Would you take THIS shot??!!

Benonymous · September 29, 2006, 01:49 AM

Here's the scenario. Your buddy Wayne has nodded off in camp. You've just trudged five miles from a whitetail ground and come back empty handed. When you arrive in the clearing this shot presents itself.

Maybe the day's not going to be a complete washout. You could bag a canary!

You have your trusty 30.06 loaded with 160 Gn Nosler partitions. You're fifty yards out and your rifle is sighted in for one hundred. Should be a snap!

Would you take the shot??

ZeroJunk · September 29, 2006, 06:45 AM

What does Wayne's wife look like?

rlong5 · September 29, 2006, 08:52 AM

No. Beyond the target is a concrete picnic table and a road. Besides, I've heard that Wayne's wife is high-maintenance.

Fremmer · September 29, 2006, 08:58 AM

Nahh....I'd steal his beer, instead.

Wild Bill Bucks · September 29, 2006, 11:51 AM

I agree with rlong, the concrete table could possibly cause a ricochet, and hurt someone.

Scorch · September 29, 2006, 11:53 AM

Does his hat have a desirable logo on it? If so, no. If not, can you make a clean kill on the bird?

BUSTER51 · September 29, 2006, 11:56 AM

might be fun to discharge a round and wake him up .

2rugers · September 29, 2006, 01:28 PM

Zero.

That was funny.

biglabsrule · September 29, 2006, 01:31 PM

Don't think there would be any meat left for a forkfull, otherwise...

rem33 · September 29, 2006, 02:37 PM

Shot like that could get yur gun it all bent and broken or worse.

Jseime · September 29, 2006, 11:49 PM

Well given that the rifle is sighted in for 100 yards and this is a fifty yard shot you may have to actually aim a little low right. Put the crosshairs on the birds feet just so you make a nice clean kill.

chemist308 · September 30, 2006, 12:47 AM

Not bad. Okay, take a full breath...now let it out slowly as the crosshairs drop to the top of the hit's left ear...BOOOM!

Oh, uh...you meant the bird didn't you?

LOL

**JohnKSa** · September 30, 2006, 02:07 AM

No way--just the shockwave of the bullet passing by Wayne's head would kill him.

Oh wait--we're talking about a 30-06, not a .45ACP... Nevermind.

Fn-P9 · September 30, 2006, 02:41 AM

You guys disgust me!?

YOU CANNOT KILL A LITTLE YELLOW BIRD LIKE THAT!!! THATS HOMICIDE! plus it will wake up the neighboring campers.

Beside that shot will be a good reminder for him to pay you back the money he owes you

Benonymous · September 30, 2006, 09:53 AM

You guys make me laugh!

FirstFreedom · September 30, 2006, 01:25 PM

At a minimum I would fire a warning shot to startle him awake - that'll teach him that the proper place for a nap in the woods is *on the ground*. With ants crawling on you.

huntatnight · September 30, 2006, 05:09 PM

Only if the bird moves first!!

Trip20 · October 2, 2006, 11:40 PM

sks forever · October 2, 2006, 11:50 PM

I'd see how much he has in his wallete. After a five mile hike, nothing is waking up that poor b@stard!

T. O'Heir · October 4, 2006, 02:22 AM

Nope. Shooting song birds is illegal up here. It's very difficult to get the right sized picture of a canary for potoshopping, isn't it? Mosquitoes are that big up here.

rolleinard · November 15, 2006, 03:37 AM

If the rifle's first zero is 100, wouldn't aiming at the bird's feet put the bullet straight through your friend's forehead?

Rembrandt · November 15, 2006, 07:06 AM

Wait till after the bird has deposited a calling card (pooped) on Waynes hat....

oybor · November 15, 2006, 08:17 AM

"Go for it"!! Canary is great eating!! Obyor

VirgilCaine · November 16, 2006, 09:26 AM

No way I'd take that shot with a 30.06! I don't care what the zero is set at, and thats how accidents happen! You shoot birds with a shotgun. I'd use a 12.ga 'cause Canary's are known for being tough. High brass #6's should do the trick.

jhgreasemonkey · November 16, 2006, 10:31 AM

[QUOTENo way I'd take that shot with a 30.06! I don't care what the zero is set at, and thats how accidents happen! You shoot birds with a shotgun. I'd use a 12.ga 'cause Canary's are known for being tough. High brass #6's should do the trick.
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Thanks for the good laugh guys! Whhhhhhhhheeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww

September 29, 2006, 01:49 AM	#1
Benonymous Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2005 Location: NSW Australia Posts: 254	Would you take THIS shot??!! Here's the scenario. Your buddy Wayne has nodded off in camp. You've just trudged five miles from a whitetail ground and come back empty handed. When you arrive in the clearing this shot presents itself. Maybe the day's not going to be a complete washout. You could bag a canary! You have your trusty 30.06 loaded with 160 Gn Nosler partitions. You're fifty yards out and your rifle is sighted in for one hundred. Should be a snap! Would you take the shot??

September 29, 2006, 01:28 PM	#8
2rugers Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2005 Location: texas Posts: 762	Zero. That was funny. __________________ Pain Is The Quickest Teacher 2RUGERS AKA "HALFCOCKED"

September 29, 2006, 01:31 PM	#9
biglabsrule Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2006 Location: Adirondack Park, upstate NY north of Utica Posts: 385	Don't think there would be any meat left for a forkfull, otherwise... __________________ got me a little lady, the gun buying has come to an end, sigh

September 29, 2006, 02:37 PM	#10
rem33 Junior member Join Date: March 31, 2006 Posts: 1,528	bad choice Shot like that could get yur gun it all bent and broken or worse.

