Rat Shooting With The New Hikmicro Cheetah LRF.

Hi every one on the rats again here using the FAC Redwolf .25 using the new Hikmicro Cheetah LRF from Scott county International with a PBiR X illuminator .

[@chancejones4652]

I think it's really cool to see the temperature change in your can at the end of the video. The thermal is so sensitive you can see the baffles inside!

[@simon6ppc246]

Ye mate thermal shows up all sorts of things you would never believe

[@Martin_IPL5990]

Always a pleasure to watch you Simon, very inspirational indeed......

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Martin.

[@mrsilbo6499]

I love watching the trajectory of the pellets, followed by a satisfying 'thwack'! Best to Jack

[@simon6ppc246]

Ye cheers mate it is good to be fair

[@geoffsmith7596]

A really great vid ! The kit reviews you do beat any advert....I'm toying with the idea of a night vision and this is just what I'm looking for. Always good to see Jack put in an appearance. Best wishes!

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Geoff, hope your fine my friend and its nearly Spring here now in the UK, in fact it is Spring but the weather as yet is shocking lol.

[@floydlenz2280]

I always enjoy watching the " Threading the needle" shots.. Sometimes I even find myself holding my breath .. Great video as usual Amigo.. Looking forward to better weather and lambing !!

[@simon6ppc246]

Thank you Floyd much appreciated my friend.

[@robertmitchell9415]

Thanks for the video Simon. The thermal section at the end was fantastic mate. I had a night on the rats Friday, and got a problem fox last night, so tonight I've had a night off.. watched your video with a gin & tonic 😀

[@simon6ppc246]

Lol cheers Rob ye thermal really is a game changer for sure mate.

[@whatsnextgarage]

I may not scream but I sure would run away!!😜 Well done Simon! Great break down of your equipment and some awesome rat shooting! Great to see Jack by your side as usual! Have a great new week and be well!

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks pal.

[@washwildfowler]

Loved it , another great video simon well done the HiK micro equipment is taking some beating at the minute.👍

[@simon6ppc246]

Cheers Dewayne and ye they seem to be making an impact in the shooting world now also which is a good thing

[@rolffigueiredo3786]

Terry Prattchet , Death always had a smile 😂. Great shooting as per usual . Good old Jack 🤗

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Rolf

[@donaldlundy345]

Awesome video video Simon and excellent shooting and your spotter Jack was doing a great job. Cheers brother until the next one

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks again Donald and hope you are well my friend.

[@dcamp3062]

That is some clear video footage to go along with your always accurate shots🎯🐀. Enjoyed this one.

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks D

[@garryadams67]

Nice shooting great bit of kit. Good to see Jack out and about 😎👍

[@simon6ppc246]

Thank you Garry.

[@alwynvandenberg1346]

I like your grouping, excellent as usual. Greetings from South Africa.

[@simon6ppc246]

Thank you Alwyn.

[@johnmclean8543]

Looking forward to your 53Vmax film..my 222 loves the 53g … really enjoy your channel 👍

[@simon6ppc246]

Ye thanks J

[@deanjohnwilliamson4787]

Another cracking film!!👍👍

[@simon6ppc246]

Many thanks!

[@bernardstevens3613]

Big Haul for 1 night! WOW! Loved the "Key Hole" shots! Shooting in that little hole in the rock wall! ((((Loved it!))))

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Bernard.

[@casperboo5465]

Always a cracking watch mate, top notch shooting great watch, and of course always always great to see the star of the show Jack, bless him Cheers 👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks again Casper.

[@stephengunrunnerhanson3550]

Jack not happy all them shoots but nothing to get and bring back Good shooting and it will be good for the rats

[@simon6ppc246]

Lol cheers Ste

[@karlnewbold8741]

Old Jack thinking. Come on dad when ya gonna shoot something. LOL. Cracking video Simon. Keep up the good work. Give Jack a hug from me.

[@simon6ppc246]

Lol thank you Karl.

[@mplussant]

…awesome dog!…and sartorially elegant too!!…

[@simon6ppc246]

Thank you very much!

[@regsparkes6507]

I watch 'til the end, and now I'm waiting for some of the .223 shooting! Nice shooting here again Simon, thanks.

[@simon6ppc246]

Cheers Reg ye the 223 is on fire at the moment pal

[@davidmckerron2591]

Great video again mate and I will be putting on of them on my wishlist as I have the hik thunder 35 and I hear they have the same attachments for the scopes which will be great as they are both great pieces of kit Thanks again for the review 👍

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks David ye that scope as yet has not put a foot wrong

[@phil7301]

Thanks Simon,, great video 😉 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Phil👍

[@phillipmatthews148]

Beautiful quality film Simon, you certainly have that job sorted 👍

[@simon6ppc246]

Thank you Philip.

