Thanks, RJ.
The Hornet
is a superb bunny rifle.
I met a fella who shoots over warrens which are situated in the rocks on the sides of hills.
They aren't long shots, most of them under 75yds.
A 223 is simply overkill for this shooting but he found 22lr very frustrating as plenty of his kills kicked themselves back into their burrows as they died.
The Hornet is quiet in terms of centrefires, it'll punch out a 40gr pill at a good speed and with the right bullet is very accurate.
But the reason he uses a Hornet is because it drops them everytime and they barely move.
I'm sorry about the Landy too, mate, but it was costing me money.
First the gearbox, then the carb.
And then it sprung a cooling leak because the rubber O-ring on the waterpump bypass pipe froze one night and cracked as it thawed the next morning.
And this was the
day before it sold!
I had to get my mechanic to find out the problem and sort it.....fortunately only a bottle of stop leak.
Fortunately the guy who bought it said "We know we're buying an old car".
I don't like deceiving people and it was a relief as he's a retiree who has tinkered with Landys on and off all his life.
To be honest I was pleased to see it go in the end.
I'm no mechanic and we were haemoraging money in the end.
Besides, I'm about to get a late '90s LWB VW Transporter for the family and money had to come from somewhere.
It does beg the question....what do I use as a hunting vehicle now?
Well, I have something in the wings that I'll reveal soon.
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