Sheldon Cooper Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 ha ha whats next elephant with a paint pall gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Would not have believed it had I not seen it, remarkable. I would not have taken that shot with anything less than a 6mm centerfire. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Seen someone hunting wild pigs with a Gamo 25 springer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Robbo Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 To be honest at that distance a 22rimfire would have done the same. Not sure advocating such a gun for boar is the best idea but maybe thats just me. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Would i go hunting Boar with an Air-Rifle=Definately not! This is not really the Tool for hunting Boar IMO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Would i go hunting Boar with an Air-Rifle=Definately not! This is not really the Tool for hunting Boar IMO! But there are airguns then there are airguns , there are some huge calibre airguns you only need look on youtube to see how devastating a big bore gun can be. the wolverine is 303 calibre running at 100-120 ft lbs some others go to 50cal hardly back garden plinkers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) But there are airguns then there are airguns , there are some huge calibre airguns you only need look on youtube to see how devastating a big bore gun can be. the wolverine is 303 calibre running at 100-120 ft lbs some others go to 50cal hardly back garden plinkers ! You right mate but really speaking the Wolverine is really the power of a .22 Rimfire. Boar need a bigger calibre than this IMO. Edited September 25, 2012 by bullet boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 its interesting - but clearly a publicity stunt for daystate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Doesn,t do their reputation any good at all IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Doesn,t do their reputation any good at all IMHO. It probably does in the US where they hunt with bows and pistols and knives...... even the sumatra .50cal are below the power and speed of a good CF Team wild are a real bunch of ......... Edited September 25, 2012 by HDAV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Cooper Posted September 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 i have never shot a boar and dont own a large center fire which seems to be what is generally accepted for that quarry. but i couldent argue with the results instant kill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 mmm, undecided. When Team Wild ran the Wolverine over a chrono, at 30yds - the distance from which the boar was killed - the energy was down to about 72ft/lb at an average of 808fps. Obviously massively more powerful than your standard air gun, but that still doesn't seem like the right tool for the job, particularly as the air ranger 80 churns that out at its muzzle, yet no one seems to advocate that as a boar gun. The effective range must be drastically limited, even with the massive power of the wolverine. Not too keen on the precedent it sets either; saying air rifles are ok for boar, but it did seem to be a very clean kill! I wouldn't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 I wouldn't want to take on the British Army of the Rhine with an airgun - they might shoot back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougall Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 would love to see the condition on his fac that permitted this..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 would love to see the condition on his fac that permitted this..... i'm guessing that's why it was done in Hungary? i would love to see some trajectory data for the 303, i would imagine its loopy in the extreme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 At that range a slug from a 12 gauge is commonly used Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 HDAV-I thought that I was alone in considering the Team Wild guys sexually self sufficient.The clips are along the lines of DFS adverts-I simply cannot believe that I have been shooting for over 35 years without any of their products Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Pelt Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) This rifle has been reviewed on FieldSportsTV and I got the impression from the commentary towards the end of the review that on the night's rabbit shooting in question sometimes more than one shot was needed to kill a rabbit Edited September 26, 2012 by Full Pelt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 This rifle has been reviewed on FieldSportsTV and I got the impression from the commentary towards the end of the review that on the night's rabbit shooting in question sometimes more than one shot was needed to kill a rabbit Yes, there seems to be clear problems with over penetration with the bunnies. The Daystate website says it's 'more than capable of taking down larger pest species at sensible airgun ranges' but that's pretty ambiguous! If it's over penetrating on rabbits, maybe it's not suitable for them, yet the FieldSports TV reviewer didn't feel confident taking a fox with it, so I don't reall yknow what it's for! Technical exercise of what's possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 I've enjoyed the videos up to now, and have admired Daystate. No more. Neither company will get my money. Ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deiseboy Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Shot in the head at 30 yards.. A .22 or Hmr would of had the exact same results. What a stupid test after saying they weren't happy with the guns ability on FSB shooting rabbits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Personally I think it says alot more about Team wild than Daystate ! I cant see that Daystate have done any wrong here ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Surely Daystate supplied the gun and approved the clip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrier Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 (edited) I remember the Gamo .177 with "the famous" PBA pellet test on a boar.... totaly irresponable. This is something different, 72 ftlbs at 30 yards with a 50grain pellet... how much would that be at the muzzle? 110? 120ftlbs?? .300 = 7,62mm, a complete different story imo. Headshots (on a pig skull) with that power are always deadly at that distance, but if I was that man I should use a 100grain pellet. Edited September 28, 2012 by terrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 A gun called 'Wolverine' eh? Shooting boar on air power eh? Why? Walt-tastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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