Mus 2024

[Shoots100]

Coyote season ended, so I mounted the RIX L3 on the .177 Fusion 2 yesterday afternoon and sighted it in.

I'm used to lining up on bigger targets, so I'm a little shaky, but I got the job done.

This Mus didn't know what hit it.

SJC

 

[Northcountryman]

Wow- cool!  Forgive me, but couldnt tell from footage, but whats a Mus?

[Shoots100]

Mus. noun. ˈməs. : a genus of rodents that is the type of the family Muridae and includes the house mouse (M. musculus).

[New York Hillbilly]

Cool! I Mus get into this myself. I think I have a trespasser under my chicken coop that needs this treatment.  

Would you share about how much it would cost me to get outfitted for this. Can I get into this at some entry level without breaking the bank? 
 

Thanks.  

[Shoots100]

32 minutes ago, New York Hillbilly said:

Cool! I Mus get into this myself. I think I have a trespasser under my chicken coop that needs this treatment.  

Would you share about how much it would cost me to get outfitted for this. Can I get into this at some entry level without breaking the bank? 
 

Thanks.  

The cheapest useable, reliable and feature rich china made 384 resolution thermal scope and monocular combo that you won't need to upgrade after purchase will run you $3,300 new, with a 5 year warranty.

Buying anything cheaper is like throwing money down the drain.

My suggestion is to buy the monocular first and then the scope.

You can PM for the details so this thread won't wander off from Mus hunting.

 

SJC

 

Edited April 23 by Shoots100

[Shoots100]

Had to give this one an insurance shot just to make sure it was down for good.

Never take chances with a Mus.

 

SJC

 

[Shoots100]

When targets of opportunity pop up, you take advantage of it.

Was tracking this vole for a half hour until it came into range.

 

SJC

 

Edited April 29 by Shoots100

[Shoots100]

This Mus gave me the slip many times, but it's slipping days are over.

What a beautiful night for using thermal.

SJC

 

Edited May 4 by Shoots100

[Shoots100]

This Mus didn't get the memo that Mus death is in town tonight.

The Fusion II seems to prefer the 8.2 grn RWS pellets.

SJC 

 

[Shoots100]

Let the dog out and decided to do one more Mus patrol.

This Mus made the mistake of lounging on the fence.

SJC

 

[Shoots100]

After the torrent of rain turned into a drizzle I knew the Mus would be on the prowl.

This one had been giving me the slip since Friday PM.

SJC

 

[Shoots100]

When it rains it pours and it only took a couple of minutes after dropping the first Mus before this unfortunate Mus came into range.

I thought I missed it, but like the Mus I shot earlier, it moved a little and then moved no more.

You know a Mus is dead when it doesn't move.

SJC

 

Edited May 6 by Shoots100

[Shoots100]

Couldn't sleep after eating Mexican food for for Mothers day dinner, so I decide to stalk some Mus.

This one took six shots to drop, but it dropped none the less.

SJC

 

Edited May 13 by Shoots100

[Shoots100]

I've been looking to upgrade my converted Co2 to PCP rifle to a more tunable and accurate PCP rifle.

I was reminded of that needed upgrade after lining up on a mus and nothing happening after pulling the trigger.

Tank was empty after three days of no use.

Tank no leak, so the rifle has an internal leak.

For the price I paid for it, topped with a thermal scope, it didn't do so bad for shooting tiny animals at distance with a .177 pellet.

Time to divert some funds and get a real PCP rifle. 

SJC

 

#2 heart shot at 20 yards.

 

Edited May 13 by Shoots100

[Shoots100]

#3 for the night.

Offhand at 15 yards.

I keep going out of focus because I'm shooting through a fence and needed to see if the target wasn't blocked by a fence wire.

Splat !

SJC

 

Edited May 13 by Shoots100

[Shoots100]

This is a mouse that wouldn't sit still for a shot earlier in the evening.

SJC

 

[airedale]

Got to say that you are getting some good real world practice in which is always a good thing.

Al

[Shoots100]

Yes sir, it's great practice and keeps me in tune with using the back up thermal scope + monocular that don't get much use during the regular season.

I've been mulling it over and after digging out all of the Cabela gift cards I've had lying around, I pulled the trigger on a  PCP air rifle this afternoon.

I bought a Barra 1100Z .177 cal rifle and Buck Rail moderator.

Should be a deadly combo.

SJC

 

 

 

 

[Shoots100]

Well the Barra got off to a bad start with two misses last night.

I took it inside to check zero and stacked them tight.

I guess it shoots better when gassed lower than 2,000 psi.

So I loaded the magazine and went out again.

It didn't disappoint.

This one must've thought it was safe after the misses, wrong !

 

[Shoots100]

Changed the battery, hydrated and went out again.

These two tried to hide, but there's no hiding from thermal.

The Barra's trigger breaks clean so it's easy to thread the needle with it.

A vast improvement over the Fusion 2's trigger.

SJC 

 

 

 

[Shoots100]

This one played hide and seek all night long.

Patience is a virtue when Night stalking.

You need to be prepared to take a shot when it's presented.

As seen in this video, that's sometimes a difficult task when Mus hunting.

Just wait, it'll happen.

SJC

 

[New York Hillbilly]

lol….Splat! Nice!

[Shoots100]

Saw this crawling around the neighbors property earlier in the week.

No mistaking what it was, the plague !

It finally came to the bait I set out for it last night.

Plague eRaticated !

SJC

 

 

[Shoots100]

Got this one soon after dropping the rat.

Don't know what's happening with my zero at longer distances, but it seems to be hitting an inch high at 20 yards, which is what I ranged this one at.

It stacks pellets in my basement range target, so I'm going to have to bring the setup to the range and get it dialed in one day.

SJC

 

[Shoots100]

Looks like the predator took out a Mus last night.

SJC