Hunting (part 2)

The weather has been good down here in Cornwall at the end of February and beginning of March, so i have been checking my shooting grounds for milky doe's and spent allot of time getting permission to shoot on new grounds. With some luck on my side and talking to the right people has paid off. It looks like i will have a good summer.

As the weather has been on my side, its time to check over my rifle's and get them zeroed in, again at 35 yards. I don't like to take any chances of missing the all important head shot for a clean kill, plus stalking a rabbit so it is in your range and you are comfortable with the distance plays a big part in the kill.

When i am zeroing i always find a quiet field away from the public, a thick piece of wood against a stone wall and a target and your almost ready. Make yourself a tripod to rest on. I use three pieces of cane bound together about 6 inch from the top and cut the bottoms off to suit your height. "Simple"

I was browsing the field behind were i was shooting to make sure there was no cattle in there.
don't upset the farmer, he can take the permission away to shoot on his land allot easier than it is for you to acquire it.

I like to shoot in groups of 3 sometimes 5 so make sure you have enough targets with you, and enough pellets. When you fill your gun with your air tank, don't make the mistake of an over fill.
If you do over fill, this wont make it more powerful or make it so you can take more shots, it can damage your rifle and it will without a doubt make it less powerful and the time you have spent zeroing will have been a waste of time and journey.

A slight adjustment on the scope turrets and its time to shoot another group. I like to have two targets on my bored. You can get quite comfortable sat there.

If you can have someone spotting for you it can make life easier. Ever time you shoot a group, if you have to walk 35 yards to your target and 35 yards back you will find yourself a little out of breath and with your heart beating it can make your next group off target. If you do find yourself spotting for yourself and doing allot of walking, make a point of sitting for a minute or two to get your breath back

All done and dusted, that's the Air Arms S410 carbine zeroed in ready for the summer. It will be checked again on probably another couple of times before i go out on my first hunting trip.