{"id":1311,"date":"2008-10-20T18:46:11","date_gmt":"2008-10-20T22:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2008\/10\/20\/weekend-shooting-with-the-r1-chipmunk-surprise\/"},"modified":"2008-10-20T18:54:09","modified_gmt":"2008-10-20T22:54:09","slug":"weekend-shooting-with-the-r1-chipmunk-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2008\/10\/20\/weekend-shooting-with-the-r1-chipmunk-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Shooting with the R1. Chipmunk surprise."},"content":{"rendered":"

I spent some time this weekend shooting with the R1, and have posted some pictures for your viewing enjoyment. There is a nice (non graphic) shot of a chipmunk available via a link. Graphic violence on demand.<\/p>\n

The following is a picture of my normal plinking and paper punching area as soon from my deck. Not a great picture, but you can get the lay of the land, see a couple of the feeders, and the general backdrop for my shots. The target area is about 17-20 yards away depending on my position. The deck affords me several shooting positions. Anything from a rest on a windowsill, to sitting, standing, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n
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The next picture is an enlarged version of the shooting area. Interesting to note that for the paper targets I was testing several different pellets. Upper right-hard part of the target was with Beeman Silver Ace pellets (15.24 gr), which produced clean cuts, but did not group well. Beeman Crow-Magnum (18.20 gr) and RWS Superdome (14.5 gr) were used in the other areas.<\/p>\n

The beer cans were all punched with Crosman Premier pellets \u2013 what I like to call the good stuffs! The cans on their side have multiple shot placements in the same hole. The Champaign Girl on the Moon gives me a decent challenge; figure if I can hit this on demand I should be able to dot any Tree Rat right between the eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n
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This one is along the side of my property. A nice 22 or so yard target with plenty of crap for a backdrop. I can actually use this area at night to setup a 12 yard shooting area because there is plenty of light available in my backyard.<\/p>\n\n\n
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The next picture tells the story of the driveway shooting area. You can see that I have a couple of Miller Lite cans setup on some cinderblocks. If you look closely you can see that I was going after the 1 inch by 1 inch barcode area on the right can. I hit it dead center. My shooting position is from a sitting position, using my knee as a rest for my arm\/elbow.<\/p>\n\n\n
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This chipmunk was in the wrong place at the wrong time. As I was setting up for another shot, he came barking at me from inside one of the holes on the right cinder block. I do not really wish any ill will towards chipmunks, but these guys are digging like crazy around the foundation of the garage apartment and around the deck. I figured as long as it was going to bark at me, I would bark right back \u2026<\/p>\n