Heym SR20
Well-Known Member
Well just to confirm this experiment a friend through SD kindly invited me down to his very very nice bit of ground down in the Borders - woodland and farmland and scrubby gorse running down to a river valley full of wee brown trout.
I took the combination gun with its new insert barrel fitted. I had an early snap shot off hand at a big dog fox that was hiding under a gorse bush. He jumped at the shot and ran never to be seen again. it was a head on shot so probably cleanly missed thinking... very embarrassing.
We then came bumped into a whole colony of badgers. They hadn't a clue we were there and two wee ones just playing like children rolling down the bank - made us laugh.
At the far end of the ground its slopes down to the river with big forestry block opposite. Getting towards last light. Friend keeps hold of the dog tells me to go round the gorse bush and work my way down the hill keeping eye open - often good deer come out of the forestry to graze and feed. Tripped over a badger - it ran over my foot, and there were several other still out - the dog came face to face with one as well. Got to a little tree with a good open view down to the woodland edge about 200 yards away. Sat down thinking should wait out till dark. Out ops a doe followed by a buck Gun on sticks, sitting elbows propped on knees. Will wait till he goes broadside - but he then looks up - keep still. He puts his head - still facing me but line cross hairs on back of neck with bullet going downwards into the chest cavity. Think the bullet into the target, squeeze and rifle goes off by itself - solid thud and he goes straight down. Leave it a few minutes and go down and have a look - bullet straight through point of aim. Don't know the exact distance but getting on for 200 yards. Both of us very pleased.
So yes you can stalk with a double and yes given good sights - mine has a 6x42 Zeiss, you can shoot game as far as you really ought to. I have found over the years with Roe, if you wait for perfect broadside shot you never shoot anything.
I took the combination gun with its new insert barrel fitted. I had an early snap shot off hand at a big dog fox that was hiding under a gorse bush. He jumped at the shot and ran never to be seen again. it was a head on shot so probably cleanly missed thinking... very embarrassing.
We then came bumped into a whole colony of badgers. They hadn't a clue we were there and two wee ones just playing like children rolling down the bank - made us laugh.
At the far end of the ground its slopes down to the river with big forestry block opposite. Getting towards last light. Friend keeps hold of the dog tells me to go round the gorse bush and work my way down the hill keeping eye open - often good deer come out of the forestry to graze and feed. Tripped over a badger - it ran over my foot, and there were several other still out - the dog came face to face with one as well. Got to a little tree with a good open view down to the woodland edge about 200 yards away. Sat down thinking should wait out till dark. Out ops a doe followed by a buck Gun on sticks, sitting elbows propped on knees. Will wait till he goes broadside - but he then looks up - keep still. He puts his head - still facing me but line cross hairs on back of neck with bullet going downwards into the chest cavity. Think the bullet into the target, squeeze and rifle goes off by itself - solid thud and he goes straight down. Leave it a few minutes and go down and have a look - bullet straight through point of aim. Don't know the exact distance but getting on for 200 yards. Both of us very pleased.
So yes you can stalk with a double and yes given good sights - mine has a 6x42 Zeiss, you can shoot game as far as you really ought to. I have found over the years with Roe, if you wait for perfect broadside shot you never shoot anything.
