30 May 2024, 07:43
dustofferA Repeat Performance
Went out tonight after checking game cams and saw I have had good traffic since the last shoot--
Here's my down-range view--107 yds to the feeder.
Had been there about 45 minutes and saw movement close to me just past the low bushes. It was a pig-about 30-35 yds away. Pig made his way on to the west and never turned towards the feeder. Must have been a hot sow over there.
About 20 minutes later I see a dark shape on the right side of the feed pen in the mesquite--well, it walked on thru the pen to the west-

without stopping. But, about a minute later it had circled back and was headed back east about 60-65 yds out. Muffs on, safety off, squeeze, and down and dead. That makes 2 in a row with the M70 and I am going out to the other place tomorrow. If I repeat there, I am going to give the AR w/thermal another try. I have decided that it has been trigger anxiety which has been the source of my recent string of misses. Calculated weight was 156, so a near twin to the last one.
30 May 2024, 20:04
Bobby TomekNice! I bet this one is a litter-mate to the one you got recently. They do seem very similar in size and age.
31 May 2024, 01:06
Live OakIt is getting dry around here. All the rain has been north and east or south of us. There has been some activity at my feeders. I have been spraying fence lines and working of fence. If the wind is right I will have to sit!
31 May 2024, 03:38
gsganzerDustoffer,
We spoke in the other thread about your AR. I just put a Geissele SSA-E trigger on my AR-308. Very nice 3.5 lb pull. Still not a bolt gun trigger, but very nice for an AR.
31 May 2024, 04:21
dustoffermy current trigger in the AR is a 3.5 lb but it isn’t as crisp as the one I had in my 5.56l and I might have to do a swap.
01 June 2024, 21:59
dustofferThird sit was a bust--only pigs I saw was a sounder of 5 or 6 across the east fence and I don't have permission to shoot there. However, they will hear/smell my feeder and will be under the fence next time maybe.
02 June 2024, 11:28
georgeldWell how about the surprise?
Some activity here for a change.
Good shooting Dusty.
George