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re shooting geese with an air rifle - be careful, I would say that's pretty marginal (not saying I wouldn't have a go 
) the thing to remember is that you are NOT going for a head shot, you are going for a brain shot. So probably 75% of the area of a goose's head will not be a kill zone, just a maim zone.
You have been warned!
) the thing to remember is that you are NOT going for a head shot, you are going for a brain shot. So probably 75% of the area of a goose's head will not be a kill zone, just a maim zone.You have been warned!
Edited by dcw@pr on Monday 19th October 09:34
Emsman said:
Erm, yes.
One that's well over 12ft lbs
A nice theoben gas ram for example
So. If I wanted one of them for rabbits how tough would it be to get the FAC to go with it?One that's well over 12ft lbs
A nice theoben gas ram for example
I love the idea of an air rifle that's powerful enough to actually do the job - and not have all the bother of live ammunition, noise, spent cartridges and so on.
I guess first I need a landowner and written permission? Then get the FAC for the weapon I intend to purchase, and then go buy one, right?
A 12ft lb air rifle should be more than enough to dispatch a rabbit?
The FAC issue came about through talk of shooting geese.
Of course, should you wish to act outside of the law, I believe that a regular air weapon could be easily modified (with the right knowhow) to be more powerful than the legal limit.
Indeed, the theoben gasram is used both in theoben and weirauch (sp?) air rifles, and I am led to believe that you can simply buy a pump to increase the power as it uses air behind the piston, not a spring which compresses on 'cocking'.
Furthermore, I believe this can be added and released as you see fit, so when you are on public roads etc, you would never run the risk of carrying an illegal weapon.
Scandalous.
I can't believe it's made that easy for folk without an FAC.
Tsk. Honestly
The FAC issue came about through talk of shooting geese.
Of course, should you wish to act outside of the law, I believe that a regular air weapon could be easily modified (with the right knowhow) to be more powerful than the legal limit.
Indeed, the theoben gasram is used both in theoben and weirauch (sp?) air rifles, and I am led to believe that you can simply buy a pump to increase the power as it uses air behind the piston, not a spring which compresses on 'cocking'.
Furthermore, I believe this can be added and released as you see fit, so when you are on public roads etc, you would never run the risk of carrying an illegal weapon.
Scandalous.
I can't believe it's made that easy for folk without an FAC.
Tsk. Honestly
that old chestnut???Don said:
Emsman said:
Erm, yes.
One that's well over 12ft lbs
A nice theoben gas ram for example
So. If I wanted one of them for rabbits how tough would it be to get the FAC to go with it?One that's well over 12ft lbs
A nice theoben gas ram for example
I love the idea of an air rifle that's powerful enough to actually do the job - and not have all the bother of live ammunition, noise, spent cartridges and so on.
I guess first I need a landowner and written permission? Then get the FAC for the weapon I intend to purchase, and then go buy one, right?
I shoot pheasant and wood pigeon with a .177 air rifle. A good head shot is needed, and any miss is likely to be a clean one. Nothing worse than wounding the thing for it to die slowly later.
Pigeons get slit either side of the breastbone and the breasts flipped over and pulled out (this skins them as well), then pan-fried. Pheasants get plucked all over (with rubber gloves on since I hate feathers) and slow-cooked.
Pigeons get slit either side of the breastbone and the breasts flipped over and pulled out (this skins them as well), then pan-fried. Pheasants get plucked all over (with rubber gloves on since I hate feathers) and slow-cooked.
Don said:
MonkeyMatt said:
Don said:
I believe that Canada Geese have recently had their protected status removed - you'd need to check on that. An air-rifle pellet is just going to bounce off their wings and annoy them anywhere else other than a hit directly to the head.
If you are an excellent marksman and can reliably hit a 2p coin at thirty yards I reckon you could probably take a Canada Goose that way with a powerful air rifle (i.e. maximum power before requiring a FAC. To be honest, though, I'd be afraid of missing and injuring the bird and anything less than a headshot isn't going to get the job done in a humane manner.
For deer obviously you'd need a stalker's rifle, FAC, and IIRC a special licence on top of that of some sort.
I have taken Geece before when I was younger when rules didnt seam to matter so much! a head shot is normaly quite possible as you can get pretty close to Canadas before they flight!If you are an excellent marksman and can reliably hit a 2p coin at thirty yards I reckon you could probably take a Canada Goose that way with a powerful air rifle (i.e. maximum power before requiring a FAC. To be honest, though, I'd be afraid of missing and injuring the bird and anything less than a headshot isn't going to get the job done in a humane manner.
For deer obviously you'd need a stalker's rifle, FAC, and IIRC a special licence on top of that of some sort.
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