What a beauty. Full size (1.5” kill zone) on this rather assertive looking alpha type woodpecker. Will offer endless enjoyment once tree mounted; I can shoot from level ground or from a downhill position.
Proper mounting base finished. Coat of stain on the pine wood base to offer protection against the elements. A bit of stain ended up on the paddle. No big deal.
Yesterday late afternoon I set it up on a tree trunk. Line stretched to 55 yards. The whole time I’m thinking that this target will be inaugurated with a 55 yd seated shot. It could happen no other way. Througout the day I am thinking of the “perfect shot” to mark that yellow paddle for the first time. A miss would be unacceptable. Embarrassing. I need to hit it on the first shot. The very first shot.
Later, in the early evening I had enough time to baptize this beautiful new target with lead. It took a few seconds to decide which rifle I would use: my Walther LGU .177. It’s been getting shot a lot lately, mostly at 21-24 yards for shooting flies, which it does with ease. Have shot a couple 50 yard seated groups with it as well, and the accuracy is impressive with JSB 8.4 4.51s. Confidence is high, especially off the bare knee.
Funny thing is I have my wife film the whole thing on my cell phone
. The video is hilarious! After a bit of chatting about the LGU and the target, it gets real. I don’t have any scope dope/trajectory chart for this rifle. I opened a new tin of JSBs 4.51 and took a total of 2 sighters on the tree to adjust elevation (clicks) to confirm POI at 55 yards from my previous “fly sniping zero” of 21-24 yds. 1st sighter had me within what I judged to be 6-8 clicks. I gave it 8 more, noticed a bit more wind drift but POI was now where I thought it should be.
Holding on the yellow paddle, I noticed a spot of wood stain left of center. Exact same distance as wind drift from last sighter. Focus, hold, squeeze. Pellet struck the kill zone, I saw the pellet mark but the paddle swung to the side and by this time I was celebrating with joy! String reset, and after looking at my rig in appreciation I remember thinking and saying:
LGU. L - G - U.
Approaching the target, this is what I see:
Closer:
And closer:
One shot. Rifle wiped down and put away. But the smile remains. A great day for a spring gunner. L -G -U !
Proper mounting base finished. Coat of stain on the pine wood base to offer protection against the elements. A bit of stain ended up on the paddle. No big deal.
Yesterday late afternoon I set it up on a tree trunk. Line stretched to 55 yards. The whole time I’m thinking that this target will be inaugurated with a 55 yd seated shot. It could happen no other way. Througout the day I am thinking of the “perfect shot” to mark that yellow paddle for the first time. A miss would be unacceptable. Embarrassing. I need to hit it on the first shot. The very first shot.
Later, in the early evening I had enough time to baptize this beautiful new target with lead. It took a few seconds to decide which rifle I would use: my Walther LGU .177. It’s been getting shot a lot lately, mostly at 21-24 yards for shooting flies, which it does with ease. Have shot a couple 50 yard seated groups with it as well, and the accuracy is impressive with JSB 8.4 4.51s. Confidence is high, especially off the bare knee.
Funny thing is I have my wife film the whole thing on my cell phone
. The video is hilarious! After a bit of chatting about the LGU and the target, it gets real. I don’t have any scope dope/trajectory chart for this rifle. I opened a new tin of JSBs 4.51 and took a total of 2 sighters on the tree to adjust elevation (clicks) to confirm POI at 55 yards from my previous “fly sniping zero” of 21-24 yds. 1st sighter had me within what I judged to be 6-8 clicks. I gave it 8 more, noticed a bit more wind drift but POI was now where I thought it should be.Holding on the yellow paddle, I noticed a spot of wood stain left of center. Exact same distance as wind drift from last sighter. Focus, hold, squeeze. Pellet struck the kill zone, I saw the pellet mark but the paddle swung to the side and by this time I was celebrating with joy! String reset, and after looking at my rig in appreciation I remember thinking and saying:
LGU. L - G - U.
Approaching the target, this is what I see:
Closer:
And closer:
One shot. Rifle wiped down and put away. But the smile remains. A great day for a spring gunner. L -G -U !
Cheers Jim! PM sent
Enjoy!