Went out back at first light this morning as I didn't want to waste my time looking for squirrels where they aint. I have had a heck of a time trying to even find any this winter. Anyway, I seen one go up a little hickory about 35 yards out. He got to the first limb and started on his breakfast. I put the sight on his jaw, set the back trigger and squeezed the front trigger telling myself all the while to not pick my head up at the shot. When the smoke cleared, I seen him hanging by one foot and then finally fell.
This may not seem like a great success to most, but to me, it was, as I have had a rough time trying to overcome that "new to me" flash. I knew the gun shot great because I could do it well off of a bench but I just couldn't put it together off the bench. I put this hunt right up there at the top of my list.
I decided to not push my luck so I picked him up, took a few pics to share, went home, cleaned the gun and hung it up. Thanks for looking!
.40 Kibler Southern Mtn. Rifle. Patched roundball with mink oil lube and 27 grains fffg
This may not seem like a great success to most, but to me, it was, as I have had a rough time trying to overcome that "new to me" flash. I knew the gun shot great because I could do it well off of a bench but I just couldn't put it together off the bench. I put this hunt right up there at the top of my list.
I decided to not push my luck so I picked him up, took a few pics to share, went home, cleaned the gun and hung it up. Thanks for looking!
.40 Kibler Southern Mtn. Rifle. Patched roundball with mink oil lube and 27 grains fffg
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