geoffwales Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Hi i may have an opportunity to help clear pigeons on an indoor parade ring, the roof height varies from 12-20mts high and looks to be made of modern insulated roof panels. They have loads of pigeons on the metal beams going across but are concerned of a pellet going through their roof. I shoot with a pcp .22 at 11.5 lbft. Am i in danger of going through ? Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 The modern sandwich ones are pretty flimsy, maby a trip to the local scrappers or building site to see if they have any bits you can have and do some tests on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren 67 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Pick your shots with a steel beam back stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super sharp shooter Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Probably not worth the risk and yes i would have thought it would go through.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisAsh Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Are you allowed to shoot them under a general licence inside a building, I assume there are no crops inside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmytree Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Are you allowed to shoot them under a general licence inside a building, I assume there are no crops inside The GL is for woodpigeons Chris, almost certainly the OP is on about feral pigeons which have no such protection, they can be shot regardless. To the OP, as mentioned before pick your shots using girders or beams as backstops, you could also use flat head or wadcutter pellets. Be wary though, roofing sheets are expensive to replace and high angle shooting needs some practice if you haven't done it before. I suggest you find a suitable tree and do some target shooting at leaves at high angles to get a good idea of aim points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonk Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 It's likely you will go through if you miss. I shoot ferals inside warehouses quite regular and as timmytree has said the angles can be quite awkward sometimes so using the beams as backstops is good advice. Watch their movements and see if there's a lower risk opportunity of taking them outside of the building or if they go on the floor inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southeastpete Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 A ricochet could probably slice through too. Can you wait outside with a moderated .410? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffwales Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Cheers for the advice, one person suggested putting bread down and wait for them to land on the parade ring floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 If done it before in cattle sheds, and found that if you can get decent groups with flat heads and go for body shot's. Very few if any pass through. If you can manage to load them in reverse that works too, but again check that they group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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