{"id":1183,"date":"2008-05-04T20:06:36","date_gmt":"2008-05-05T01:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2008\/05\/04\/three-targets-one-shot\/"},"modified":"2008-05-04T20:06:36","modified_gmt":"2008-05-05T01:06:36","slug":"three-targets-one-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2008\/05\/04\/three-targets-one-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Three targets, one shot."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My new shooting setup afforded me several opportunities today.\u00a0 The half-bath window is perfect.\u00a0 The window has a clear view of the backyard.\u00a0 I just raise the blinds a bit, raise the window, and sit on a stool (not the all popular throne).\u00a0 I can rest my R7 on the windowsill, and the pests are not the wiser.<\/p>\n<p>First up, there was a squirrel digging in the yard, right in front of the window.\u00a0 Probably would have been a 15 yard shot, which should have been an easy kill, but I never felt like I had a good (read not shaky) shoot.\u00a0 Lots of opportunity, but too much adrenaline.\u00a0 Instead, I concentrated on my usual target area, probably about 22-25 yards out.\u00a0 I figured that I could zero in the gun from my new vantage point, and get comfortable shooting from the window.\u00a0 The ping of a Miller Lite can sent the squirrel running for cover.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the morning, a squirrel came scurrying into view.\u00a0 This time I decided to take a shot at about 25 yards because the little bastard was digging up some newly planted grass.\u00a0 I am not sure if this is the squirrel that I spared earlier, but any squirrel digging at my hard work is in the wrong place (and if my shot is true, at the wrong time).\u00a0 I took aim at the varmint\u2019s eye and let fire.\u00a0 It was a hit, but I guess not as perfect as I would have hoped to land.\u00a0 The tree rat was clearly stunned, shook its head, and took off running.\u00a0 I am not sure where my shot landed; must have been lower down the body instead of on the head.\u00a0 Maybe.\u00a0 I hate not getting clean kills, but I hate squirrels digging up my yard and nesting in my attic even more.<\/p>\n<p>About thirty minutes after the squirrel mishap, a starling decided to fly in and peck away at some dug out area where I removed a bunch of weeds.\u00a0 The starling was constantly on the move, and I never felt like I had a great shot.\u00a0 In reality, I did, but after the mishap with the squirrel, I was reluctant to take anything except the perfect shot.<\/p>\n<p>Lessons learned?\u00a0 For starters, several starlings are in the area, and they are not welcome since they compete with the local song birds.\u00a0 In the past I did not shoot at starlings, mainly because I did not want to make a mistake and take out a desirable bird.\u00a0 I also need to shoot faster.\u00a0 I had plenty of decent shots this morning, but I always waited for the perfect shot.\u00a0 I need to get more accurate with the Beeman R7 so I do not have to worry about being trigger happy.\u00a0 I also need to figure out if my R7 can take out squirrels.\u00a0 Out of my last 10 attempts, probably only 3 have been clean kills.\u00a0 Not good.<\/p>\n<p>More practice, especially from the new shooting room is in order.\u00a0 Of course the R1 Double Gold cannot get here soon enough.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My new shooting setup afforded me several opportunities today.\u00a0 The half-bath window is perfect.\u00a0 The window has a clear view of the backyard.\u00a0 I just raise the blinds a bit, raise the window, and sit on a stool (not the all popular throne).\u00a0 I can rest my R7 on the windowsill, and the pests are &hellip; 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