My buddy has a local farmer who was asking him to come over and do some Eurasian Dove removal. They were getting into his feed and crapping all over the place. He estimated 300+ dove on his property at any given time. My buddy asked me if I would join him and bring some of my airguns (he had none). I agreed and brought my LCS Airarms SK-19 .25 caliber and my Daystate Huntsman XL .22 caliber.
We got to the farm and the dove were everywhere. I stood in a barn with the LCS and knocked them out of some trees at 50 to 70 yards. It was the perfect hide and after a couple of shots, I had the range and wind figured out, so it became a shooting gallery (with an accurate gun)! We ended up killing #40 (collected) on that day, with others going missing due to farm cats and death gliding into tall alfalfa next to the farm.
Attached FileAfter that hunt, my buddy was eager to buy his own airgun. We went to a local shop here in the Boise, Idaho area so he could check some out and test them on their indoor range. I had recently purchased a FX Panthera Hunter Compact in .30 caliber (minimum for Turkey here in Idaho). The FX PHC has the option to move the fill nipple and replace the stock with an AR15 buffer tube, stock and a folder made for this rifle. I had that set-up, so the compact, but still high-power and accurate rifle, really piqued his interest. After test firing a few, he went with the same FX PHC, but in .25 caliber. He set his up the same as mine, but put on a larger tank and a Larue Rat Stock. After some range work at the shop and outside at the farm, he was ready to roll!
I could hear the "smacks" every time he popped a Eurasian Dove from all around the corrals and feed bins. He was smacking the heck out of them with his new rifle and was enjoying every moment of it! We ended up getting #50 (collected), with others also being snagged by farm cats and making it into the alfalfa field (10 feet away from some trees). I used my FX and also my LCS. Both also performed very well. We are planning another day out there very soon.
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