Firefight - The Firearms Forum

jpdusn · 11-20-2012, 01:52 PM

It was a target rich environment. There was lead flying everywhere. When it was all over I was surrounded by dead bodies. I sniped the first one from 184 yards and got down to confirm the kill. As I closed to 100 yards 2 more engaged me. Quickly settling the cross hairs on the one to the left I squeezed off another round from my trusty 308 and dropped it where it stood. Swinging right onto the next target I squeezed again, a little too quickly this time, only wounding it. As it flopped and screamed I once again acquired it in my scope to finish it when I caught a fourth boggie entering the fray. Quickly I fired my last remaining bullet putting down for good the one I had wounded. Could have gone hand to hand with #4 but decided it was best if I lived to fight another day and bid a hasty retreat. The targets kept coming so I kept shooting and if I hadn’t run out of ammo I’d still be out there right now defending my ground.

It was an unprovoked attack, by a squad of rabid raccoons at my hunting grounds that elicited the above action on my part. Damm that was scary.

MSGT-R · 11-20-2012, 01:58 PM

Another reason to carry a sidearm while hunting.

A friend of mine encountered a pack of wild dogs while on a scouting trip to set a hunting blind. Had he not carried his 9mm and extra loaded magazines, they would have torn him apart!

jpdusn · 11-20-2012, 02:09 PM

Normally take a 45 with me. Never concidered the possibility of being "out numbered" in the hunting woods. That won't happen again.

aa1911 · 11-20-2012, 02:39 PM

I will never be voluntarily outgunned.

when hunting, I have at least 4 guns on me and about 200-300 rounds or more.

But you should eat the coons, raccoon meat is delicious! Very dark/greasy like the dark meat part of a chicken.

Don't know if they're rabbid though, make sure to cook it well just in case!

glad you survived, sounds like a good fight.

aa1911 · 11-20-2012, 02:40 PM

you should start your story with "No S, there I was, knee deep in grenade pins....totally surrounded..."

jpdusn · 11-20-2012, 02:43 PM

That would have been funny too.

11-20-2012, 01:52 PM	#1
jpdusn Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: N.E. Florida Posts: 40	Firefight It was a target rich environment. There was lead flying everywhere. When it was all over I was surrounded by dead bodies. I sniped the first one from 184 yards and got down to confirm the kill. As I closed to 100 yards 2 more engaged me. Quickly settling the cross hairs on the one to the left I squeezed off another round from my trusty 308 and dropped it where it stood. Swinging right onto the next target I squeezed again, a little too quickly this time, only wounding it. As it flopped and screamed I once again acquired it in my scope to finish it when I caught a fourth boggie entering the fray. Quickly I fired my last remaining bullet putting down for good the one I had wounded. Could have gone hand to hand with #4 but decided it was best if I lived to fight another day and bid a hasty retreat. The targets kept coming so I kept shooting and if I hadn’t run out of ammo I’d still be out there right now defending my ground. It was an unprovoked attack, by a squad of rabid raccoons at my hunting grounds that elicited the above action on my part. Damm that was scary. -->

11-20-2012, 01:58 PM	#2
MSGT-R Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 939	Re: Firefight Another reason to carry a sidearm while hunting. A friend of mine encountered a pack of wild dogs while on a scouting trip to set a hunting blind. Had he not carried his 9mm and extra loaded magazines, they would have torn him apart! __________________ If you suck, go back to the range.

11-20-2012, 02:09 PM	#3
jpdusn Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: N.E. Florida Posts: 40	Re: Firefight Normally take a 45 with me. Never concidered the possibility of being "out numbered" in the hunting woods. That won't happen again.

11-20-2012, 02:40 PM	#5
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,120	Re: Firefight you should start your story with "No S, there I was, knee deep in grenade pins....totally surrounded..." __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."

11-20-2012, 02:43 PM	#6
jpdusn Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: N.E. Florida Posts: 40	Re: Firefight That would have been funny too.

11-20-2012, 02:39 PM	#4
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,120	Re: Firefight I will never be voluntarily outgunned. when hunting, I have at least 4 guns on me and about 200-300 rounds or more. But you should eat the coons, raccoon meat is delicious! Very dark/greasy like the dark meat part of a chicken. Don't know if they're rabbid though, make sure to cook it well just in case! glad you survived, sounds like a good fight. __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."