Drummer70

Oooo, that’s tricky for me because I shoot and pump. Every time I go into the field I top up and if I’m setting up I’ll shoot 20 pellets and then top up. I’d be amazed if you got more than 50-60 shots before losing power and accuracy. That’s by just looking at the gauge when I shoot the R10. Maybe someone who’s more scientific will correct me on this.

My second hand BSA R10 Mark 2 (FAC) was £450 from an RFD. It’s an absolute belter of an air rifle - 27fpe and at 50 metres will shoot 10mm groups. It also looks fabulous with the walnut stock.

This all day long. You still need to hit the vital zones or you’re injuring an animal that flies or runs off to die elsewhere. I know some of the Daystate airguns have adjustable power settings, but they’re expensive even the second hand ones. I picked up my SH BSA R10 FAC for £450 - cracking little rifle.

I have the 15.5” BSA R10 FAC (modded) that was chrono’d by John Bowkett during a service giving 27fpe. I think the 18” barrel version is approximately 32fpe.

Well 5fpe is enough power to kill - of course all the advice helps 👍

Yeah, I chair gunned it at about 5ish! 😁

At 70 metres with a .177 what sort of power drop off do you get?

Great stuff Stu and WU. Those points will be tried next time we’re allowed out. Got a good mental picture now of where to hit thanks to the photos above.

Thanks for the advice - paintshop is great isn’t it? 🙂 So can you show me the neck aim points, or are they shown above?

Thanks for this. The original photos weren’t a million miles off. Might look for that neck shot that others prefer if a head shot isn’t on.

This has happened to me, it’s just pot luck if you can keep an eye on where they land or drop from the sky. I saw a video this week of a guy shooting foxes and absolutely pole-axed one fox that carried on running for 20 metres before dropping dead.

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Well I just took the comment from a Mat Manning article where he said that if he couldn’t get a head shot in he’d go for the area ‘just beneath the fold of the wing’. No idea where this area is really. I wonder if it ties in with pigeon anatomy (drawing attached). I wonder if it ties in with hitting the lungs?

I’m assuming then they're flying off and dying elsewhere?

Hi - I’ve returned over the past couple of years to air rifle shooting after a 20 year hiatus and have both a sub 12ft/lb and FAC rated air rifle. I’m pretty meticulous when I’m hunting for both rabbits and squirrels with the FAC BSA R10 (27ft/lb) air rifle favouring 20 / 30 metre head shots which I’ve pretty much nailed. However... I’m really struggling with pigeons. I occasionally get the chance of a head shot which I’ll take but often I’m presented with a body shot which often results in a thud, a flurry of feathers and the pigeon flying off. In these instances I’m not sure if I’ve just wounded or killed the quarry. Pretty much the same results with corvids to be honest. I’ve read that the best shot to take is just beneath the fold of the wing (?!) I’ve attached a couple of photos with where I believe this area to be. Could anyone have a look and let me know if this is correct? Thank you all in advance for any advice, Andrew.