mauserand9mm
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Loc: Queensland, Australia
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Just before I went out to Quiplie a few weeks ago, I bought a LED Lenser P7 with csope mounting bracket and remote switch. I thought it would be a good idea on the 22 for shooting those rabbits that hopped just outside of the car headlights in the evening, besides I needed a new torch (the old MagLite is still going strong but is so bulky).
It was a good move - it worked very well. The light is supposed to be good out to 210m when focussed as a spot light (bit sceptical about this) but I only needed to use it out to about 10m.
At first I tried it without the remote switch - refer photo below, but swapped over to the remote switch after the second night. Once again, this was a good move - I taped the switch to the forestock and it was easy to find and operate without much thought. I could also "pulsë" the light on and off to try and confuse/dazzle the rabbit. Before I fitted the remote switch, I found myself pushing my thumb into the lens of my scope by mistake when trying to turn the torch on - no light and smudged lens.
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SAHUNT
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Loc: Centurion, RSA
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It should work very well in jackal hunting. Did you test the distance it gives a descent light for shooting?
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mauserand9mm
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I didn't really test it out but, when I had it off the rifle, I tried it at the accomodation shed and shone a bright spot on the side of the shearing shed about 50m away. It would easily work on a scoped rifle at this distance, and likely much further. With holidays coming up, I'll see if I can get out again somewhere to test it fitted to the rifle. I don't live far from a rifle range and may check with them to see if I can do this - I don't have to fire shots, and the known ranges of the target frames would be useful.
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SAHUNT
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Thanks Mauser, I will wait for your reply, but it looks like a very usefull "tool"
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Life is how you pass the time between hunting trips.
Sometimes I do not express myself properly in the English language, please forgive me, I am just a boertjie.
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SA Hunting Experience
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HeymSR20
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Loc: Scotland
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I got one the other day - not sure which one it is but it has three AAA cells. Local outdoor was doing a special offer of one if you bought a north face duffel bag. It's slightly small then the one shown above. To say I'm impressed is an understatement. I spotlighted a fox the other night at 150 yds when out for a walk with the dogs. Plenty of light to tell it was a big dog fox and more than enough light to shoot it by. If only I had had a rifle with me.
Ok it's not a 400 m beam spotting lamp, but then it's not that sort of size. I also have a little compact Tracer Headlight
http://www.deben.com/tracer-headlights/compact-led-headlight.html
It just takes a single AAA, has three power levels, and on highest level it has a 40 yard beam. Used it in anger last year when shot a buck right at the end of day. I needed the spot to find it in long grass - it had run 30 yds and then low power to gralloch it by. It lives in my shooting coat.
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