[@stephenbrown5844]

Excellent shooting Simon... After a good 223😉👍🇬🇧❤️

[@simon6ppc246]

Hee hee get a 6ppc lad

[@alanmullock381]

Cracking bit of shooting with footage to match, excellent mate!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Alan.

[@jeffojibway9284]

That’s some awesome night vision and thermal spotter your using, the job is so much easier and enjoyable with the right equipment.

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Jeff

[@FB-tq5ln]

Well presented videos . Love your channel and shooting. And your friend. greetings from Dublin Ireland 🇨🇮

[@simon6ppc246]

Cheers pal 👍

[@keithscott676]

Superb as always most enjoyable...

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Keith.

[@davidstrother496]

Very nice ratting action, nice clear video. Hello to Jack as well. Cheers from Texas.

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks David 👍

[@kevinsmith7274]

Good man Simon well done nice shooting love your videos cheers mate 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Kevin.

[@randymonson9284]

Great shooting as always Simon.

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks again Randy

[@petermccuskey1832]

Spot on accuracy . The mount does look a little weak but you have proved me wrong. Great to see you and Jack, Stay Safe!

[@simon6ppc246]

Ye Peter i thought what the hell but it honestly does work when mounted correctly.

[@janicebarker4361]

Great shooting again Simon

[@simon6ppc246]

Thank you Janice 👍

[@dougieevans1252]

Not posted for a while. Enjoy watching the ratting and looking forward to better weather videos.

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks 👍

[@allanpeters4403]

I smile too every time a rat bites the dust.

[@simon6ppc246]

Lol its not just me then

[@allanpeters4403]

@@simon6ppc246 Nope!!

[@reddo84]

awsome work team Cheers Jim

[@simon6ppc246]

Thank you Jim.

[@andrewmelvin5124]

Great shooting and good dialogue love the video mate

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Andy

[@lockolot6704]

Excellent target sighting in buddy you have! Great shooting as well🤙🏼

[@simon6ppc246]

Thank you my friend.

[@robinbeavan5152]

You look better in thermalized than the real thing.great shooting mate.

[@simon6ppc246]

Lol cheers Robin.

[@woodpigeon2862]

Excellent that .25 daystate hits hard,some tricky shots too

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Woddy

[@mikecandelaria2338]

Jack looks great. Good to see you again.

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks, you too!

[@upnorth1955]

I think you have the best rat shooting videos on KZbin! Great quality videos!

[@simon6ppc246]

Thank you Randy really appreciated as lots do rats shooting now and i try to be different than all the others.

[@brtshpestcontrol9536]

My old Sako loves the 53gr as well, definitely seems to be the sweet spot! Makes me smile too when I'm viewing a target rich environment mate, even though most of my friends (and farmers) wouldn't be found dead walking round a rat infested farm in the pitch black night, it's one of my happy places, Haha! Interesting watching the hot gases rippling back down the moderator when you fire the .223 at the end, thermal definitely gives you a different perspective! ;)

[@simon6ppc246]

Ye mate them 53's are in some kind of different league and are like rocking horse poo at the moment, luckily i only used about 15 finding the right load then i set them up to 500 yards using another 10 so have a good 80 left now for pest control as i only have 1 box.

[@brtshpestcontrol9536]

@@simon6ppc246 Tell me about it, and now at around £1.50 a pop, we can't practice as much as we'd like and have to make every shot count!

[@mastermighty]

great shooting as always, look forward to seeing the vmax in action.

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks pal i might do a video with them in action.

[@chrishengeveld6117]

Simon.. zero? Come on mate.. ya done proud! Cheers from Maryland USA.❤👍😎 and Brutus is making sure you are not pulling Bullocks. Lol

[@simon6ppc246]

Lol cheers Chris

[@silvergrizzly316]

Wow Simon that thing is Awesome! And Jack, he sure does know how to steal his camera time 😂😂Great video my friend. Jay 👍👍

[@simon6ppc246]

Lol ye cheers Jay

[@2speed818]

Another awesome video my friend 👍

[@simon6ppc246]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@GianniG55]

Great video Si , thermal gear works well and combined with PBr gives a great picture , as for shooting them rats I can’t say it’s a zen experience for me…the quicker, the deader , the better lol 🤣👍

[@simon6ppc246]

Cheers mate ye its a dirty job in the buildings at times 😂

[@GianniG55]

@@simon6ppc246 Yeah dirty ..but bloody satisfying lol 👍

[@alwayssearching1882]

Fantastic shooting. Got em!

