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Not even the T1X was enough
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03/14/19 04:51 PM
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Skunk in the front yard early this morning, coming toward the house and our cat at a pretty fast clip. I grabbed the front door gun, the Tikka, and stepped outside. Shot him once, still running, so shot him again. Still moving. Shot him a total of 5 or 6 times (Blazer 40 gr RN, if you must know) till he gave it up. Since I was still in my underwear, I went back in the house. Wife is following me around insisting I move the skunk back to the rear of the property. After getting dressed, I couldn’t find the ‘dead’ skunk. Turns out he dragged his miserable stinkin self under the guest house. I had to remove some skirting, hoping he wouldn’t be TOO close. He was, and he still had enough left to give a half hearted squirt. Missed me, mostly. Got the 9422 from the barn and shot him a bunch. Had to leave the boots outside when I came Infor lunch. Shoulda left the pants out there too.
So maybe I should be shooting hollow points instead of the RN bullets. I bought the Blazer RN ammo for the accuracy, and yup, they are accurate. A bit less accuracy and a bit more impact seems in order.
It stinks where I’m sitting. Wife hasn’t commented yet.
Not my monkeys, not my circus...
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Re: Not even the T1X was enough
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03/14/19 08:16 PM
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Could be some off handed practice is in order.
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Re: Not even the T1X was enough
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03/14/19 08:52 PM
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Sometimes things just don't go the way you think/wish they should … AKA — Stuff Happens Maybe hollow points would be better, maybe not.
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Re: Not even the T1X was enough
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03/14/19 09:18 PM
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Sometimes you eat the bar, and well sometimes the bar eats you
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Re: Not even the T1X was enough
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03/16/19 03:49 AM
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"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."
Jack O'Connor 1963
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Re: Not even the T1X was enough
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03/17/19 03:42 PM
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Could be some off handed practice is in order. This^^^^
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Not even the T1X was enough
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03/17/19 04:46 PM
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I just switched to HP ammo, instead of a shotgun. Did a good bit of shooting at 25 and 100 yards. The HPs that were close at hand were Remington Thunderbolts, which have the rep of being not so accurate, but they shot into one hole at 25 yards, as did the Blazers. I’ll go with the T-bolt HPs for the next skunk and we’ll see how that goes.
I really am happy with the Tikka T1X. Light, balanced well, and so very accurate.
For long shots I’ll use the 223 and 40 gr BTs and make it rain skunk chunks.
Last edited by 603Country; 03/17/19 04:48 PM.
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Re: Not even the T1X was enough
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03/17/19 07:10 PM
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Switch to 17 HMR, problem solved.
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Re: Not even the T1X was enough
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04/16/19 04:00 AM
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Thunderbolts are plenty. Needed to be shot in the top of the head.
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Re: Not even the T1X was enough
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04/17/19 06:55 PM
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Re: Not even the T1X was enough
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04/23/19 06:29 PM
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I second the .17!
Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
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Re: Not even the T1X was enough
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04/24/19 12:51 AM
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i don't shoot straight in my underwear either , ha ha ha .
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Re: Not even the T1X was enough
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05/30/19 07:27 PM
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I second the 12 gauge. Or stingers, or velocitors.
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Re: Not even the T1X was enough
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05/30/19 10:01 PM
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I thought the answer to everything was 6.5 Creedmoor?
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Re: Not even the T1X was enough
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05/30/19 10:19 PM
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I thought the answer to everything was 6.5 Creedmoor? Oh yeah, and Tikka. OP got it half right, at least
1 Thessalonians 4:11-14
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Re: Not even the T1X was enough
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05/30/19 10:57 PM
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Do not forget to entertain strangers, For by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels Hebrews 13:2 (R-TX)
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