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Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go huntsman22 #15937433 03/25/21
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 45,097 North East Urth Valsdad OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP Valsdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 45,097 North East Urth	Originally Posted by huntsman22 What is that cool little shotgun you have there? I think that might see some use around here. And, odds are I can even get one in my kommunist state. The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni) member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?

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Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go Valsdad #15937460 03/25/21
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 45,097 North East Urth Valsdad OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP Valsdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 45,097 North East Urth	Still making slight inroads here. Another one bit the dust this morning. The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni) member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?

Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go Valsdad #15937558 03/25/21
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger
huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado	Rossi 410. I thunk they call it the turkey model. It's my barn gun...

Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go huntsman22 #15937565 03/25/21
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 45,097 North East Urth Valsdad OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP Valsdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 45,097 North East Urth	Originally Posted by huntsman22 Rossi 410. I thunk they call it the turkey model. It's my barn gun... Thanks huntsman, I'll look into one. The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni) member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?

Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go Valsdad #15949269 03/28/21
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger
huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado	keeping her busy...

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Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go Valsdad #15949320 03/28/21
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 869 Prospect creek, MT S shootAI Campfire Regular
shootAI Campfire Regular S Joined: May 2013 Posts: 869 Prospect creek, MT	Still can’t believe Rossi puts a manual safety on a break gun with a hammer. Oh well probably lawyers were involved. Keep up the good work. I like the reflex sight on it. First one I have seen set up like that

Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go Valsdad #15949371 03/28/21
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 45,097 North East Urth Valsdad OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP Valsdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 45,097 North East Urth	Two more yesterday. Busy qualifying for permit today, so no pellet gun time. huntsman, what size shot you use in that .410? The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni) member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?

Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go Valsdad #15955876 03/30/21
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger
huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado	7 1/2 shot. 3 more with the RimX in the pheasant pens today

Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go chlinstructor #15956194 03/30/21
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger
OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma	Originally Posted by chlinstructor I need to buy me a good pellet gun. Haven’t had one since the Benjamin pump I had as a kid. What do y’all recommend ? My LGS doesn’t stock a decent variety. All they have are those full auto B.B. guns. Ruger Air Hawk 177 Caliber Pellet Air Rifle with Scope - Midway $149.99 - (Chinese Ruger Branded Scope and rings) (upgrade to pellet rifle designed glass) Hawke Vantage 3-9x40 AO Scope Mil-Dot Riflescope (14123), Black 4.4 out of 5 stars 204 ratings \| 43 answered questions Amazon Prime Price: $109.99 (upgraded to Picatinny Scope Mount) UTG MNT-PMTOWL - A New Gen Dovetail to Picatinny/Weaver Adaptor Mount, One Size Brand: UTG 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,753 ratings \| 113 answered questions List Price: $9.97 Amazon Prime Price: $8.39 "All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee

Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go Valsdad #15964698 04/02/21
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger
OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma	Caldwell "Pistolero" This is going to open up a wide field of accurate, withering fire upon the enemy especially those shy Starlings that perch in the top of the trees. The brown suet feeder, mounted so that I have a clear body shot on Starlings feeding from either side, is their favorite feeding station. I also have a suet log, to the left, that they like. Often, they will drop to the ground to feed on the crumbs. This Caldwell Pistolero allows me to adjust my barrel up or down, so I can hit them on the ground and in the top of the trees, and anywhere in between. The brick post, on my back porch, provides cover. "All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee

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Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go Valsdad #15965126 04/02/21
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 45,097 North East Urth Valsdad OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP Valsdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 45,097 North East Urth	Thanks for the info huntsman. Nice setup there Okie! The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni) member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?

Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go Valsdad #15974749 04/08/21
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger
huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado	Let the starlings alone for a few days and focused on a different invader....

Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go Valsdad #15976843 04/09/21
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 903 Missouri SenderoMan Campfire Regular
SenderoMan Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 903 Missouri	I remember as a kid with my Crosman 760 (back in the 70's) feeding the cats all the birds that I would kill. They would never eat a starling! That tells how bad a bird those things are! Lol

Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go Valsdad #15981846 04/10/21
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger
huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado

Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go OrangeOkie #15993026 04/14/21
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger
OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma	Originally Posted by OrangeOkie Here is my latest Starling eliminator. This thing is really accurate. 10 pumps and 600fps is plenty, even to the tree tops in my back yard. When I get the cross hairs on 'em and get a good squeeze on the trigger, it is sudden death and a long fall to the ground for those black pirates. Crossman 1377 All American .177 cal - $40 Picatinny scope rail for the Crosman 1377/1322 - $40 Hammers Handgun Scope 2x20mm - $86 Result from my morning coffee break on the back porch, overlooking my suet feeders. Two Common Grackles fell on the other side of the fence, where the possums clean up every night. I shoot off a Caldwell rest, and this little pistol shoots dime size groups at 20 yards. "All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee

Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go Valsdad #15996219 04/15/21
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger
OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma	OK I gotta show off my new Buck-Rail silencer for my Crosman 1377. For you suburbanites, who may be concerned about the retort, from your pellet pistol. frightening the horses next door, this thing turn it into whisper quiet. $25 and worth it. clic pic to order "All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee

Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go Valsdad #15996228 04/15/21
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 45,097 North East Urth Valsdad OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP Valsdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 45,097 North East Urth	Rarely coming around my place for the last couple of weeks. Must have all found less perilous nesting and feeding sites. The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni) member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?

Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go OrangeOkie #15996291 04/15/21
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,681 N.E. Texas 1911a1 Campfire Tracker
1911a1 Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,681 N.E. Texas	Originally Posted by OrangeOkie OK I gotta show off my new Buck-Rail silencer for my Crosman 1377. For you suburbanites, who may be concerned about the retort, from your pellet pistol. frightening the horses next door, this thing turn it into whisper quiet. $25 and worth it. clic pic to order That is awesome! Figures don't lie, But Liars figure Assumption is the mother of mistakes

Re: Starlings- one down 6 billion to go Valsdad #16030006 04/25/21
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger
OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma	I am doing my part, on a daily basis, to rid my yard of those nasty, but wary Starlings. I have now officially added The Brown Headed Cowbird to the list of targets. They are not nearly as wary as Starlings and are starting to flood my yard and feeders, so I started taking them out today after reading this blurb on the Audubon website . . . "Centuries ago this bird probably followed bison herds on the Great Plains, feeding on insects flushed from the grass by the grazers. Today it follows cattle, and occurs abundantly from coast to coast. Its spread has represented bad news for other songbirds: Cowbirds lay their eggs in nests of other birds. Heavy parasitism by cowbirds has pushed some species to the status of "endangered" and has probably hurt populations of some others. I have seen all of these Cowbirds in my back yard over the years, and did not know what the Juvenile and newborn's were. I am not shooting the Redwing Blackbirds nor the Common Grackles because they do not rob nests. The Redwing Blackbirds nest in marshes and eat insects and grubs from your lawn. They are also known to kill Sparrows. The Grackles nest in flocks and do not molest songbird nests. I have found that Redwing Blackbirds and Grackles provide attractive live decoys for Starlings and Brown Headed Cowbirds. Provides a false sense of security to those wary Starlings. Adult Male Immature male Female Juvenile Sparrow feeding young Cowbird that was born in the Sparrow's nest "All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee

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