CountryBoy19
Grandmaster
Some of you probably remember this thread on how I got my new Ruger 22/45 4 weeks ago: https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/break_room/95139-i_have_the_best_wife_ever.html
Well, yesterday I got my first kill with it. After getting up for church I took the dogs out, and the younger one has a hard time with the whole potty outside thing so we normally take a walk around the yard for a few minutes before going back in. I walked over to my pepper plants and noticed a ton of new mole tunnels through them. Then I saw one tunnel moving... "It's go-time"
I quickly ran back in and grabbed the Ruger, and came back out to no movement at all... nothing... I watched for 5 minutes and still nothing.
So I went in and finished getting ready for church, then came out and watched until the wife was ready. I noticed that while I was inside getting ready 10 feet of new tunnel had be created. So I focused my attention on the new section of tunnel waiting for movement. None came.
After about 15 minutes, out of the corner of my eye, about 20 feet away I saw the movement. I quickly darted over to the area and unloaded the mag in a 1 foot section of the tunnel where I saw movement. I didn't see anymore movement, but went to get my gardening shovel just to be sure. I dug up a mole with a perfect head-shot. I don't think I could have made a better head-shot evern if I could see the moles head.
The good news is, I haven't noticed anymore new mole tunnels and the traps I set haven't been set off yet, so I think that was the only mole for now.
Well, yesterday I got my first kill with it. After getting up for church I took the dogs out, and the younger one has a hard time with the whole potty outside thing so we normally take a walk around the yard for a few minutes before going back in. I walked over to my pepper plants and noticed a ton of new mole tunnels through them. Then I saw one tunnel moving... "It's go-time"
I quickly ran back in and grabbed the Ruger, and came back out to no movement at all... nothing... I watched for 5 minutes and still nothing.
So I went in and finished getting ready for church, then came out and watched until the wife was ready. I noticed that while I was inside getting ready 10 feet of new tunnel had be created. So I focused my attention on the new section of tunnel waiting for movement. None came.
After about 15 minutes, out of the corner of my eye, about 20 feet away I saw the movement. I quickly darted over to the area and unloaded the mag in a 1 foot section of the tunnel where I saw movement. I didn't see anymore movement, but went to get my gardening shovel just to be sure. I dug up a mole with a perfect head-shot. I don't think I could have made a better head-shot evern if I could see the moles head.
The good news is, I haven't noticed anymore new mole tunnels and the traps I set haven't been set off yet, so I think that was the only mole for now.
My wife insisted on taking a picture of me with the mole and the gun. She sent it to her mom and grandma and said "XXXX shot a mole in the garden and now we're going to church to pray about it"
