I shot my first pigeon of the year this afternoon. What a fine afternoon it was. 70 degrees. Sun shining. Of course I'm sick but maybe that is a good thing because I actually get to open my balcony door and enjoy spring as opposed to being in the office.
Its a perfect day, then one of them damn flying rats lands on my balcony railing. First one I've seen on my balcony all year. Haven't even done any target practice with my Glock 18C all winter. No matter. I checked the magazine (which appeared to have a stuck spring) and shot a round in to the practice target to test the battery. Nothing happened. Thankfully I had a charged spare, did a quick swap, and the bird was still there. My door was only open about 6" but he saw me and appeared nervous. Is he a victim from a previous year? Pulled the trigger, nailed him, and he flew away.
Much less climatic this 3rd year. Need to rethink my firepower.
But it was the first hit on the first bird with the first shot.
For those of you not in the know I shoot pigeons off my balcony with an air soft gun that shoots plastic BBs. I even use biodegradable ones. The birds shit all over my balcony and its disgusting. Some neighbors have gone so far as to hire illegal exterminators. My method is more fun. Although the BBs just bounce off them. If I lived out in the country I'd have a 1600 foot-per-second rifle that would put a small hole right through the varmint and it would fly away before it knew it was dead.
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