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This year has been extremely bad for raccoons and skunks in the area, well this morning I was leaving for work early and discovered these guys trying to get into the trash bins. They climbed up the nearest maple on my property figuring they were safe. I've had my cobra from treeman in my truck for just this sorta occasion. 1" to 3/4" taper with a 13" active length of black GZK and 5/8 steel did the trick. Both were dead before they hit the ground. Upon close investigation the 5/8 steel completely shattered both of there skulls. This is a testament of the power in a flip, these are not kids toys anymore. Also, should be noted to take precautions when shooting, especially heavy setups like this. Even a bounce back could make for a bad day in the ER or worse.

I will also note.....I'm well aware it's not **** season. But I am not hunting them, this is purely pest control. I've already trapped them and relocated them and they come back. And I do have a fur bearers license as well as the proper paper work for pest control on my property.

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Excellent shooting, I don't blame you a bit
Thanks buddy, I don't mind them anywhere on my property except In my mini barn and near my house. I will move them once, but the second time around the get the 12 gauge or .22 just so happened this time they got the flip lol
 

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Dangg brother that knocked the snot out of those two! 1"×3/4"×13"... Holy crap man. I really have to give those cuts a try!
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Thanks man! Give them a try. This is .8 stuff I think so it's pretty heavy, I also like a 1 1/4 to 3/4 taper with .65 elastic for the cannon balls.
 

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Also where you getting 5/8" steel from mate haha?
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I'm a machinist and I make a lot of heavy equipment parts, just so happens you need to change all the bearings on install...lol so I save them all and cut the balls out of them.
 

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5/8 steel? That's serious!! I've not tried a flip for *****, I reach for the shotgun. Those look like adolescences, trouble waiting to happen.
I've got a lot of property for them but there's 1 acre that they are not allowed. Destructive little suckers! Nice shootn buddy Nice frame too.
Thanks Joseph! Yes 5/8" packs a punch. They are young ones, but still about 15 pounds each at least. Same here, I don't mind them on my property as long as there not near the house and barn.
 
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