Huntsman Huntsman Revere for Hunter Field Target (my thoughts)

[Pesty3782]

I have had my Huntsman Safari for sometime now and really haven't shot it much since going to a Springer in February of this year for Hunter Field Target. I took it out twice since then and both times the match was at elevation 6900 or so feet. I have been told springers don't like the thinner air and it is hard on them......Not sure if this is true, but hey it made me pull out the Huntsman.

Both matches in Flagstaff the Huntsman excelled!

Yesterday was the Tuesday Crusty Critter shoot and my beloved Norma Jean was on the bench for cleaning so the Huntsman was grabbed and we went to repel those little evil metal critters. It was a battle for sure, with the wind hollowing, but we kept them critters at bay. None of them breached the shooting line.

So after the 48 round match four of us got 44 critters down for top score. Jessie A. shooting his Ghost came in first because I missed a target before he did so Bridesmaid again. The other 2 missed after me for 3rd and 4th place.

But what is interesting, out of those 4 top scores the Huntsman had 3 spots.....Wait it gets better.....5 out of the top 6 shooters were shooting what I call "The best bang for the buck" for a great HFT rifle. The Daystate HUNTSMAN.

The only thing I have done to the Huntsman is tune it for the 13's. That is it and it continues to knock the out of those evil metal critters.

Have fun, shoot straight, and if you miss and are shooting a Huntsman.......It's YOUR fault

Tony P.

 

[Solo1]

I agree with you tony as far as im concerned the only advantage a red wolf has over the huntsman for ft is its weight. I love my for ft but if i couldn’t take it to defend against those pesky metal critters id have my huntsman!

 

[Madeintheuk]

Are you shooting the regulated revere? And what caliber?

 

[Solo1]

We both have regulated and 177 for ft. I have a 22 regulated also.

 

[AZ&WI Ed]

I have had my Huntsman Safari for sometime now and really haven't shot it much since going to a Springer in February of this year for Hunter Field Target. I took it out twice since then and both times the match was at elevation 6900 or so feet. I have been told springers don't like the thinner air and it is hard on them......Not sure if this is true, but hey it made me pull out the Huntsman.

Both matches in Flagstaff the Huntsman excelled!

Yesterday was the Tuesday Crusty Critter shoot and my beloved Norma Jean was on the bench for cleaning so the Huntsman was grabbed and we went to repel those little evil metal critters. It was a battle for sure, with the wind hollowing, but we kept them critters at bay. None of them breached the shooting line.

So after the 48 round match four of us got 44 critters down for top score. Jessie A. shooting his Ghost came in first because I missed a target before he did so Bridesmaid again. The other 2 missed after me for 3rd and 4th place.

But what is interesting, out of those 4 top scores the Huntsman had 3 spots.....Wait it gets better.....5 out of the top 6 shooters were shooting what I call "The best bang for the buck" for a great HFT rifle. The Daystate HUNTSMAN.

The only thing I have done to the Huntsman is tune it for the 13's. That is it and it continues to knock the out of those evil metal critters.

Have fun, shoot straight, and if you miss and are shooting a Huntsman.......It's YOUR fault

Tony P.

Tony, You need to keep a collection of your "Crusty Critter" short stories/responses for a book in the future! "Life in the Crusty Critter lineup"!! Keep it up!

 

[Pesty3782]

Our God Daughter showed up last weekend and she is not a shooter at all. I pulled out the Huntsman and put her on a bench. After a brief safety talk, how to use the rifle, how to adjust the scope she was off.......We have a few reset targets at known distances for sighting in.

Put Sarah onto the first target and down it goes......The giggling out of her was worth everything!!!!! She proceeded to shoot for about 20 minutes hitting targets from 10 yards to 55 yards....."This is fun" was the repeated saying from her.

She wanted to go out the next day and schwack some more, which put a big smile on my face.

I was going to change the way she was holding the rifle a bit, but heck she was knocking stuff down and having a good time. Maybe if she returns we can get her out to the Crusty Critter shoot and she can show those old guys a thing or two

Tony P.

 

[jps2486]

Hey, what about the Wolverine R? It's a Red Wolf without the electronics.

 

[Jaabaa]

Love me some Flagstaff.

 

[Pesty3782]

Well my Huntsman will be there for the State match again....Such a nice reliable PCP, easy to tune if needed, and a joy to shoot.

I have never been able to get a "Clean sweep" at the Crusty Critter's match....48-48......I have hit 47 a few times. Of course the Boss lady, has I think 2, under her belt.

Well last year our youngest, Matthew, was in town and we went to the Crusty Critter shoot. Matthew had about 10 minutes on the Huntsman the day before off of bucket and sticks and said that's all he needed.

That punk kid, OK he is 27, proceeded to clean the course with MY huntsman.....The talking I received was like having a full Porta Potty, dumped on your head

I will be taking it out on Tuesday to see how I do.

Tony P.

 

[Fishing 43]

Huntsman series are one of the finest rifles made.

 

[Pesty3782]

Friends leave today so I will be able to get some ranging practice in, I hope. Going to be triple digits today. Both the wife and I plan on shooting the Crusty Critter shoot tomorrow. Maybe tomorrow is the day for a clean sweep

Tony P.

 

[hameditor]

Friends leave today so I will be able to get some ranging practice in, I hope. Going to be triple digits today. Both the wife and I plan on shooting the Crusty Critter shoot tomorrow. Maybe tomorrow is the day for a clean sweep

Tony P.

