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YUP! Good thoughts.
Cutter we've been chewing the fat in varmits vs calibers.
I was up in Albany yesterday at B&J's looking at the Coopers and what ever else he had.
Will be getting the ar-15 type asap, also went to Sheriff dept in home county for Pistol permit application. Saw a Super Blackhawk like I used to have and ...(Wife is searching for the antidote for this bug that has bitten again)... :-0
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On the thread "Varmints vs calibers", I spoke of a gun mounted flood light that reaches out 350 yards for $84.99 + $10.00 shipping minus a $10.00 mail-in rebate. You mount it to the 1" scope tube. I mail ordered mine yesterday from Cabela's. Night shooting is the best way to get them, since that is when they are naturally out. My gen.1 night vision scope isn't the greatest, so I'll try this out next. I have 7X night vision Russian binoculars to pan and search for them. I plan to use the light with a red filter which doesn't disturb them and blast away.
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I saw those scopes, they are still on sale. They all have a red filter and from what I have read that light will not spook them correct?
Last night is the first time they have been near the house since my last battle. I was at the computer, heard one right outside the back door and realized the cat was out.
I grabbed my 410 with the light on it but the light is so small all I could see were the eyes at 150' or so. I fired and missed as expected with the bead site. Cat ran onto the deck and sat looking at me like what is wrong with you man, I was just making friends.
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I have looked at the size of those lights and am concerned about the size of the power supply. But dragging out a rifle, battery and ammo trying to load...
I'll have to take the time to look at the power supplies and how connected.
I like the thought of a clearly lit up target. Would hate to do the neighbors beagle.
Igotta get a education on all of the glow in the dark red dots and the rest of those type of sights.
Side note: My brothers group he hunts with using dogs to run them have taken 39 just from the area around the Cortland County landfill. I'm not sure about the rest of the areas but the count is up there.
I'm still tinkering with new rifle. Have a Jewell trigger on the way and bedding kit in hand and will work on that nights and this weekend. Have over 100 test loads to try as soon as I clean up trigger and bed.
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I did some coyote hunting this past Saturday with a friend of mine. It was about 6 degrees out. We started at about 4:30 and played the coyote serenade CD for about 15 minutes while viewing over a 10 acre pond that had about 30 acres of open area around it. I gave my friend the AR-15 but he had only shot with it once before this past summer. I planned to use the AR for day shooting and my .17 for night shooting. After about 15 minutes I decided to walk over to several other diked trails to see if we had any activity. As I was coming back to my partner I looked up over the pond and saw a coyote. It saw me about the same time. My friend started blasting at him, it was at about 300 to 400 yards range and running full speed. When I ran back to my friend I yelled to keep shooting. Shoot a foot high and lead him by 3 feet. Out of natural instinct, he stopped shooting without thinking and assumed the magazine was empty. He still had 7 rounds left even after I got him to fire off more rounds. I got one shot off with my single shot.
We set up again about a mile and a half away on a trail that was heavily wooded on both sides hoping to draw one on the trail. Well after about 60 seconds of calling, we had a half dozen howling in response at less than 150 yards away. They managed to see us before we could see them in the dense forest.
We later set up after dark some miles away. The 1st generation Russian Binoculars didn't work well since we couldn't find an open enough area. We couldn't see because of something like a fog. The spotlight at 150 yards was also picking up the fog. The clear light definitely shoots a further beam than with the red filter. The red filter makes a critters eyes light up like reflector tape.
My opinion is that night shooting needs to be done at 150 yards or less. You have to be absolutely quiet and completely covered. At that distance you need to use a call in conjunction with bait.
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I was wondering about the hardware associated with the light. Of course, if you were set up waiting, not a big deal.
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When coyote hunting, you must be completely still and hiding in some sort of blind or under a large tree. They can see, hear or smell you first. So, walking with the light and battery pack is not an option except to get to the spot of choice. The battery pack weighs a couple of pounds and attaches to your belt. The cables from battery to trigger to light are long enough to get tangled in brush. The light itself is very lightweight and a little on the wimpy side (definitely not to tactical standards).
Myself would suggest carrying the stuff in a pack and then assemble at the hunting site if you are going through allot of brush, etc.
The spotlight quick attaches to a plastic clamp that mounts on the 1" scope O.D. and can permanently mount there if desired. That clamp can/does slide sideways a little.
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I'm thinking I will be back in my barn again. This time with some bait and a new call.
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Yooper,
Never tried those lights but I'm pretty proficient at holding a spotlight in my forward hand that holds the forearm of my gun. I'm looking for a light with an adjustment so I can dim the light until I'm ready to shoot.
If you guys haven't tried night calling it's a blast. Especially when your light dies when the critter is under 100yds away and coming in fast. See the picture. Our most recent coyote came in to my poor calling(mouth). I was so winded from squalling like a rabbit for 15 min. that I couldn't have cared less if he was shot. I'll still to my electronic caller from now on.
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We seem to have eliminated the problem here since the new neighbor moved in. They have three pit bulls and walk them on a leash around the entire block (2+ miles) a couple of times a day. They urinate along the way. They also run free on his property with an electric fence.
I have read they will relinquish territory to dogs, that may be what has happened. We shall see, almost too good to be true.
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