djgeoff Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) still practicing with my bsa r10 .177 12ftib, i was quite chuffed today ( for my standards) while waiting for crows( with shotty) a feral pigeon landed on the apex of a barn, i thought blimey that's some distance,picked up r10.and as i was by cattle pen and had something to rest gun on i thought i would give it ago. adjust mag to x7, adjusted para which then read approx 60-70 i took aim moved up above target on scope ( is this called hold over ) and took shot. i even saw pellet arcing in the air as it struck, took it straight out. mate said blimey that's some shot and we went to pace it out and collect dead bird. we both got approx same result within 5yrds. i got 70 mate got 75yds. these air rifles are dam powerful little things are they not. Edited January 19, 2014 by djgeoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFreeman1310 Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Get your hat on its going to be Armageddon in here ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Popcorn and coke ready Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djgeoff Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 mind you its the only pigeon did see in 3hrs lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 I admire your eyesight. Very, very few people could see a pellet arcing, but I'm convinced that you could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liamey Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 still practicing with my bsa r10 .177 12ftib, i was quite chuffed today ( for my standards) while waiting for crows( with shotty) a feral pigeon landed on the apex of a barn, i thought blimey that's some distance,picked up r10.and as i was by cattle pen and had something to rest gun on i thought i would give it ago. adjust mag to x7, adjusted para which then read approx 60-70 i took aim moved up above target on scope ( is this called hold over ) and took shot. i even saw pellet arcing in the air as it struck, took it straight out. mate said blimey that's some shot and we went to pace it out and collect dead bird. we both got approx same result within 5yrds. i got 70 mate got 75yds. these air rifles are dam powerful little things are they not. You would do well to delete such a post. Believe me what you claim to have done is nothing to be chuffed about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 That is quite a shot with an air rifle, and one not many people would attempt, for good reason. I'm not having a go but taking a pot shot at that distance and at live quarry is at best irresponisble and at worst illegal. The difference in poi at that range will vary by several inches every 5 yards and any gust of wind or minor movement will end up with an injury and slow, painful death. Air rifle pellets just aren't stable enough at those ranges to even have a 20% chance of a clean kill, let alone the accurate holdover. You got a clean kill this time (through more luck than judgement) but next time you won't. Stick to appropriate ranges unless you shooting ton cans. ATB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 I am having a go. Stupid doesn't even come close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simjakcal Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Here we go again..pigeon watches mob mentality..... an illegal shot , Lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Here we go again..pigeon watches mob mentality..... an illegal shot , Lol... Hardly mob mentality, just pointing out that taking random pot shots at birds with only a slim chance of getting a kill isn't covered by the GL and could easily be deemed as unnecessary cruelty, which is illegal. The reason people get wound up about this sort of thing is that it ruins air rifle shooting for everyone. Every time a long range pot shot is taken with a successful outcome there must be a dozen times an animal or bird is left wounded. Great that it was a clean kill thus time, but not so great next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Every rifle/calibre has the ability to stop quarry way beyond its usable range, my 308 will quite easily stop a rabbit 2000 yards away....but......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 still practicing with my bsa r10 .177 12ftib, i was quite chuffed today ( for my standards) while waiting for crows( with shotty) a feral pigeon landed on the apex of a barn, i thought blimey that's some distance,picked up r10.and as i was by cattle pen and had something to rest gun on i thought i would give it ago. adjust mag to x7, adjusted para which then read approx 60-70 i took aim moved up above target on scope ( is this called hold over ) and took shot. i even saw pellet arcing in the air as it struck, took it straight out. mate said blimey that's some shot and we went to pace it out and collect dead bird. we both got approx same result within 5yrds. i got 70 mate got 75yds. these air rifles are dam powerful little things are they not. This has got to be a wind up designed to cause excitement! 650 posts and 4 years on PW, you must have seen the slagging this sort of thing gets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHT SEARCHER Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) This one is going to run i hope it doesn`t get locked. 20mm Hunter field targets are set at 45 to 50 meters max. The only thing i have ever shot at 60 & 70 meters is tin cans for Laughs. I have been doing vermin control for over 30 years.10 x Rifles 3 x Springers. 7 x PCPs. One of which is a Daystate Huntsman FTR (field target rifle) and is stupidly Accurate. And the absolute maximum i shoot vermin at is 50 yds in the right Conditions (no wind). And thats after hours & hours of practice on a 20 mm HFT target set at 50 yds. But i much prefer to shoot at 35 yds and thats what i zero my Scopes at. Simple rule is you only shoot if you are confident of a CLEAN KILL. If in doubt don`t shoot. Trouble is post like this dose nothing for the sport and just feeds the Antis. This has got to be a wind up designed to cause excitement! 