Harvest time

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Yet another night out ratting as the grain harvest continues. Ash from 'The Garden Spider' landscaping company joined us for the evening.

Using the BSA R-10 SE with Hawke scope we got stuck in around the barns just before dark. Slightly longer shots tonight so we decided to give the JSB Straton pellets a go. 

With a point on them they have good penetration and keep a stable trajectory. 

Whilst myself and Graham 'Sniper-gnome' stuck to our favourite Predator  Polymag pellets, Ash hit well over our numbers tonight even though he was using a Tracer LED gun lamp with red filter , unlike us who 'cheat' with our NiteSite Viper setups. 

The new BSA comes in a variety of stock colours. Ash decided on the camo version. 

Can't say for sure if it makes a difference really but Ash says he likes the soft feel if the stock and it's not got that cheap plastic tactile on it that some guns like this have. 

Having never really used a proper regated air rifle he was very surprised at just how consistent and accurate this gun is and the no nonsense easy to load magazine is also something he was keen on. 

A good night out (no major body smells in the 4x4 tonight!) 

Total hits for tonight; 32 rats, 1 pigeon and 6 rabbits. We saw a few hares in our sights, but they are to be left alone to let the population recover. You should always identify your target! Hares are bigger and have 'pointier ears'

Whilst hares will cause damage like rabbits, they are not so prevalent in numbers and part of shooting should be conservation and wildlife management. It's certainly worth reading up on this sort  of thing do you can be more professional in what you do in the field. 

Many thanks to 'farmer Simon' for letting us shoot. As everyone knows it's getting harder to find places to go shoot these days. 

Come on down to our shooting range where you can now test the full selection of precharged BSA air rifles.