy. Really should try to just leave them from now on and take out the normal ones. CPHP at 50yds just dropped it.

This ones white marking gave it away. Usually don't shoot these ones but this one I've spotted on the lights outside our barn and also by our maternity pen making a nest and just leaving a mess in both areas which is not ok. 66yds with an AA 16gr

 

[bertman77mk2]

Ha! Thought I had seen every variation of pidgeon colors. Never even seen a red one before

 

[Matt247365]

Nice shootin, Dillon.

Taipan shorties: The perfect pesting tool

 

[Skydivingmiami]

Nice shooting! That Matte color on the shroud looks really cool. 

 

[Dairyboy]

Ha! Thought I had seen every variation of pidgeon colors. Never even seen a red one before

Yeah we get a few here and there. Usually always at least one in the flock on our farm. We maybe have 100 pigeons total on the dairy. Had them in CA too but yeah not common.

 

[Dairyboy]

Nice shootin, Dillon.

Taipan shorties: The perfect pesting tool

Thanks Matt I agree! I haven't had as much fun shooting a gun in a long time than I do this little Shorty. 

 

[Dairyboy]

Nice shooting! That Matte color on the shroud looks really cool.

Thanks Frank! I really like the matte finish on the shroud and airtube as well. It was a nice surprise when I opened the box.

 

[Blackpaw]

Yes, I agree that a Taipan shorty is the perfect pesting tool, plenty of punch when needed and if you do your job, it will hit the target.

 

[MaximoFernandez]

Nice shooting! 

 

[Ranchibi]

Dillon, great shooting, nice birds and photos! Your compact Veteran is the perfect farm pesting machine!

 

[UCChris]

I'm jealous! I haven't done any pesting since moving in March of '20! I'm getting an itchy trigger finger!!!

 

[Dairyboy]

@blackpaw yeah they are great pesting guns. I know you love your .25

@MaximoFernandez thanks!

@ranchibi thanks buddy! It really has been a machine. Shot so many pests so far with it as it's just an easy gun to actually grab and throw in my truck. So it gets used alot.

@UCchris I didn't pest for a few months as well and it was rough!

 

[Dairyboy]

Shot a few more pigeons today but was looking what we had in the flock and I saw for sure 3 different red ones still with maybe a dozen with white speckles. These are roughly at 45yds with my scope on 4x. 2 red here and the other one shows one that was almost completely black.

 

[Ranchibi]

You definitely have some nice aberrant color morphs on your farm! Very cool looking!

 

[JungleShooter]

I'm jealous! I haven't done any pesting since moving in March of '20!

I'm getting an itchy trigger finger!!!

Yupp, the thrill to kill. It's there alright.

On another thread we're discussing this — now on page 8 (eight!).

https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/is-anyone-else-burned-out-on-people-passing-judgment-on-killing-varmints





Chris,

I feel your pain — the one in your trigger finger.

The pandemic locked gunners (air and other) up for a very long time — as if nature was protecting its own...! = A virus protecting the pests!

Sounds like a natural conspiracy theory to me.....



Matthias

 

[Scouty]

Shot a few more pigeons today but was looking what we had in the flock and I saw for sure 3 different red ones still with maybe a dozen with white speckles. These are roughly at 45yds with my scope on 4x. 2 red here and the other one shows one that was almost completely black.

Reticle looks useful at 4x. Is that the lowest power the subtensions are visible at for your eyes?

Nice shooting. I don't think I'd last long in your line of work but the pesting looks fun.

 

[lennyk]

nice shooting seem to be very little blood loss.


You use only 4x to shoot at that distance or only for this pic to show us?

 

[Dairyboy]

@scouty yeah it's quite useable at 4x. At 2x your pushing it with the subtensions really. Easy to use the circle of death around your zero distance on 2x but that's about it. And yeah it's not an easy job at all but I really enjoy it.

@lennyk thanks! And yeah for 50yds and in usually 4-6x and further 6-8x. Mainly 6-8x though is where it stays.

 

[bertman77mk2]

My Taipan Mutant shorty is so good for me that I have never had to buy anything newer in the Taipan line!

 

[Dairyboy]

My Taipan Mutant shorty is so good for me that I have never had to buy anything newer in the Taipan line!

Fantastic guns aren't they!