September 29, 2006, 11:49 PM	#11
Jseime Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,775	Well given that the rifle is sighted in for 100 yards and this is a fifty yard shot you may have to actually aim a little low right. Put the crosshairs on the birds feet just so you make a nice clean kill. __________________ I love the smell of fresh shotgun in the morning.

September 29, 2006, 06:45 AM	#2
ZeroJunk Senior Member Join Date: August 14, 2006 Location: Browns Summit NC Posts: 2,589	What does Wayne's wife look like?

September 29, 2006, 08:52 AM	#3
rlong5 Member Join Date: March 20, 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 93	No. Beyond the target is a concrete picnic table and a road. Besides, I've heard that Wayne's wife is high-maintenance.

September 29, 2006, 08:58 AM	#4
Fremmer Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 3,482	Nahh....I'd steal his beer, instead.

September 29, 2006, 11:51 AM	#5
Wild Bill Bucks Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2005 Location: Southeastern Oklahoma, Next door to Sasquatch Posts: 1,266	I agree with rlong, the concrete table could possibly cause a ricochet, and hurt someone.

September 29, 2006, 11:53 AM	#6
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Does his hat have a desirable logo on it? If so, no. If not, can you make a clean kill on the bird? __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

September 29, 2006, 11:56 AM	#7
BUSTER51 Junior member Join Date: December 28, 2004 Location: PHOENIX, AZ Posts: 992	might be fun to discharge a round and wake him up .

September 30, 2006, 12:47 AM	#12
chemist308 Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2005 Location: Pocono Mtns, PA Posts: 587	Not bad. Okay, take a full breath...now let it out slowly as the crosshairs drop to the top of the hit's left ear...BOOOM! Oh, uh...you meant the bird didn't you? LOL __________________ critters: the other red meat Live in PA? PA Firearms Owners Association

September 30, 2006, 02:07 AM	#13
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,971	No way--just the shockwave of the bullet passing by Wayne's head would kill him. Oh wait--we're talking about a 30-06, not a .45ACP... Nevermind. __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

September 30, 2006, 02:41 AM	#14
Fn-P9 Member Join Date: September 19, 2006 Posts: 47	You guys disgust me!? YOU CANNOT KILL A LITTLE YELLOW BIRD LIKE THAT!!! THATS HOMICIDE! plus it will wake up the neighboring campers. Beside that shot will be a good reminder for him to pay you back the money he owes you __________________ A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country. -James Madison

September 30, 2006, 09:53 AM	#15
Benonymous Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2005 Location: NSW Australia Posts: 254	This is great! You guys make me laugh!

September 30, 2006, 01:25 PM	#16
FirstFreedom Junior member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: The Toll Road State, U.S.A. Posts: 12,451	william tell shot eh? At a minimum I would fire a warning shot to startle him awake - that'll teach him that the proper place for a nap in the woods is on the ground. With ants crawling on you.

September 30, 2006, 05:09 PM	#17
huntatnight Member Join Date: August 25, 2005 Location: Pa. Posts: 49	Only if the bird moves first!! __________________ I took anger management classes, now I can only wax people from 9 to 5!!

October 2, 2006, 11:40 PM	#18
Trip20 Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2005 Posts: 2,181	I'd go this route.

October 2, 2006, 11:50 PM	#19
sks forever Junior member Join Date: August 15, 2006 Location: Sonaoran Desert Posts: 64	I'd see how much he has in his wallete. After a five mile hike, nothing is waking up that poor b@stard!

October 4, 2006, 02:22 AM	#20
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	Nope. Shooting song birds is illegal up here. It's very difficult to get the right sized picture of a canary for potoshopping, isn't it? Mosquitoes are that big up here.

November 15, 2006, 03:37 AM	#21
rolleinard Junior Member Join Date: November 15, 2006 Posts: 1	If the rifle's first zero is 100, wouldn't aiming at the bird's feet put the bullet straight through your friend's forehead?

November 15, 2006, 07:06 AM	#22
Rembrandt Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2002 Posts: 2,108	Wait till after the bird has deposited a calling card (pooped) on Waynes hat....

November 15, 2006, 08:17 AM	#23
oybor Member Join Date: October 16, 2006 Posts: 18	"Go for it"!! Canary is great eating!! Obyor

November 16, 2006, 09:26 AM	#24
VirgilCaine Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 2004 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 419	No way I'd take that shot with a 30.06! I don't care what the zero is set at, and thats how accidents happen! You shoot birds with a shotgun. I'd use a 12.ga 'cause Canary's are known for being tough. High brass #6's should do the trick. __________________ "Danger Itself Is The Best Remedy For Danger"

November 16, 2006, 10:31 AM	#25
jhgreasemonkey Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 2,238	[QUOTENo way I'd take that shot with a 30.06! I don't care what the zero is set at, and thats how accidents happen! You shoot birds with a shotgun. I'd use a 12.ga 'cause Canary's are known for being tough. High brass #6's should do the trick. ][/QUOTE] Thanks for the good laugh guys! Whhhhhhhhheeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww