Jackmanm15 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Can i pick peoples brains for a second please? Here is what's just happened. Myself and my neighbour have just been zeroing in a couple of air rifles i own ready for the weekend shoot. We live in a semi rural area, spitting distance from the countryside. Our houses are a row of sandstone terraced cottages, with 50m long gardens with an 8ft stone wall at the end. We set up a wheel barrow 35m from the house as a back stop, angled towards the groung with cardboard target under it and starting shooting. The echos were bouncing back to the houses an after about 20 shots each an old *** who i have never in 14years got on with starts shouing at us saying he's going to call the police as the pellets are riccochaying and gitting his house. He lives 5 houses up!! Obviously they weren't as it was the echo he could hear. Anyway, if he does call them, can i be sure i am in the right and haven't done anything wrong? Cheers in advance. Pughy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 If no pellets left your property you haven't broken any firearms laws but if it was that noisy, he might have grounds to complain about the noise nuisance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Not perhaps the wisest place to zero in your air rifles if the " echos were bouncing back to the houses ". After " about 20 shots each " your neighbour may well have had something to complain about. You have to appreciate that non shooters know nothing about safe back drops, pellets not leaving your garden, etc., all they hear is 40 odd gunshots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackmanm15 Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 If no pellets left your property you haven't broken any firearms laws but if it was that noisy, he might have grounds to complain about the noise nuisance. Tbh, it wasn't even that loud. It's very quiet around here and the rifles are silenced too! No knock on the door yet either. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 As long as your air rifles, whatever form they take, are under 12 ft lbs then yes, you are. The best way to ensure no possible ricochets is to fire at a target contained within a 2mm steel 7 sided cube with sand in it. Most police dont know the detail of ricochets, how they happen, how far they can go. The police may well visit , just to say they have been but will probably be unable to confirm your set up prevents all ricochets, even though it does. I would contact the police, explain what you are doing and how careful you are being to avoid disturbance, any nuisance, and most certainly any ricochet. Tell them the old guy is still complaining and may well ring them but you are happy for the police to come and inspect. Depends how often you shoot in the garden - if its quite irregular, ignore the old guy and forget the police unless they call. Take a few photos of the setup, if you take it down to confirm if asked, how you know there are unlikely to be any ricochets. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstevouk Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 (edited) Put a bag of sand in the barrow, will stop the pellets dead and the metal noise Edited June 6, 2011 by bigstevouk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 go and buy a 25 kg bag of builders sand and stick that inside the wheel barrow with the target on it and your neighbours will hear nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstevouk Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 go and buy a 25 kg bag of builders sand and stick that inside the wheel barrow with the target on it and your neighbours will hear nothing. great mind think alike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Are the pellets hitting the metal barrow? That's sure to annoy. An old phone book makes a good sound reducer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semiautolee Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Are the pellets hitting the metal barrow? That's sure to annoy. An old phone book makes a good sound reducer or old argos catalogue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackmanm15 Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Hi. Pellets only hit the wheel barrow every now and then due to the cardboard being 3 - 4 layers deep. It really wasn't that loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 what time was it? If it had "just happened" at 21:30 then I'd be leaning out the window giving a gobfull as well to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackmanm15 Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Nah. It was 1930hrs - 1945hrs. We only fired about 20 pellets each. Still no knock on door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Well if everything is as you say, Ignore the miserable old ***. BUT make sure you keep your nose clean regards handling and safety, last thing you want is him running to the 5-0 with video evidence of you waving your rifle about. Not that you would, of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 As as already mentioned sand is the answer ,try making a backstop out of four paving slabs 3 stood upright to make two sides and a back and one on top for the lid fill the back up with plenty of sand and bobs your uncle safe quite backstop that will last forever. I dont think you were particulary in the wrong as you seemed safe enough but if people are out in there gardens it can get quite annoying hearing dink dink dink every few seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackmanm15 Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Cheers for the replies gents. Pretty much thought i was in the right. Pughy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Your neighbour lives in Wales: of course he's going to be miserable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 or old argos catalogue ? does the argos catalogue have to be old? i just get new ones when the old ones fall to pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 (edited) I don't think the issue is the grumpy neighbour. You're the one who can do without the hassle of the police regardless if you have broken the law or not. As already mentioned make yourself some sort of sound deadening backstop which will not only keep grumps off your back but also avoid a freak ricochet and possibly hurt someone. Edited June 8, 2011 by Cosd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artschool Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 there is definately a difference between being in the right and being courteous. be like a blade of grass, able to bend in the wind, and not like a rigid tree which would break under pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 be like a blade of grass, able to bend in the wind, and not like a rigid tree which would break under pressure. Hey man, what did you smoke after art class? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigrob Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Move furthur down the garden and put your target on the wall you mentioned - no noise - no richochets - happy neighbour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Hey man, what did you smoke after art class? : A case of " tune in, turn on and drop out" I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artschool Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Hey man, what did you smoke after art class? nothing, i was always too busy dreaming about the naked life model i had just painted. A case of " tune in, turn on and drop out" I think nope. i managed to make it all the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 nothing, i was always too busy dreaming about the naked life model i had just painted. I hope that he didn't mind you staring... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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