Shooting at little bitty targets at the range sure pays dividends when drawing down on an unwelcome critter. The crows weren't too happy and sure pitched a fit when I shot two of their buddies. I nailed them both from about 220 yards leaning over the hood of my pick-up, one on the ground and the other in a tree. After number two hit the ground they wouldn't land. They make a heck of a racket from the very first light of day and keep it up until dark. Maybe the other five will vacate for a few days and we won't be awakened at 4:30.

Flash I was wondering how you were doing with that new fireball. I was out a couple of days ago with the 204, but no coyotes, crows or magpies showed up to test it. I like your signature line.

It has turned out to be a real shooter and it really likes the 40 gain Sierra BlitzKing and Nosler Ballistic Tip bullets. both IMR4198 and RE-7 work real well. This small case really benefits from flash hole uniforming and mild primers.

Lots of crows around but I've yet to see a coyote.

Crows are a hoot to shoot. Here in the south we do not have prairie dogs or wood chucks but we have a heck of a lot of crows. I have a good place where I can sit up on the side of a hill and shoot them down on the ground out to about 300 yards. From that distance with a 223 they don't know what hit them. They just know that the crow sitting next to them exploded. Must have been something he ate.

They just know that the crow sitting next to them exploded. Must have been something he ate.

I had to chuckle at that one.
Those crows sure do get excited when one of them goes down. Kind of unique among the varmints like that; you sure don't see all the sage rats running over to gawk at the remains of their buddy you just shot.