More bunny bashing.

clivej

After watching the weather forecast on Sky News for today and waiting for the rain that never came, what a beautiful morning, by Noon cabin fever had long started to set in. By 12.30 with the sweats starting and no sign of the rain it was time to get out.

So a quick call to my good shooting buddy Dwighet it was arranged to meet at my new permission for a bunny bashing session. I only recently got this new shoot and it’s going great, every ditch has so many burrows that I don’t know what’s holding up the trees. So at 1.30 we met up at the farm.

Dwighet has a lovely new (to him) CZ 500 Anniversary edition 22lr with gold inlay and a fluted barrel. On top is a Bushnell 4-12x40 Banner scope that only arrived yesterday and need zeroing in, which was quickly completed after I had taken the first rabbit,@60m, off the gate as we got to the farm. Then it was along the track up to the main farm where Dwighet spied some grey crows that spotted us before we could get near enough to get a shot away but we’ll be back.

In the next field I took another rabbit while Dwighet snuck up to the hedge to try for some crows but again they were off as he took aim on them. But down further in the same field Dwight got a good rabbit @50m in the next field, not an easy shot while standing through a gap in the trees. And then only a few paces more he saw another, a good way off. “Go for it” I encouraged him knowing it was a good distance away. Down he went and off the bi-pod took the shot. Down went the rabbit in one. I went and picked it up while Dwighet ranged it @103y, just as well I didn’t put money down on that shot because I’d be out of pocket now.

We both stopped by the river to take in the vista and comment on how the rain has stayed off and what a good day it had turn out, the sun was shining and the birds singing away. Over in the next field where the land rose up we could see some more prey. In quick succession Dwighet took the next 2 laying prone @60m, the first dropped and with a quick recycle so did the other one. I wish I had those younger eyes that he has to see better. We made our way back to where we had started missing a couple on the way.

Round two was much the same with a couple more and a few missed. But on the return we could see 3 big rabbits up the field a good ways off, with a few baby bunnies between us and these. So we crept along by the ditch to get nearer, as we got closer we could see 4 more in a dip in the field about 75m off. These again were a good size. I could not see them when laying peone as my bi-pod was only a 6”-9” so the only way I could get any of the 4 was to get closer. So a stalk started to move up the field on all fours and then on our belly’s. After 25 minutes crawling and at 50m I could see them to take a shot. Both of us had one each sighted in and I started counting to 3.
On 3 Dwighet fired, on 3 and a half I fired but my rabbit had already jumped 2 feet in the air so I missed but so had Dwighet. After nearly half an hour of stalking those Easter bunny’s got a lucky brake.

So that was the end to today’s outing but there’s always more to come.
We were out for close on 5 hours and shot 12 rabbits between us. Of those 12 I would say 6 had the mixy. Not good to see these rabbits with their eyes closed over with pus and completely blind.

I was glad to have been able to return a good afternoons shooting to Dwighet for the times he has bought me out with him to his shoot. Cheers mate and we will do it again soon.

Clive J from KK.................

The Aussie

Thanks for sharing the story, dweight any photos of your new gat (CZ 500). cheers.


Anthony.

jwshooter

is in it well for the idle rich,, love to see the fluted barrel on the cz .shoot the mixy ones .good story clive .

bunny shooter

Heard there is mixy about, usually don't see it 'till later in the Summer :mad:

clivej

jwshooter wrote: »

is in it well for the idle rich,, love to see the fluted barrel on the cz .shoot the mixy ones .good story clive .

