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Title: A Boy and his Marlin
Post by: NE Bull 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)

(http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy18/loveroffords2/0112141400a_zps202d5e75.jpg) (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/loveroffords2/media/0112141400a_zps202d5e75.jpg.html)

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. ;)
(http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy18/loveroffords2/0112141411_zpsd303960f.jpg) (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/loveroffords2/media/0112141411_zpsd303960f.jpg.html)

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.)
(http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy18/loveroffords2/0112141412_zps462ee216.jpg) (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/loveroffords2/media/0112141412_zps462ee216.jpg.html)

Title: Re: A Boy and his Marlin
Post by: tstuart34 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!

Title: Re: A Boy and his Marlin
Post by: metaldoc on January 13, 2014, 08:39:30 AM

Way to go! 

(Brings back some good memories of hunting with my dad.) 

Title: Re: A Boy and his Marlin
Post by: Ghost on January 13, 2014, 10:57:13 AM

Your son will always remember that day Bull.  That's what it's all about.   ;D

Ghost

Title: Re: A Boy and his Marlin
Post by: landon410 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

Title: Re: A Boy and his Marlin
Post by: bkoenig 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.

Title: Re: A Boy and his Marlin
Post by: abbafandr 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.