[@simon6ppc246]

Cheers mate

[@asusy2772]

I'm similar to you: scared of wild boar. Scared that there aren't any :-)))

[@simon6ppc246]

lol

[@billyb.9878]

As usual good shooting. But this new equipment, man oh man. It's just awesome. I'm a simple deer hunter 3 months of the year. Up north i shoot an 30.06 & a 243. Near the house I've got a newer caliber 350 legend & a. 44 caliber rifle. All but 1 have Vortex optics. The odd one has a Hawke advantage w/illuminated cross hairs. Good video and that night time stuff is awesome. I can do that where I live but on coyotes only. Keep up the good work. Later

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Billy the stuff out these days is a joke to be fair.

[@rikoshea765]

Thank you for another great video and always nice to see Jack. It would be helpful if you keep info about 53gr v max quiet as TMK sierras are non existent because of your videos lol.

[@simon6ppc246]

Well ye you could be right Rik as that's the reason i had to change from the TMK's as they had all gone lol.

[@anthonyware4033]

Nice shooting. Great video again

[@simon6ppc246]

Cheers pal.

[@darkiee69]

It's so cool with the thermal and the .223, you can see the gas moving back in the moderator.

[@simon6ppc246]

Ye pal thermal is a brilliant invention.

[@lyndsaycolclough]

hi simon great video, ive just had one of these (the lrf) did you struggle at first to get a clear focus. i carnt seem to get a crisp view no matter what range im at. cheers

[@MrRobert1603]

as always great shooting !!

[@simon6ppc246]

Cheers pal.

[@justanotherviewer52]

That's a pretty sweet system. Hey Jack!

[@simon6ppc246]

Lol cheers DED.

[@bella123439]

Hi Simon enjoyed the post Had a giggle watching Jack he knows when he is being filmed a real poser stay safe you two ATB

[@simon6ppc246]

Lol cheers Ste.

[@Bassmaster1256]

Awesome! And there's Jack!!!!!!

[@simon6ppc246]

Lol cheers Rick.

[@nigelgriffiths5732]

Cracking footage nice to see Ur buty there with u chilling

[@simon6ppc246]

Lol cheers Nigel.

[@PiperX1X]

Another great bit of Sunday night entertainment while supping my ovaltine with my feet up. Great to see your old pal Jack too, he never flinched while taking those shots at the end.

[@simon6ppc246]

Lol cheers Mate never tried that drink lol.

[@PiperX1X]

@@simon6ppc246 thou’s never tried Ovaltine lad! Best bedtime milky drink ont market.

[@ericvadekro8334]

Good shooting as always!

[@simon6ppc246]

Thank you Eric.

[@charlesr.aliffjr.4050]

Another good video. Question: Do you not like telescopes that have a precise aiming point such as a dot or crosshair?

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Charles and ye i do pal.

[@pooleemad]

Nice vid Si 👍👍👍

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks mate

[@davekaymadhatter1]

Nice one 'Manky ' 👌

[@simon6ppc246]

Cheers Blackpool

[@fakefakerton5044]

Rodents chewed up my car's wiring. Sitting at dealership wishing i had you as a neighbor.

[@simon6ppc246]

lol.

[@garymcburnett4570]

good job mate,an roll tide from al.

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Gary.

[@darrengriffiths2372]

Hi their our simon wow they am some lvly set ups you have their simon they look amazin the spotter they lvly picher bro the rats got no chance now simon hiding some lvly shooting as always the set up got lvly sound to it mazing bro thank👍👍 you so much for your time simon give our jack big hug and please be safe for us all lv out to you and family see you soon my friend god🙏bless and happy pestcontrol bro 👍👍🛸

[@simon6ppc246]

Thank you again Darren 👍👍

[@reapergrim76]

Fun stuff! 😀

[@simon6ppc246]

Cheers Nath.

[@timothyjohn3006]

Another excellent video young man 👍, with the scope bracket what height is the centre of the scope to bottom of bracket? Many thanks Tim 👍

[@simon6ppc246]

I didn't measure it to be fair Tim but ye it does sit quite high above the bore if i be honest.

[@davidhatton6858]

More spot on shooting Simon, Waiting for the crows to be pummeled 👍

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks David and ye next month it should all happen my friend.

[@carlossalomonsabajaliaga1844]

🤗😎saludos mr simon desde chile es un agrado ver un nuevo vídeo demostrativo se su habilidad para el tiro nocturno saludos a su socio jack

[@simon6ppc246]

Thank you Carlos.

