cal 7888 Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 ive seen these rounds called "aguila super colibri" there powderless so just fire on the primer! shoot a 20gr head at 11ftlb, sounds just what i need for in barns! anyone know where you can get them? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1066 Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Can you get low powered hunting ammo for .22LR? Here's an interesting article about low velocity .22 ammo. http://www.shootingtimes.co.uk/features/267610/Shooting_on_a_farmyard.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 ive seen these rounds called "aguila super colibri" there powderless so just fire on the primer! shoot a 20gr head at 11ftlb, sounds just what i need for in barns! anyone know where you can get them? cheers York guns used to stock them if I remember right. CCI cb long are easily available at 32ft lb or RWS Z Lang. Remington Cbee hollowpoint 40 ft lb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 If this requirement is soley for bunnys and very occasional fox (only ground quarry) I would say stick with the .22lr in bolt action form especally if you dont have ricocet issues ? (I never found anything other than subsonics usable in my .22rf, CB`s etc were poor groupers and so we hi volocity rounds) How ever if you want to walk around your shoot and take all air rifle quarry at various heights and ranges to 80 yards then go for the FAC AIR. I wouldnt use any .22lr round in a barn myself nor any fac air rifle, IMO in barns you want a sub 12ftlb air rifle and it wouldnt need to be very expensive to do the job. For me I use sub 12ftlb air rifles and FAC air rilfes. Both my .22lr and .17HMR sold. Its horses for courses. ATB Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalmac Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Sounds like whatever you take the first shot with you are notifying the bunnies your there. As mad as it sounds I have had results with the louder hmr with extended ranges with difficult targets. Picking windy nights and good field craft will help, but when all else fails bring in the furry critters. Changing to fac air will probably make you even more frustrated. agreed - used to airgun ambush one of my perms until they got shy, other morning I went out at first light and whilst talking to landowner took a 1 and a 2. The friend was so shocked by the loud HMR crack he didn't move just stood up, giving me time to cycle the bolt and send another one down. Landowner suitably impressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 agreed - used to airgun ambush one of my perms until they got shy, other morning I went out at first light and whilst talking to landowner took a 1 and a 2. The friend was so shocked by the loud HMR crack he didn't move just stood up, giving me time to cycle the bolt and send another one down. Landowner suitably impressed I think the impact noise of an HMR strike is less alarming to rabbits than the crunch of a .22, or they do not hear the impact because it is masked by the sonic crack, a sound which confuses them as they cannot locate it in the landscape. That said, if you become over-reliant on an HMR they learn what that crack means as well, even if they can't work out where its coming from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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