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 rizzo1318
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Posted: 4/3/2012 8:20:49 PM
Which BBs are you having the best accuracy with?
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Burnsome-
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Posted: 4/4/2012 1:19:15 PM
Originally Posted By rizzo1318:
Which BBs are you having the best accuracy with? the .20gr white bb's from Walmart. about $6/5000 as I recall. only have about half a container left so I'm gonna have to stock back up here soon. between that 5000 round magazine, an itchy trigger finger, and hundreds of carpenter bee's, I sure burned thru a lotta bb's this year.... the lighter weight ones aren't nearly as accurate but they are a bit faster. the heavier are pretty accurate but slightly slower, plus they put a dent in the cedar siding on my house so I don't use them anymore. .20gr seems to be the best compromise for accuracy and killing power.... |
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Posted: 4/8/2012 6:54:29 PM
260....
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Posted: 4/28/2012 3:11:48 AM
When using the badminton racket is it best to blade at 45 or what?
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Posted: 4/28/2012 10:14:50 PM
I use an echo weedeater.they ink spot just like shooting skeet.........marty
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Posted: 4/30/2012 7:37:12 PM
Originally Posted By big_tex78:
When using the badminton racket is it best to blade at 45 or what? lol....yeah, pretty much.... 
274 so far this year and i think the season is just about to wind up. had a couple "get thru the wire" and bored a couple of holes in the house....flushed 'em out with carb cleaner spray and then smashed 'em with the badminton racket while blading at 45..... |
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Posted: 5/15/2012 8:23:53 AM
I like to hit them with a tennis racket. They hover near your head and call your bluff. When they stand still mid air I swing and hit them with the racket and they hit the ground and are done. Last year I had 28 in one day. I've only seen a few this year so hopefully I'm making a dent in them. They do some damage.
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Posted: 6/10/2012 3:35:54 PM
I wonder how one would skin and cook them?
How many does it take to make a meal from? If there are that many out there, sure would seem like a waste not to eat `em...... 
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Posted: 6/12/2012 1:51:23 PM
I like using my S&W 617 and shot shells. I have dropped a few jaws by shooting them out of mid flight. I kept the fact that I was shooting shot shells to myself.
And to quote the Beastie Boys "I did it like this I did it like that, I did it with a wiffle ball bat". |
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Posted: 6/18/2012 4:05:47 PM
Originally Posted By cutlass1972:
I like using my S&W 617 and shot shells. I have dropped a few jaws by shooting them out of mid flight. I kept the fact that I was shooting shot shells to myself.
And to quote the Beastie Boys "I did it like this I did it like that, I did it with a wiffle ball bat". Catch them, put a loop of thread around their abdomen and fly them like a kite? |
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Posted: 6/20/2012 1:48:13 AM
Savage sells a smoothbore 22 long rifle, designed to properly shoot those 22 shot shells. I have long considering buying one for the sole purpose of wingshooting wood bees. It would be a hell of a lot of fun.
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Posted: 6/20/2012 2:20:59 AM
Originally Posted By Vespid_Wasp:
Savage sells a smoothbore 22 long rifle, designed to properly shoot those 22 shot shells. I have long considering buying one for the sole purpose of wingshooting wood bees. It would be a hell of a lot of fun. I wonder if the smoothbore would really improve 22 shot shell usefulness? I have shot a LOT of them over the years and have come to the conclusion that they are really only good for bees at no more than 10'. after that the pattern opens up to a useless level. |
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Posted: 6/20/2012 9:32:34 AM
Originally Posted By cutlass1972:
Originally Posted By Vespid_Wasp:
Savage sells a smoothbore 22 long rifle, designed to properly shoot those 22 shot shells. I have long considering buying one for the sole purpose of wingshooting wood bees. It would be a hell of a lot of fun. I wonder if the smoothbore would really improve 22 shot shell usefulness? I have shot a LOT of them over the years and have come to the conclusion that they are really only good for bees at no more than 10'. after that the pattern opens up to a useless level. They really do. The rifling in a normal barrel tends to open the pattern into a donut shape. I'm getting one of the savage smoothbores for testing with flechettes and sabots, but I'll try to give a range report the next time I see those chipmunks that laid claim to my parent's cabin. |
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