Air rifle

[CoolColonna]

I have a gamo shadow sport air rifle and i wanted to make sure whether anyone would think that it would be capable of killing a rabbit roughly anything from 0-40 yards. (40 yards maybe being too generous)

It can do the following

1200 ft/sec with PBA ammo

1000 ft/sec with lead ammo

many thanks

[rabbiter]

so youve had it on a chronograph then mate?

[Davy Holt]

Hiya,

 

that's impressive, at those speeds I take it you do have it on a FAC ??

 

As to your question yes it would be capable of killing at less than 40 yards in the right hands.

Edited July 12, 2010 by Davy Holt

[mick miller]

You still need to know where to hit it though.

[CoolColonna]

I do not have an FAC but i got the information off a number of sites that it was capable of doing 1200fps, im pretty sure it is capable of doing though.

Have a look at the website below

http://www.airgunsbbguns.com/Gamo_Shadow_S...mo611004854.htm

[Davy Holt]

I do not have an FAC but i got the information off a number of sites that it was capable of doing 1200fps, im pretty sure it is capable of doing though.

Have a look at the website below

http://www.airgunsbbguns.com/Gamo_Shadow_S...mo611004854.htm

 

 

Yup that would be because it's the American version that advert relates to, here in the UK all air guns are limited to 12ft/pounds. I f you think the gun is capable of doing that get it checked pronto as you could be in serious trouble if the Police check it.

Edited July 12, 2010 by Davy Holt

[john2]

I have a gamo shadow sport air rifle and i wanted to make sure whether anyone would think that it would be capable of killing a rabbit roughly anything from 0-40 yards. (40 yards maybe being too generous)

It can do the following

1200 ft/sec with PBA ammo .177 @ 5.4 = 17.27 lbs .22 @9.8 = 31.34 lbs

1000 ft/sec with lead ammo .177 @8.4 = 18.65lbs .22 @16 = 35.53lbs

many thanks

 

 

without a doubt this must be a FAC rated rifle on the UK market

 

j2

[CoolColonna]

The bloke who sold it to me and my dad in the shop in Brighton said nothing about needing a fac license and seemed pretty relaxed about selling it to a 15 year old (me)

should i still check it out?

[Davy Holt]

Hiya,

The bloke who sold it to me and my dad in the shop in Brighton said nothing about needing a fac license and seemed pretty relaxed about selling it to a 15 year old (me)

should i still check it out?

 

 

I'm guessing that since it was bought from a shop in Brighton that it will in fact be the UK spec version of the gun and therefor under 12ft/b but for your own piece of mind I would get it checked with a chrono as soon as you can.

[Colster]

If you get it checked and it's doing around 10-11.5ft/lb with a decent pellet (not that PBA gimmickery - my Gamo loved any RWS pellet - Superdomes will do fine), then providing you can hit a 1" circle repeatedly then it will do the job on rabbits. Punch lots of paper first and only shoot live animals at or below the distance you can reliably be accurate and consistent.