Good luck to you both

 

[Pesty3782]

And here we go!!!!!!! Crusty Critter shoot July 29th.....

Four out of the 10 shooters today were shooting the Huntsman.....Coming in 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 1 shooter near the bottom.

We had targets from 15 yards out to 55 yards.

Lauren P. and I got stuck behind Stan M. and Larry P. The two SLOWEST shooters there are....Did I say SLOW!!!!!

You would hear "For F...Sakes Stan pull the damn trigger" Or "Stop talking and get walking" When there are 3 lanes in front of them clear and people commenting, you would think they would get a move on Yeah no!!!!!

Timers are needed for those two slow pokes!!!!!!

So I had 8 shots left for my first clean sweep.....Coming into the next to last lane the wind was picking up a bunch....I hammered the 35 yard target by just aiming at the right corner of the KZ.....

The 50 yard target was next....With me holding 1 inch right of the KZ, the pellet flew right past the KZ and hit left side of the face plate......NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Now I might have said a choice word, but Tony T. was next to me and you heard his F... louder than mine. So next shot I aimed further to the right and the pellet missed the entire faceplate to the left I killed that patch of dirt baby

I guess it wasn't ment to be. After clearing my last lane, I had 1 pellet left in my magazine......Where do you think I shot it You are right if you said the target I missed and that BASTARD went down......Both Lauren and I looked at each other and just started laughing....So 2nd place for me. Jessie had a 47 out of 48.

Barb didn't go this morning.

Tony P.

Damn those 2 are SLOW!!!!!!!!!

 

[Pesty3782]

Last Crusty Critter shoot before the State Championship this weekend. Tony T. set up a 36 T curse, I mean course. One of the targets was a 40T

After sighting in and understanding I needed to aim to the right side of the KZ past 40 yards I was ready.....Barbara, Boss lady picked cards for shooting partners....Yeah she picked me and quickly put it back into the pile....Now dear how do I take that?

So off we gooooooooooooo.........I was teamed up with a retired Judge who is a great guy to be teamed up with.

I cleared the first half of the course and was feeling pretty damn good. First 24 critters hammered! The wind started to play funny things on the second time through, but I was staying on track. Two lanes to go (8 shots) and I would get a clean sweep.....Well that is when the Boss Lady walked up and asked how I was doing....Can't lie to her she would see right though that......So honesty was the best policy and I told her I was doing pretty good, but had 8 more shots......She told me she was clean and had 8 more shots also.

I was watching my High speed low drag wind monitoring device on the end of my barrel (Surveyors tape) and it was doing twirls for my last 8 shots......4 down last lane to go....I've been there before and shanked the next to last shot, so that was going through my little brain....2 more down!!!!!!! So I settled into it and hammered the last 2....

CLEAN SWEEP BABY!!!!!!!!

Best past is one of the members made a clean sweep pin

Oh yeah, Barbara, yeah, she cleaned it also, but this is about the Huntsman, not her red ghost

Tony P.

 

[Fishing 43]

Congratulations to both you

 

[Billm]

Last Crusty Critter shoot before the State Championship this weekend. Tony T. set up a 36 T curse, I mean course. One of the targets was a 40T

After sighting in and understanding I needed to aim to the right side of the KZ past 40 yards I was ready.....Barbara, Boss lady picked cards for shooting partners....Yeah she picked me and quickly put it back into the pile....Now dear how do I take that?

So off we gooooooooooooo.........I was teamed up with a retired Judge who is a great guy to be teamed up with.

I cleared the first half of the course and was feeling pretty damn good. First 24 critters hammered! The wind started to play funny things on the second time through, but I was staying on track. Two lanes to go (8 shots) and I would get a clean sweep.....Well that is when the Boss Lady walked up and asked how I was doing....Can't lie to her she would see right though that......So honesty was the best policy and I told her I was doing pretty good, but had 8 more shots......She told me she was clean and had 8 more shots also.

I was watching my High speed low drag wind monitoring device on the end of my barrel (Surveyors tape) and it was doing twirls for my last 8 shots......4 down last lane to go....I've been there before and shanked the next to last shot, so that was going through my little brain....2 more down!!!!!!! So I settled into it and hammered the last 2....

CLEAN SWEEP BABY!!!!!!!!

Best past is one of the members made a clean sweep pin View attachment 15372

Oh yeah, Barbara, yeah, she cleaned it also, but this is about the Huntsman, not her red ghost

Tony P.

Well done

 

[Pesty3782]

I just realized it has been a long time since I have shot the Huntsman and today is a Crusty Critter shoot I can make I pulled it out of the cabinet and guess what.......It was still holding air and I think it winked at me while pulling it out of the case.

Went over and checked the zero and guess what....Yup you guessed it, the Huntsman was right on!!!!! I shot a few shots off of bucket and sticks and loaded it in the car for this mornings shoot.

I really hope I don't get behind the slow pokes today!!!!

Tony P.

 

[Solo1]

Good luck tony! I know the revere will serve you well!

 

[Pesty3782]

The Boss Lady is going also Only reason is, we fixed her Ghost's valve that was leaking when she last shot it causing 1-2 inch POI differences at her last competition. She wants to make sure it is good to go.

Tony P.

 

[Solo1]

Tell her i said good luck too! Her will see her through!