Pigeons in barns

[Andra]

Looking for some advice need to do some pigeon / crow work in a barn its a newish type one and looks like quite a high topped one. Will be using a 1.77 springer.

Edited September 11, 2016 by Andra

[evo]

simple answer is chest shoot them,, keep still ,, but best advice is to do it once it goes dark with a red torch,,totally awesome fun

 

but the most important thing is make sure there is a decent backstop as the farmer wont be too happy if you put holes in the barn roof

 

good luck

 

Evo

[David M]

I thought lamping any birds is illegal..? Just shoot them in daylight when they're perched with a safe back stop.

[evo]

stick a night vision kit on then

[Andra]

Thanks can anyone recommend a light setup that wont be too expensive. I was just going to buy a fig 8 screw mount off ebay and stick my cree T6 on it if I can find compatible tail switch as it takes 3 clicks to get to full beam its only got a white pill in though. Scope mounted light best?

 

Re legality. There seems to be plenty of youtube vids of guys beaming lights on perched ferals and shooting not saying that makes it legal right enough.

Edited September 12, 2016 by Andra

[maxwell]

I believe feral pigeon under lamp IS legal

[evo]

Thanks can anyone recommend a light setup that wont be too expensive. I was just going to buy a fig 8 screw mount off ebay and stick my cree T6 on it if I can find compatible tail switch as it takes 3 clicks to get to full beam its only got a white pill in though. Scope mounted light best?

 

Re legality. There seems to be plenty of youtube vids of guys beaming lights on perched ferals and shooting not saying that makes it legal right enough.

get yourself a red T20 off the bay mate, plenty powerful for what you need, will also do you for the rabbits as well,

 

pm me your address and I,ll post ya a torch mount free of charge, I,ve got bloody hundreds here lol

 

atb Evo

[darren 67]

Red plastic cell sheet cut to fit your existing torch will give you plenty of light in a barn for ferals. Or am I wrong again😯

[evo]

Red plastic cell sheet cut to fit your existing torch will give you plenty of light in a barn for ferals. Or am I wrong again

:lol: ,, who,s rocked your boat Daz

[Andra]

get yourself a red T20 off the bay mate, plenty powerful for what you need, will also do you for the rabbits as well,

 

pm me your address and I,ll post ya a torch mount free of charge, I,ve got bloody hundreds here lol

 

atb Evo

Thats a kind offer sir!! Thanks

[evo]

Thats a kind offer sir!! Thanks

its what pigeon watch is all about,, helping others,

 

I,ll get it posted to you first thing Andy so should be with you Thursday latest

[darren 67]

Thought that the missus might have been looking on here. She's always telling me that I'm wrong.

[Craig83]

Iv been shooting my pigeons in the barn at night with the night vision. We try and get this done before the cattle come in for winter

[UKPoacher]

The red plastic filter works. But it can absorb up to 75% of the light so not really a goer. You'd need a 400 lumen torch to replicate a 100 lumen red LED. The cheap red Cree torches on eBay or DX are 90 lumens and plenty powerful enough for barn shooting, or bunnies at air gun ranges.

 

You can shoot ferals using lamps, but not woodies or any game birds.

 

I used to use Norika Killers in .177 for this sort of thing. They kill pigeons and rats stone dead, but don't penetrate the thin metal structure of barns or chemical cans for that matter. Getting hard to find them now though. Best use a soft round lead pellet like an AA Field or JSB Exact and chest shoot them to reduce the chances of a stray pellet causing damage.

[panoma1]

I always found a powerful .177 killed them.......but they didn't know they were dead and flew off! To drop some distance away......replaced the .177 with a .22.....knocked em down straight away!