Hornet on Patrol

TresCrows · May 2, 2004

Yesterday while placing corn and sunflower seeds for the birds and squirrls I saw a big rat takeoff toward one of my brush piles some distance away /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif. Later that day while dumping some freshy cut branches out of the loader into the pile and using the tractor to compact the pile I saw several more rats. Oh boy, rats /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif. Good thing I had just loaded up some Hornet ammo /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif, lucky me /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif. Well, today, after glassing the area I would occasionally see a rat, one made a trip to the squirrl feeding area--OK--sucker--try a 35 gr ballistic tip out for tastes. No, I did not photograph the remains, much to shocking for TBN /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif, not much left of the rats. I don't carry them off, just leave them lie, something comes and eats them, I suspect my friendly neighborhood coyote or perhaps an owl or hawk. Hope they enjoy them /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif. I klled five, I am sure there are plenty more here and there /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif. J

Currmudgeon · May 3, 2004

You've seen the T-Shirt art showing a pair of standing prairie dawgs, "This is your brain. This is your brain on hollowpoints."

You can probably draw it yourself, just from the punchline.

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MossRoad · May 3, 2004

Is the handgun there in case one sneaks up on you? /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

JazzDad · May 3, 2004

Have you seen the advertisements for the new movie coming out this weekend?

Revenge of the Killer Rats!

Dozernut · May 3, 2004

Sure is a pretty stock on the rifle, what kind of wood is it? Nice set up, a good rifle rest, and a cup of coffee, what more do you need. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

TresCrows · May 4, 2004

Dozer, it has a laminated stock. It is the one that came on the rifle. The trigger has had some custom work. It is a pretty little rifle and very accurate out to about 200 yards with it's 24 inch heavy barrel and 4X-12X Swift scope. I bought it in 1996 I think it was. It vaporizes small varmints like rats. Muzzle velocity for my handloads are about 3100 FPS with 35 grain Hornady ballistic tips. I do have several backstops so I have to pick shots that line up with them. The ballistic tips are very resistent to richochet.
The pistol, a Ruger Super Single Six, it is a long time friend, me and it have killed a lot of dirt clods and tin cans. I shoot off my deck all the time, I have a small target range set up into my reserve pile of dirt. J