650 posts and 4 years on PW, you must have seen the slagging this sort of thing gets! If you read some of his posts they are all on Shotguns and Clay shooting. Edited January 20, 2014 by NIGHT SEARCHER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Here we go again..pigeon watches mob mentality..... an illegal shot , Lol... unnecessary cruelty, which is illegal. I think that's what the op was getting at,,,, mob mentality are strong words to use, its just people stating the obvious,, don't shoot air rifles at live quarry at silly distances be it pigeon or anything, ALL quarry deserve the same respect A CLEAN HUMANE DEATH " if and when shot " atb Evo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Totally unprofessional and thoughtless shot the chance of suffering been 99.9% with a sub 12ftlb pellet gun. Edited January 20, 2014 by delburt0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 I guess its hard not to boast when you pull off a difficult shot and, truth be told, I bet we have all taken shots at live quarry that, with hindsight, we may have regretted or not repeated. A decent airgun running at the legal limit and in the right hands and conditions is capable of killing at 70 yards but deciding when all of those parameters have come together is open to debate. Not going to insult the OP as its not my place or prerogative but I think you might be wise to take care over your choice of targets that you consider feasible-even more so when you are unfamiliar with your new gun . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 I guess its hard not to boast when you pull off a difficult shot and, truth be told, I bet we have all taken shots at live quarry that, with hindsight, we may have regretted or not repeated. A decent airgun running at the legal limit and in the right hands and conditions is capable of killing at 70 yards but deciding when all of those parameters have come together is open to debate. Not going to insult the OP as its not my place or prerogative but I think you might be wise to take care over your choice of targets that you consider feasible-even more so when you are unfamiliar with your new gun . well said that man +1 atb Evo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Luckily the bird dropped on the spot. Personally half that distance would've been my 'comfort zone' But having said that long distance air rifle shooting is not my forte so I will leave it to the pros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 It's not quite as bad as some might think, and something that many will not have noticed unless there was reason to but I think its only fair to point out that yesterday was a virtual zero wind day - which I why I decided it was a rare opportunity to zero an air rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottoj18 Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Every rifle/calibre has the ability to stop quarry way beyond its usable range, my 308 will quite easily stop a rabbit 2000 yards away....but......... Now that would be a fantastic shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djgeoff Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 I admire your eyesight. Very, very few people could see a pellet arcing, but I'm convinced that you could. well obviously i did not see it from barrel but seen it as it neared target, i can see it quite clearly when using nite site ( at nite) my shooting buddy also sees it because it was him that pointed it out to me when looking at nite site as i was shooting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djgeoff Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 well thanks for all your comments, perhaps i should have worded it a bit better in the first line ( practice etc). this was not as one poster put a pop shot and i am not in the habit of making so called pop shots! i would not attempt this on rabbits etc because i know it would not be clean kill. but if it had not been a clean kill we were on it within mins as we paced out yds so it would have be dispatched if it was not clean kill, but this was not required as i have already quoted and i was not aware that all us shooters were 100% 1st first kill every time,if that is the case why would we need the use of the priest ( correct my spellin), perhaps its to aid me in the parting of the waters etc which i am working on will post out come. since buying this gun i have spent hrs practicing at proper targets at various distances even shooting at yes and wait for it trebour mint at 50 yrds, which i can hit! ( cant wait for the jokes to that). as to the post something about the angle of the roof well i said apex if you can call the top of a rounded roof apex since were getting so particular well thanks again for all your comments good or bad, all read and points taken thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Good job you don't use a polo mint "how would you no if you hit it" Edited January 20, 2014 by delburt0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Was this shot at night? Just a bit confused by your mate pointing out the flying pellet, using his "nite site" - presumably a night sight - which you then managed to spot as well. I admire the eyesight of someone who can look through a scope, move the scope away and then pick up an arcing pellet, approaching 70 yards away, but then again, your mate pointed it out to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetter Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Was this shot at night? Just a bit confused by your mate pointing out the flying pellet, using his "nite site" - presumably a night sight - which you then managed to spot as well. I admire the eyesight of someone who can look through a scope, move the scope away and then pick up an arcing pellet, approaching 70 yards away, but then again, your mate pointed it out to you. I am guessing his mate saw the pellet fly as he was using an Nite Site NS50 or 200 with the screen on top of the scope this allows someone who is with you to see the shot taken. Pellet flight is easy to see at night/ dusk on these as they almost look like a laser bolt . Can be embaressing when you fluff a shot though as the distance missed is easy for all to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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