As I walked into the rising sun it was soon time to turn south for a while and then west, now I had the sun on my back and very pleasant it was.
Around 9.30 I was heading down a path strolling along but quietly when coming around slight left turn I bumped into a fox at around 70yds. I knew it was a vixen as soon as I saw her and instantly I stepped left into the hedge for cover to ready the gun. With gun mounted I stepped right to bring me into view and she was perfectly side on.
Like a fool I missed her. I automatically worked the bolt and was amazed how quick I did it and also amazingly she came trotting towards me looking very comfused. Eventually at say 50yds she sees me but I tell ya that face mask sure does delay them in deciding if it is a human they are seeing. The second shot returns a massive pop from her taking the hit to which she drops. Amazingly she gets up and hobbles into the hedge. I did not panic, she was going nowhere. When she stopped to look at me she was quartering to my right and I just centered her in the heat of battle just missing her right ribs and emptying her abdoman.
It turned out she quit just under the hedge.
Here is the snap,
These 110 grain Speer HP do make a mess and I guess they are doing around 200fps more than I had them coming out of the 94, later I comfirmed this notion on a rock at about 210 paces that revealed 5" of drop.
The book suggests 2800fps. It is as pleasant a load as it was in the 94 and it don't hurt the ears none (probably because they are shot out anyway!)
After this I made my way through the wood hunting, looking, calling and listening but nothing else showed so I entered my little camp and lit the stove to cook some lamb chops, three of them hmmmm nice
A fantastic eight hours I had Sunday and got home completly worn out tired
Nath.
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I will wait untill spring now before I correct it as I do like the Weaver system.
