Older Taurus 66 357, load is a .38 case, Lee TL158SWC cast out of ACWW, and 3.8 grains Promo. I've started carrying it with me to the pasture just about every day in hopes of getting a shot at a bean muncher. I missed him last week on the run, but today he peeked out of a brush pile to look at me from 10-15 yards away. One to the neck did the job.
Last edited by Silvercreek Farmer; 07-11-2015 at 03:24 PM.
Well done, sir!!
Outstanding, I say!!!!! Very well done-
I think he's got a cousin that was eating my garden.
I really like Taurus revolvers, some don't.
Other than the ridiculous Double action trigger weight, I always enjoyed mine.
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Congratulations! Another good hole digging crop menace critter exterminated. I trust you get all the brother and sisters still scurrying about.
When my sons turned adults they each received a Taurus model 66 6 inch. Bought those two 16 years ago and still chunking lead with no problems.
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Male Guanaco out in dry lakebed at 10,800 feet south of Arequipa.
And you cooked him! Good job!
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Judging by the size was one of this years crop so should be nice and tender to..... Try them barbequed / somked of a low heat. I have done several on the rotiserie with carcoal and Hickory wood chips. 200-225* for 3 to 4 hours marinate in barbeque sauce thined with water. put this in the pan to provide moisture and to use to baste occassionally. cooking low and slow helps to tenderize them also.
That it'll teach em
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way to go!!!!
I love a story with a happy ending. Win/win on your part. Got rid of a pest and got a good meal.
Nice shooting.
I have had a stainless 6" model 66 since 1991. It's shot thousands and thousands of both factory and hand loaded ammo. It's taken a few jack rabbits, coyote, and one Deer. It was my goto field gun for many many years. Now it's my wife's favorite gun.
Congrats! What kind of rat is that? We dont have those down here.
Nice shooting. As for eating them I tried one once and it was cooked a little too long. Can you say leather?
Whistle pig to wet the whistle! I've never had one, but would like to try it one day. Nice shot.
That's one heck of a squirrel!
Our's don't get that big in SW Louisiana, but their tails are longer.
You would make a lot of Coonasses happy if you could successfully cross-breed that hole-digger with our tree-rats... We already have plenty of recipes.
Woodchuck, in the marmont family, sometimes called a whistle pig because they will squeal as a warning to others when danger is present.Originally Posted by Redd508
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog
They dig big holes to den and will sometimes under mine foundations causing much property damage. They like to feed on crops and gardens and can be quite tasty when cooked right.
Nice shooting ,,, and even better frying!!! Wife makes me cook them outside cause her dady stunk up the house cooking one
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Nicely done!
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