I don't know about the idle bit

philog

can you tell me this clive ....does the limited edition cz have a number on it ..such as no xxxxx of 500..as i have one aswell and cannot find any such number...dont really bother me as its as accurate as hell ..and im gonna shoot the s...t out of it ...but i was just wondering

bunny shooter

There were 500 made in the limited edition and then they made more but they are "seperate" to the limited edition ones AFAIK

clivej

philog wrote: »

can you tell me this clive ....does the limited edition cz have a number on it ..such as no xxxxx of 500..as i have one aswell and cannot find any such number...dont really bother me as its as accurate as hell ..and im gonna shoot the s...t out of it ...but i was just wondering

Yes Dwighet's is 300 (something) of 500 and it's engraved onto the stock or barrel. I'm not sure which because my eyes fill with tears of emotion when I get to hold it.

philog

thanks lads ...sounds like you had a great day out clive;;;;shot three myself yesterday...all of them had mixy...

dwighet

this it now with the new scope.4-12...hada 6-24 on it before..too big i thought and it has a new stock on it that I got for a steal..I dont want to take the original stock out in the field as I got it in mint condition And I want to keep it that way...

philog

very same as my own rifle ....mine has no number on it that i can see...but it does say limited edition....is the barrell on yours floated

dwighet

philog wrote: »

very same as my own rifle ....mine has no number on it that i can see...but it does say limited edition....is the barrell on yours floated

It isWhat do you feed yours and what is your grouping like..Im using lapua subs(gold box) and getting about 1/2 inch at 50. Itried elry sport and got better groups but there not hollow points so I wont use em for bunnies

ronn

lovely looking rifle, what price would one of those cost,

fish slapped

Dwighet Between you semi custom 527, limited edition 452 and your new 7-06, I'm beginning to dislike you very very much;)

Beautiful gun man , wear it well.

Jonty

nice write up clive. even nicer .22 there dweight

dwighet

ronn wrote: »

lovely looking rifle, what price would one of those cost,

Im not too sure Ronn..
Was around 700 i think..I saw it.Had to have it.And closed my eyes when I handed the credit card over. Yuo know that kind of way;) I probably paid too much but the 3 gun dealers I know say that if I mind it ,it will hold its value..Thats the reason for the 2nd hand stock for it..The original is in bubble wrap under the bed..still in mint condition

dwighet

fish slapped wrote: »

Dwighet Between you semi custom 527, limited edition 452 and your new 7-06, I'm beginning to dislike you very very much;)

Beautiful gun man , wear it well.

Thanks Fish
A 308 for F.T.R is next...4-5 months away yet...
30 inch walther barrel rem 700 trued action. jewell trigger,accuracy international stock and the nightforce I have on the 223 will sit on it lovely.

Then Im done......NO MORE GUNS!!!!! she tells me

philog

i use eley subs and winchester super x in mine ...buy them for five euro a box,,heard the lapua are very good ...where do you buy them,,,i have a 1979 brno model 2 and it loves cci subs ... if i shoot one inch groups im a happy man,,,can do much better wiyh the .17hmr...even at 100 yds

kakashka

Very nice Dwighet,i think new stock actually goes well with it also.
on another point,be cautious of showing serial numbers,might sound ott but lot of possible unpleasnt scenarios

dwighet

kakashka wrote: »

Very nice Dwighet,i think new stock actually goes well with it also.
on another point,be cautious of showing serial numbers,might sound ott but lot of possible unpleasnt scenarios

thanks KAK.....I like the stock better than the origanal...Its glass bedded as well...fits like a glove.....

dwighet

philog wrote: »

i use eley subs and winchester super x in mine ...buy them for five euro a box,,heard the lapua are very good ...where do you buy them,,,i have a 1979 brno model 2 and it loves cci subs ... if i shoot one inch groups im a happy man,,,can do much better wiyh the .17hmr...even at 100 yds

philog..would love to see a pic of the ole brno...Class rifle

lordarpad

dwighet wrote: »

Im not too sure Ronn..
Was around 700 i think..I saw it.Had to have it.And closed my eyes when I handed the credit card over. Yuo know that kind of way;) I probably paid too much but the 3 gun dealers I know say that if I mind it ,it will hold its value..Thats the reason for the 2nd hand stock for it..The original is in bubble wrap under the bed..still in mint condition

make sure you put silica in with it and keep changing it so as not get it molding.

philog

wish i could put up pictures...will see can i get someone to do it for me