Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[Stefan-A]

Pretty, shiny gun What's the critter? Mink? Otter? And what was the reasoning for shooting it?

Mink.

Reason #1: It was killing the fish we had caught and were storing. Managed to bite the face off what was supposed to be today's dinner before I shot it. The fish were being kept alive in a kind of net bag (I've been looking for a translation, can't find one) and that critter was biting through the mesh.

Reason #2: Minks are an invasive species in this part of the world and they do enormous damage to the ecosystem. If they didn't cause that much trouble, they'd be pretty fun to have running around.

The guns not really that shiny, it's the light that made it look that shiny.

edit: "keep net"? Is that the term I'm looking for?

[Elliot]

Cool. What caliber is it? .223?

[anji1971]

"keep net"? Is that the term I'm looking for?

Actually, I'm not even sure what the proper term is for that, and we used to have one up north at my grandparent's cottage! We just called it a "fish keeper".

And we used to have the same problem with the raccoons.

[Stefan-A]

Cool. What caliber is it? .223?

.22 LR

And we used to have the same problem with the raccoons.

"Used to have"?

[anji1971]

No, we didn't shoot them all!
Although I probably would have found that quite an adventure. I'm almost sorry that my grandpa never took me out hunting like he did the boys.
I said 'used to' because the cottage is no longer. It got sold when my grandfather passed away.

[infernalis]

That is a very nice .22 Stefan, the muzzle almost looks like a silencer.

Does that pelt have any value there??

And the term fishermen use in english is "Live Well"

[Stefan-A]

That is a very nice .22 Stefan, the muzzle almost looks like a silencer.

Thanks. I'm pretty satisfied with it. And that is indeed a sound suppressor.

Does that pelt have any value there??

Practically none.

And the term fishermen use in english is "Live Well"

I'll try to remember that one.

[infernalis]

Thanks. I'm pretty satisfied with it. And that is indeed a sound suppressor.

Since .22 caliber is already about the quietest rifle made by man, a sound suppressor must make it so quiet one could barely tell it was fired.

Over here a mink pelt would get you 10 or more Euros worth of cash with minimal preparations.

I had a nice collection of firearms once, they were lost in the house fire in 1995, never replaced them yet.

No one else figure out your latin phrase yet?

[Stefan-A]

Since .22 caliber is already about the quietest rifle made by man, a sound suppressor must make it so quiet one could barely tell it was fired.

Not really, suppressors only reduce the noise by about 30 dB. With the right cartridge, it's like a loud snap of the fingers or a clap. But sometimes it does seem like the hit makes more noise than the shot itself.

Over here a mink pelt would get you 10 or more Euros worth of cash with minimal preparations.

Honestly, I have no idea what they're worth here. Not enough to make it profitable to hunt them for the pelt and since we have a proper fur industry, not many are interested in buying pelts, especially ones with bullet holes in them.

Besides, if you want pelts, you have to get them between January and March when they're at their best.

I had a nice collection of firearms once, they were lost in the house fire in 1995, never replaced them yet.

I'm sorry to hear that. I have one made in the 1930's, that used to belong to my grandfather. It doesn't have any real monetary value, but I'd really hate to lose it.

[Stefan-A]

Another one from last year. Big male.

A bit more messy, open at your own risk. Sorry about the quality, it was past midnight.