OT: I was defeated by something miniscule

[bigbore442001]

I hate to admit defeat but I was defeated by something that was about two inches long. Yesterday I did some shooting with the TC with the 45-70 barrel attached at our range. While there I noticed something in one of the rafters It was a huge horse fly. One of the big ones with large green eyes and that flesh penetration probosicus that was poised beneath it's ugly head. I didn't pay too much attention and had hoped it would go away. It went off and I shot 20 rounds of 45-70 which is enought in the Contender for me as well as a number of 22 Hornet rounds.

Well I did a repeat of the same session today but I cut it in half. It seems that the brobignasian horsefly was back and it became more aggressive in nature. It was a real pest. I defied it as best I could with my hat. In fact there was a point where I could have shot it off one of the shooting benches but I think that would earn me a suspension from the range. Things will be different next time. I plan to shoot tommorrow to finish up the ammunition but with a difference. I will have a big can of wasp killer. When that evil virago lands on the railing it will be euthanized with a well aimed shot of toxic emulsion.

[Pete44ru]

Time for another gun - a rubber band pistol.........

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[COSteve]

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[Old Ironsights]

2 words...

Dust Shot.

[AJMD429]

I'd hang a very SWEATY t-shirt at 100-yards, and sit with a benchrest and 6mm Remington or .22-250 or whatever, and when that sweat-seeking horsefly lands out ther on the t-shirt, PICK IT OFF with your 'varmint' rifle...

In the 1970's I did just that with a 6mm Remington Ruger M77V. It was very fulfilling...

[Doc Hudson]

Not a bad idea Pete, but I was thinking more along the lines of a BB pistol.

[Malamute]

When it's horsefly season here, or regular flies become a nuisance, I carry a flyswatter around. Yes, even in the mountains. I cut a piece of boot lace long enough to make a loop, attach it through the swatter handle, and carry it looped over my wrist. Killing horseflies is quite satisfying, no matter the comments or looks. Works for the odd skeeters also.

[Rusty]

How about a 12 ga. breaching load,,,never go undergunned.

[adirondakjack]

When they come around the garage or range, ANY aerosol will work in a pinch (spray paint is probably a bad choice though). I've used WD-40, brake cleaner, Rem-Oil, CLP, anything I can blast em with. Like all insects, they breath through their hide, and can't do that well when "oiled" or dissolving in brake cleaner.

[soon 2 retire]

Hairspray! Their wings stick together and they fall to earth. Then you can take your time and mash 'em slow. It give 'em time to think about where they went wrong and experience some regret.

Bob in NE Indiana

[FWiedner]

Ever get bit by one o' the little bastids? Payback is a biotch. ... And all of them from here on pay.

Perhaps it's cruel, but I prefer to trap them lightly under a piece of paper or cloth and then drive a large pin or a finishing nail through their little thorax while they try to escape.

I like the crunch.

[Mokwaw]

Catch them alive, introduce a broom straw into the thorax from the rear, release them. Very entertaining watching them fly away, and they never bother you again.

[Pete44ru]

[Hairspray! Their wings stick together and they fall to earth. Then you can take your time and mash 'em slow. It give 'em time to think about where they went wrong and experience some regret.]

NAW ! - Hairspray........... Then, when they fall to earth, pull the wings OFF, and let them walk awhile.

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