Had a chance to get out and shoot tonight so I headed to a farm close by. When I arrived I saw a small flock of pigeons circling the silos. The farm hands were working by them so I walked to the other end of the property and lo and behold, there was a pigeon sitting on a grain bin about 20 yards away. One shot offhand from my Veteran. 22 dropped him on the spot.
After a bit the farmhands drove off and I saw the pigeons come in for a landing. One flew right into the opening and the other one landed on top giving me a 50 yard shot. I rested my gun on a fence post and took the shot, dropping him onto the roof below. The last pigeon came circling around and flew right into the opening like the other one did with no chance for a shot. I waited around about a half hour and shot a couple starlings and sparrows but no more pigeons. I climbed up on a fence and retrieved the dead pigeon off the roof so he could pose for the camera with his buddy.
The action died there so I went to another farm about 5 miles away. Right off I saw pigeons flying around so I parked and got ready. It wasn't long before a couple landed on a bin and I shot the white one at 30 yards. They just kept circling and landing on one bin or another. I shot one at 75 yards and he flew off crashing into a bean field about 150 yards away. Then another one landed right above me giving me a 20 yard shot. After about a half hour I spotted one on top of the silo at 50 yards and dropped him into the cattle pen. I picked up those two and went out and found the one in the field plus a starling I shot.
The farmer told me he had groundhogs to get rid of but I hadn't seen any in the four times I went there. I walked farther out away from the buildings towards a woods and spotted one sitting on and old Bush hog. He whistled and jumped into his hole but now I know where they are so I'll set up on him next time.
I'm really loving my Veteran and it is just plain awesome with the SWFA 10x42 scope on top. I just got in my Scope-werks turret and software program so that's next on my list to get working.
After a bit the farmhands drove off and I saw the pigeons come in for a landing. One flew right into the opening and the other one landed on top giving me a 50 yard shot. I rested my gun on a fence post and took the shot, dropping him onto the roof below. The last pigeon came circling around and flew right into the opening like the other one did with no chance for a shot. I waited around about a half hour and shot a couple starlings and sparrows but no more pigeons. I climbed up on a fence and retrieved the dead pigeon off the roof so he could pose for the camera with his buddy.
The action died there so I went to another farm about 5 miles away. Right off I saw pigeons flying around so I parked and got ready. It wasn't long before a couple landed on a bin and I shot the white one at 30 yards. They just kept circling and landing on one bin or another. I shot one at 75 yards and he flew off crashing into a bean field about 150 yards away. Then another one landed right above me giving me a 20 yard shot. After about a half hour I spotted one on top of the silo at 50 yards and dropped him into the cattle pen. I picked up those two and went out and found the one in the field plus a starling I shot.
The farmer told me he had groundhogs to get rid of but I hadn't seen any in the four times I went there. I walked farther out away from the buildings towards a woods and spotted one sitting on and old Bush hog. He whistled and jumped into his hole but now I know where they are so I'll set up on him next time.
I'm really loving my Veteran and it is just plain awesome with the SWFA 10x42 scope on top. I just got in my Scope-werks turret and software program so that's next on my list to get working.
