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Post by redsnow on Mar 13, 2013 7:34:49 GMT -6
Yep, nothing wrong with designing stuff that works for the job at hand. I hope the gun is still in the family.
When I was young, coon hunting, I had one of those 6-volt lanterns, that took the big batteries. The light head would swivel up/down, could always find a spot in the rocks, or leaves to wedge it, where I could see eyes. Then spat the coon. Tell you how long ago that's been, I hunted with a 5mm Remington Mag. Good little gun, and I had a good coon dog too. Dang, memories!
Friend of mine has a red-light mounted on top of the scope on his rifle. It's ok, I guess, but that little gun doesn't handle for crap, it's just so outta balance.
Honestly, I've hunted after dark more by myself, than I have with a partner. It'll take a little practice, and you need to know your gun, needs to come up good and all. But with my lights, something inside 40 yards isn't in a good spot. I'd still rather have a partner, and we'll take turns running the gun.
The other night when Moe and I were out, those last 2 calls we made, Moe had his hands on his shotgun while I was running the light, and my rifle was handy, if we'd needed it.
Tomorrow is my day off work, we're gonna try em again!
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Post by redsnow on Mar 18, 2013 20:21:13 GMT -6
Well, I'll give a report from Thursday night. Dang, it was a typical WV coyote hunt! My bud Moe and I, met after work, and went to the planned calling spot. With the "time change", heck, it was still daylight at 8:00pm. We setup, called for maybe 15 minutes. Moe was running the light, I had the gun, and didn't see squat! On the second setup, both of us had our guns. I had my rifle and Moe had his rifle/shotgun, over-under. Guys, we looked North, East, South and West. And, guess what, we didn't see squat! So, we doubled our luck.
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