Trussman Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BLwX9DxICR8 Saw this vid on youtube. Apalled to be honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2shots Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 What amazes me is we feed the antis ourselves by publishing things like that,is it not enough anymore just to take pride with a job well done, that needs doing, rather than trying to amuse a few and upset a lot in the process,personally if it was my land they wouldnt be coming back,it is after all in this day and age very easy to find out who posted it and even cause a barrel of trouble for the unsuspecting farmer, who probably doesnt know his land appears on open forums for the antis to view at any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rabgoat Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I'm not condoning what he did I wouldn't encourage anyone to use an air rifle on a fox, it looks like it's in America,he said it is legal ,and it was in an urban area where he couldn't use his HMR,It must have been giving him a lot of trouble.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambu13 Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 the comment at the end saying one shot kill suggests that its not allways so? would this be less irresponceable if it was an fac airgun?i dont know allot about the opic so appologies for my ignorance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 It was a good shot, it was not illegal, the fox dropped on the spot. What's the problem? Vermin control is not meant to be "sporting", it's meant to serve a purpose and this did. We don't know enough about the rifleman, his capabilities, his gun or the background to condone this IMO. WGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 a bit like us that wait untill a wodie has landed befor we pop it to make a farmer happy with a big bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staglioni Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Idont think i would take that sot with my s410 dont like foxes but i wouldn't want to see it in pain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 It wasn't in pain, it was dead. WGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staglioni Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 yeh but if i shot it and didn't kill it outright is what i meant, only takes the fox to flinch and its wounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trussman Posted May 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 By sporting I meant as in 'Sporting shooting videos'. He may be the most accurate shot in the world for all we know, but what if the fox had moved its head in the last second? What if his rifle had received a knock? Urban area it may have been but I wouldn't count an air rifle effective on anything bigger than a rabbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 not even a BIG rabbit i think we all know our own capabilities, but i wouldnt be so concerned about if it was right to use an air rifle, just if it was up to the job. like others have stated, its pest control, not an olympic sport. heck, id use a pool ball in a sock if it did the job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 By sporting I meant as in 'Sporting shooting videos'. He may be the most accurate shot in the world for all we know, but what if the fox had moved its head in the last second? What if his rifle had received a knock? Urban area it may have been but I wouldn't count an air rifle effective on anything bigger than a rabbit. Fair comment re "sporting", I didn't mean to nitpick. If the fox had moved at the last second, from 20 yds with an air rifle, would it be that much different to a larger calibre? If you miss, you miss. WGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyjaimz Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 (edited) heck, id use a pool ball in a sock if it did the job Go on son! lol This vid has been posted on here before, im almost certain the general consensus was that he was using FAC air, but who knows? at 20 yards my airgun will smash holes in half inch plywood no problem so I suppose a foxes skull wouldnt fare much better - im not going to try it though. Edited May 28, 2008 by monkeyjaimz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 are you ready for this son then add this.......... and a big dose of "WALLOP" gets you this............ bish bosh, SORTED (now, wheres me air rifle ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyjaimz Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codling99 Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 cant see much wrong me,the gun was at 900 odd fps,i put that around 30/40 ft lb fac,would kill most things at 20 yds that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 He does state he's in the U.S. and that they have no restrictions. He clearly landed a perfect shot, but his margin for error is virtually non existent. I wouldn,t risk that shot with an airgun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopy bunny blaster Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 He does state he's in the U.S. and that they have no restrictions. He clearly landed a perfect shot, but his margin for error is virtually non existent. I wouldn,t risk that shot with an airgun. bang on that axe, it can be done with an airgun as the video shows, but the margin for error is massive and is not a good idea ont he whole, much better too leave it too something abit bigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 (edited) Edited May 31, 2008 by markbivvy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratman2 Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 It was a good shot, it was not illegal, the fox dropped on the spot. What's the problem? Vermin control is not meant to be "sporting", it's meant to serve a purpose and this did. We don't know enough about the rifleman, his capabilities, his gun or the background to condone this IMO. WGD WGD, totally aggree with you, it's all too easy to criticise without knowing all the facts. It was a damn good clean kill, job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trussman Posted June 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 It was a good shot, it was not illegal, the fox dropped on the spot. What's the problem? Vermin control is not meant to be "sporting", it's meant to serve a purpose and this did. We don't know enough about the rifleman, his capabilities, his gun or the background to condone this IMO. WGD WGD, totally aggree with you, it's all too easy to criticise without knowing all the facts. It was a damn good clean kill, job done. Fair enough, but what if someone with an air rifle see's that video and believes it has the power kill a fox with it? He may of been using our equivalent of a FAC rated air rifle, but I doubt anyone who see's it and attempts will have a FAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trussman Posted June 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 By sporting I meant as in 'Sporting shooting videos'. He may be the most accurate shot in the world for all we know, but what if the fox had moved its head in the last second? What if his rifle had received a knock? Urban area it may have been but I wouldn't count an air rifle effective on anything bigger than a rabbit. Fair comment re "sporting", I didn't mean to nitpick. If the fox had moved at the last second, from 20 yds with an air rifle, would it be that much different to a larger calibre? If you miss, you miss. WGD Not nickpicking you raised a valid point. You right about missing, I'm thinking deer rather than a close range fox are you ready for this son then add this.......... and a big dose of "WALLOP" gets you this............ bish bosh, SORTED (now, wheres me air rifle ) [/qoute] That's impressive Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 give em the sock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trussman Posted June 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 No Martin! No! Martin! No Martin! No...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Fair play to the guy if he has a 40 odd ftlbs air rifle that he can confidantly group sub inch at 50m. But to many of us have pulled air rifle pellets out of fox and Deer after we have shot them with a more aproprite call rifle. A friend of mine shot a roe last year that had a huge absses on the side of it's head that turned out to be an air rifle pellet no doubt some young lad who thought a well placed head shot would drop the beast!! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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