[@claverton]

great vid, thanks

[@simon6ppc246]

Cheers mate

[@carlocuppone8303]

Bellissimo video, as usual,,,, Did you put any baits to actract rats ?

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Carlo this night i didn't my friend.

[@JustisSaayman]

Love the videos! Who cleans up the carcasses when you are done and how are they disposed of?

[@simon6ppc246]

Cheers mate i pick up what i can with my rat picker uppers lol.

[@JustisSaayman]

@@simon6ppc246 and then, you burn em?

[@steffenschmidt5339]

Great film Simon, on what distance do you zero you air riffle

[@simon6ppc246]

The 223 110 yards pal and the redwolf 30 yards

[@dave1secondago]

nice pest control bro

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks 👍

[@mikeyb9819]

That Red Wolf doesn’t half deliver a whack! Love the way the cross hairs of your scope become almost motionless as you take the shot - very evident on your long range shooting of small targets like magpies at 200+ yards (totally amazing). Would really appreciate a few tips on shooting accurately - I find it really hard to stay steady on the shot.

[@shveylien7401]

Some of the time when you can't relax and get your nerves and muscles under control, I only apply trigger pressure when I wiggle and waggle from 6 o clock on target towards the bullseye.... it sounds weird, I know, but with precise trigger control and finger pressure I don't know when the shots going to go, but I know it'll be when I'm going from 6 o clock to bullseye because that's the only time I add pressure. If you don't NEED to make a shot, just breathe, stretch, figure out which muscle is pulling you off aim, be slow, find a comfortable position, don't kink yourself onto aim, and when your happy and all lined up, close your eyes and count to 10 then open them... are you still on target? if not, your probably struggling to fight into position and should re adjust yourself. Don't over grip, don't under grip, expect recoil but a good design of rifle should push back instead of jump up. Once you get comfy and stable, then you gotta simulate recoil a little and see if the rifle comes to rest pointed at target or if it bounces off to the side, if it bounces sideways, you might pull the shot simply because recoil is uneven. As an example, my cheap bi-pod likes it when I pull back gently on the rifle before the shot because the legs point slightly towards the trigger when fully down and this causes a Pole Vault of recoil. I fixed it with a small spacer to keep the legs forward a little, but I was losing my mind trying to figure out why my shots were spread vertically.

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Mikey, think half of it is you have to be computable and breathing to be steady and calm, also to be fair i have spent all my life trying to hit small targets and such so may be it comes natural and i suppose one last thing plenty on practise really 👍

[@slayer8352]

Gday Simon and Jack Hope you are well. The wife and I love your videos, much appreciated. Im in the market for a Hikmicro cheetah, just wondering if the reticle can be turned off in settings for use as a clip on front mount? All the best 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Happy hunting

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks pal and yes it can.

[@freeforester1717]

How high above the centre bore of the air rifle is the crosshairs sitting at? You can determine this by fixing a mandrel through a piece of paper at the moderator and marking where the crosshairs marks the paper. It looks to be around 3-4”?

[@simon6ppc246]

Ye it could be 3 inch at least pal but having a scope so high does have an advantage prolonging the zero further out 👍😉👌

[@alwright6822]

Hi Simon, I have just bought the Cheetah. Did you find that you needed to shim the mounts to keep the reticle central? Great video bye the way. Regards

[@simon6ppc246]

Hyia Al. no mate they seemed to centralise their self and i only used an Hawk Rail under the scope to fasten it to my Red Wolf.

[@longyx321]

Nice video.....too much bloody choice now with nv ....and thermal ......we need more rats, rabbits and fixes 😅

[@simon6ppc246]

Agree

[@404nitro]

What is the small square box above the yellow crosshairs and why it is offset to the right slightly? I always get a nice smile when I see Jack. Pat on the head for the old boy for me please.

[@simon6ppc246]

Ye Ridin its so in the day that's where you point to range find your distance,

[@404nitro]

@@simon6ppc246 I kinda thought so, but wasn't sure. Thanks.

[@mikeyb9819]

Watched this vid a few times now as I’ve been thinking about buying a digital night scope. Does the Cheetah LRF need an additional IR illuminator, thought one was built in - or isn’t it good enough? The whack from that Red Wolf makes me long for an FAC

[@simon6ppc246]

To be fair an added IR its the best option pal.

[@michaelholt7963]

Simon are you from the Burnley area? Just the way you say Cheetar. Love you and Jack being thermalized at the end, well done pal!

