FX Boss .30 CRUSHING Pest Birds (when I didn't miss)
Unlisted Slow-Motion Footage:
http://youtu.be/LZ3ADlnRO58
Blog
Post on this
Video: http://tedsholdover.com/
2013/08/03/fx-boss-crushing-house-sparrows/
Blog Post re: that droop mount: http://tedsholdover.com/fx-boss-30/
Why I shoot
English Sparrows: http://www.sialis.org/hosp
.htm
Why I shoot
European Starlings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBg_NroPXSo
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My first day out with my FX
Boss .30 PCP Air Rifle. The gun severely out-shot me on this day. In fact, one might say I brought shame to the FX name - hahaha.
In time, I will improve, and you will see a
LOT fewer misses. The truth is that this gun is better suited for crushing mid-sized mammals. The report is quiet, considering the power. But, it is louder than its .25 and
.22 counterparts (FX
500, FX 400). The increase muzzle blast helped to alert the agile house sparrows and starlings to the incoming pellet. Consequently, you see many of them jumping well before the pellet reaches them.
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Equipment
Details:
Atlas Bipod: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003KP4WGU/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=tesho-20&camp;=0&creative;=0&linkCode;=as1&creativeASIN;=B003KP4WGU&adid;=1T3PJ4F0GAPM4PVSBSP9&
Bubble Level 11mm
Dovetail: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001BR1NNO/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=tesho-20&camp;=0&creative;=0&linkCode;=as1&creativeASIN;=B001BR1NNO&adid;=0NNRD3GRQ6SX2X00A9DW&
Bubble Level
Picatinny: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000V2OLC/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=tesho-20&camp;=0&creative;=0&linkCode;=as1&creativeASIN;=B0000V2OLC&adid;=172A2VGR5V30EV8XWA4X&
The
Panasonic camera (
DMC-FZ150) I used to film this can be purchased here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005HQ50SO/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=tesho-20&camp;=0&creative;=0&linkCode;=as1&creativeASIN;=B005HQ50SO&adid;=04P8DMYM20RVAKHD16P3&
The
Camera Mount I used to record through the scope can be found here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0069VXY7K/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=tesho-20&camp;=0&creative;=0&linkCode;=as1&creativeASIN;=B0069VXY7K&adid;=0BT5KYTFN3354NYV6VDZ&
The slow-motion camera I use to film the shots through the scope is the Casio EX-FC150. That camera is no longer made, but you can buy its successor (which is actually a better camera than the one I use) here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004H3X1EI/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=tesho-20&camp;=0&creative;=0&linkCode;=as1&creativeASIN;=B004H3X1EI&adid;=09KQ0P271FA862W178P9&
The same
Hawke Scope that I use in this video (
Sidewinder TAC 30 6.5-20x) can be found here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00413KACA/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=tesho-20&camp;=0&creative;=0&linkCode;=as1&creativeASIN;=B00413KACA&adid;=1WKA7Y5T5N6ER8MT8TQZ&