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looks like this thread has slipped by the moderators :whistling:

I personally cannot understand why people jump in with both feet and assume something is unsafe , rather than crediting the person in having enough sense that it would be .

 

And lets be honest at the angle the shots were taken a plum falling from a tree will cause you more damage than a airgun pellet will :whistling:

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I'm not a ballistics expert, but surely firing an air rifle pellet in the air it will travel less far than shotgun pellets. I can't think anyone would question the positioning of the trap if he was breaking the clays with a shotgun. It's not as if the lad is firing a rimfire. It's a good shot, not unbelievable, but certainly a nice one to have on film.

 

It seems everyone is fairly civil, but play nice... or else!

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Mine is 'We could indulge in a battle of wits, but you are clearly unarmed and I don't like to take advantage.'

 

The old ones are the best, and it's stolen not original, but, as stolen lines go, some Shakespeare is a good one to quote.

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Fenboy - my problem is the shot at the end. Shooting a clay on the floor - no idea where the fragments might go.

 

Yes , I would agree that was a little daft , but we have all done daft and indeed dangerous things as kids have we not, I have certainly done things I would not consider doing now as a adult.

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Well I personally think it was a good shot, especially as its with a .22 springer, recoil, surge, loopy trajectory etc. I've seen plenty of chaps miss a clay like that with a cartridge containing upwards of 200 pellets :yes:

 

I'm with Teal on this, we've all been on clay/game shoots with fallout all around, clays, shot etc. Crikey, I've nearly taken myself out in the hide before with a pigeon :lol::lol: Completely different from a horizontal shot in some ones direction. :yes:

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wow, best 10 min read so far this week.

Good old PW arguments make this the best forum out there - seems to me they arguments always about the same things.

I must admit that shooting a exploding clay a few feet infront of you and laughing like a moron is a bit silly, but shooting in the air from a airgun I didn't see a problem with if the shooter knew where he was shooting. Or else squirrel and roost shooting is a no go too.

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wow, best 10 min read so far this week.

 

Good old PW arguments make this the best forum out there - seems to me they arguments always about the same things.

 

I must admit that shooting a exploding clay a few feet infront of you and laughing like a moron is a bit silly, but shooting in the air from a airgun I didn't see a problem with if the shooter knew where he was shooting. Or else squirrel and roost shooting is a no go too.

Took me 20mins to read this lot, wish id have done better at school :sad1:

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