[@simon6ppc246]

Lol

[@michaelholt7963]

@@simon6ppc246 not giving much away are we

[@stillair1]

Great video as always. I've not tried the 53's. it's damned annoying when ammo is deleted or dries up from a companies inventory . Weather, where's spring gone.🙁

[@simon6ppc246]

Ye pal amo is in short supply at the moment well decent stuff is and the weather honestly a joke

[@stillair1]

@@simon6ppc246 i'm just about ready to reload .223, apart from powder, I don't want to use my fireball supply of 8208xbr for .223.. Spring, I seem to recall a very wet one a few years ago

[@oemytech]

Yes.. zero in and then re-check zero. Wow - Twilight mode is awesome. Another target-rich environment. Yea rats don't have a chance. Lastly... it's nice to Jack out and about with his mate.

[@simon6ppc246]

Thank you my friend.

[@dutchrathunter]

Nice Video Simon! Hikmicro Cheetah haves very good quality. Does is works well with the diffrent profiles switching and shooting?

[@simon6ppc246]

They do Dutch ye i can't find a thing wrong with that scope so far

[@dutchrathunter]

@@simon6ppc246 Dutch pest controle yeah 😁 and very effective also

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼

[@simon6ppc246]

Confirmed

[@ms-mac521]

👍👍👍

[@simon6ppc246]

Cheers big chap

[@roberthowe2910]

Quality kiddie

[@simon6ppc246]

Cheers Bob

[@jimwood]

Great video Simon. What do you think of the cheetah compared to the Alpex?

[@simon6ppc246]

Hyia Jim, to be fair pal its the Alpex in a smaller format but for some reason i think the screen seems a tad bigger which is good and the twilight mode seems better and obviously the range finder is brilliant i can't lie.

[@jimwood]

@simon6ppc246 I know what you mean Simon and I think the sensor is more powerful in the cheetah to. When I did the review and test on the panther ph35 lrf thermal I found its compact size and lrf brilliant so the fact the cheetah looks the same is great. Hopefully I will get to test and review one soon mate.

[@alans.2998]

👍🐀🎯

[@simon6ppc246]

Thanks Alan.

[@philipfrazee5661]

This gentleman needs to have his presentation accompanied by standard English subtitles. Otherwise…good show mate !

[@simon6ppc246]

😂

[@conorsmyth7187]

Hi mate. I’m for buy a thermal now over the next couple of weeks. I’m think either the hikmicro lynx pro 25 or hikmicro falcon fh35. Have you any experience with any of these?

[@simon6ppc246]

I used the fh35 Conor and honestly for the money i have not seen one as good being honest the more you pay in thermal the better you get but i used that FH35 on the moors and see as far as with any other say 3 to 4 grand spotter

[@michaelbooth1450]

Hi Simon have you tried it as a front mount on your day scope ?

[@simon6ppc246]

Ye but at home and to be fair it looked ok but i only tried it at like 50 yards so will see in the fields another day

[@michaelearl7118]

Hi Simon, my Tikka 223 loves Federal 53gr Vmax and they are deadly on foxes. The last batch I bought had gone up in price by a third so I've decided to get into reloading my own. I would be interested to learn what powder you use and how many grains. Studying all I can find on KZbin, but wonder if you can recommend any forums on reloading. Look forward to watching the next video.

[@simon6ppc246]

Hyia pal i use vit 133 and usually find the most accurate loads are around 1 grain under the max load recommended in 223 but work them up from minimum load recommended.

[@michaelearl7118]

@@simon6ppc246 thanks Simon. Very helpful. Vit133 is the powder I bought to start reloading. I have yet to start. So far I’m still cleaning, de priming and resizing cases. Do you apply any crimp to your reloads, or just seat the bullet to required oal? Have you experimented with oal to improve accuracy, or am I overcomplicating the process. Much appreciate your input. I have a lot to learn!😊

[@simon6ppc246]

@@michaelearl7118 Never found crimping any good Michael to be fair but if you seat at 2.260 COL you shouldn't be far off but if you know how to measure to the lands that should be even more accurate for the COL.

[@michaelearl7118]

@@simon6ppc246 many thanks for the info Simon. I’ll let you know how I get on

[@abutimmy3743]

All good mate but can yah put in the range as your range finder is blank.

[@simon6ppc246]

Will do next time

[@billsheldrake9572]

Hi Simon Nice to see your range of rifles , but still believe a cannon wouldn’t have helped me kill the rats , although I really enjoy you shooting ( the rats ) 😂 Be happy stay lucky my friend. By the way keep you eyes open when shooting 😂😂😂😂

[@simon6ppc246]

😅👍cheers Bill