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jim4065
11-14-2007, 02:59 AM
Got a chance to go to the National Forest for a few hours today, and found an illegal dump. You know the kind - we used to have 'em all over Arkansas. I used to go out to one at night - less than a mile from "town" - and set fire to one side of the dump, then shoot the rats with a 45 auto as they were forced to move by the fire.

Anyway - I took the old 43 Spanish RB loaded with BP and the 439 Lyman boolit that has a problem with keyholing at 25 yards. Lord love him - I actually saw a rat next to a dead chicken. Only about 10 yards away, and the side of the rat facing me had a solid "blue" eye - obviously blind. Didn't matter, I coulda kissed the SOB. Smoke made it hard to focus on the impact, but he left a leg behind when he flew over the trash heap.

Gotta take some time off and get a life. Wish I coulda recovered the rat - been too long. :oops:

Bret4207
11-14-2007, 09:42 AM
Rat shootin' at a dump, who'd a ever thunk it would'a gone the way of the .10 cent cup of coffee?:(