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Offline NE Bull

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A Boy and his Marlin
« on: January 12, 2014, 04:58:06 PM »
Doing what they were meant to- Hunt Wabbits.

I was uber proud of his shot.  I kicked up a cottontail which ran past me, the boy squeeled something, spun around, flicked the safety on his Marlin 80 and when that rabbit paused for a split second in the cedar tree; Crack! dead wabbit # 1 .  8)



Marlins are also great for another thing- Father/Son Bonding- Spent Saturday at the range sighting in and getting a feel for our old Marlins and today on a friend's acreage eradicating rodents. ;)


Dad's- Marlin 81DL (left)  Son's - Marlin 80 (Rigth) Both loaded with CCI Segmenting Ammo.
 (Note the rabbit on the left is facing away from the camera- the segmenting bullets make head shots VERY - um- damaging- but as on the right- body shots are one hole in and energy dumped inside.)



« Last Edit: January 12, 2014, 05:30:53 PM by NE Bull »
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Offline tstuart34

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Re: A Boy and his Marlin
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2014, 10:37:02 PM »
That's great. I can't wait till me son gets a couple years older. I have a 10/22 waiting for him in the safe!
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Offline metaldoc

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Re: A Boy and his Marlin
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2014, 08:39:30 AM »
Way to go! 

(Brings back some good memories of hunting with my dad.) 
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Re: A Boy and his Marlin
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2014, 10:57:13 AM »
Your son will always remember that day Bull.  That's what it's all about.   ;D

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Offline landon410

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Re: A Boy and his Marlin
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2014, 11:10:09 AM »
I wish there were more places to rabbit hunt.
2 rivers is pretty much rabbitless right now......

however there was lots of 'yote droppings and fat hawks in the trees
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Re: A Boy and his Marlin
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2014, 01:11:34 PM »
Looks like fun.  I'm jealous.  I haven't gone out rabbit hunting since I was a kid.
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Re: A Boy and his Marlin
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2014, 07:01:42 PM »
Haven't hunted the wascally wabbits since I was a kid either.  Gave my 81 to oldest son, who had a hankering for it.
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