MiltonKeynesShooter Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Dont suppose anybody knows of any good spots in Milton Keynes to pick of some rabbit and pigeons? Was looking at finding a farm to get permission to shoot there? Any suggestions??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Get yourself out and start knocking on doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyeruk Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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oldypigeonpopper Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 hello, have a search on pigeon shooting (paid) there was a PW member advertising some back a few weeks in your area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltonKeynesShooter Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Ill take a look, thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 I find simply asking for shooting on a first post rather annoying. There are opportunities around MK if you care to do some groundwork and get yourself out there but , in my opinion, you are off to a poor start - your profile, for example, tells anyone who may potentially offer you help, nothing. Apologies if I seem a little harsh but I think you need to realise that shooting permissions can be hard to come by and some people may never find their own shoot. However, you can help yourself by introducing yourself a little more comprehensively - at the moment I could invite you to an evenings roost shoot only to have you turn up with an Air Pistol. NOT a lecture and NOT my intention to insult or deter you as I really do hope you find something, I know of a few opportunities in the area so they are out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philm Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 I find simply asking for shooting on a first post rather annoying. There are opportunities around MK if you care to do some groundwork and get yourself out there but , in my opinion, you are off to a poor start - your profile, for example, tells anyone who may potentially offer you help, nothing. Apologies if I seem a little harsh but I think you need to realise that shooting permissions can be hard to come by and some people may never find their own shoot. However, you can help yourself by introducing yourself a little more comprehensively - at the moment I could invite you to an evenings roost shoot only to have you turn up with an Air Pistol. NOT a lecture and NOT my intention to insult or deter you as I really do hope you find something, I know of a few opportunities in the area so they are out there. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltonKeynesShooter Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Fully understood pal, will go ahead and update my profile shortly, for now though i can tell you im currently shooting a Gamo Shadow Dx.22 1000fps, 6x40 scope, for a first rifle its pretty decent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 (edited) Fully understood pal, will go ahead and update my profile shortly, for now though i can tell you im currently shooting a Gamo Shadow Dx.22 1000fps, 6x40 scope, for a first rifle its pretty decent How did you get your fac for a section 1 air rifle if you dn't have land to shoot over ? Edited April 15, 2017 by stevo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltonKeynesShooter Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 I have land to shoot over however its plain and never seen anything dawn or dusk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltonKeynesShooter Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 How did you get your fac for a section 1 air rifle if you dn't have land to shoot over ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 I have land to shoot over however its plain and never seen anything dawn or dusk Oh right sorry I wrongly assumed you had no land to shoot over. So is your gamo standard or have you had it tuned to get 1000 fps. What sort of accuracy are you getting ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltonKeynesShooter Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 (edited) Oh right sorry I wrongly assumed you had no land to shoot over. So is your gamo standard or have you had it tuned to get 1000 fps. What sort of accuracy are you getting ? The gun comes 1000fps stardard other than the scope the gun is untouched, and the accuracy is actually increadable, ive hit a pigeon from a good 50 yards without any problems however luck might have been on hand haha, but it is a nice rifle. But it be my first rifle so im not to skilled and wouldn't try shooting from any further than 60yrds Edited April 15, 2017 by MiltonKeynesShooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 The gun comes 1000fps stardard other than the scope the gun is untouched, and the accuracy is actually increadable, ive hit a pigeon from a good 50 yards without any problems however luck might have been on hand haha, but it is a nice rifle. But it be my first rifle so im not to skilled and wouldn't try shooting from any further than 60yrds Right I'm with you. So it comes as a section one as standard then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltonKeynesShooter Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Right I'm with you. So it comes as a section one as standard then ? As far as im aware, yes, its supposed to fire 1000fps, whether it actually does or not is another story 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltonKeynesShooter Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 I belove its a Gas Ram, 11.6 FT/LB So i think its still classed as an air rifle and not a firearm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Sounds like a good bit of kit you got there. Good luck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltonKeynesShooter Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Sounds like a good bit of kit you got there. Good luck with it. Thanks buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix's rifle Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 I belove its a Gas Ram, 11.6 FT/LB So i think its still classed as an air rifle and not a firearm You would be lucky mine was about 10 and a half when I got it. Again, supposed to be 1000 with gamos special pellets... what a load of **** now stripped, cleaned and polished is at 11.3 foot pounds and will shoot an inch at 35. Hope you get some land and make sure you can hit a target reliably every time ehh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltonKeynesShooter Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 You would be lucky mine was about 10 and a half when I got it. Again, supposed to be 1000 with gamos special pellets... what a load of **** now stripped, cleaned and polished is at 11.3 foot pounds and will shoot an inch at 35. Hope you get some land and make sure you can hit a target reliably every time ehh.Sounds like a good rifle still though mate, and yhe when they say 1000 they really mean 800-900 😂 Ive done some more research and found out that my rifle is full powered 12ft/lbs Gas Ram 😬 Think i should proberably be careful with it 😂 But i do want to look into a road trip to america so i can hunt some bigger game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super sharp shooter Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 If you wanted to find out what the riffle was doing take it over to http://rkstockcraft.co.uk/ammunition-pigeon-small-bore or http://www.willards.co.uk. They will be able to test if for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 (edited) Am I missing something here? If it's putting out 11.something ft/lb then velocity is nowhere near 1000 fps unless you are using felt pellets. The Shadow is also a budget gun that is spring powered not gas ram unless someone has been tinkering but why would you - the Ram would be worth more than the gun. Don't want to insult your gun but it would be more suited to plinking than serious hunting in my humble opinion. Edited April 15, 2017 by bruno22rf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltonKeynesShooter Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Am I missing something here? If it's putting out 11.something ft/lb then velocity is nowhere near 1000 fps unless you are using felt pellets. The Shadow is also a budget gun that is spring powered not gas ram unless someone has been tinkering but why would you - the Ram would be worth more than the gun. Don't want to insult your gun but it would be more suited to plinking than serious hunting in my humble opinion.Well acording 2 the site i brought it from and another site, its gas ram but if you have more experience than me id have to listen so it may not be but its most definetly 12ft/lb full power. However i must say its put wholes in a few hard materials and can definetly kill pigeons and phesants from past exeriences i know that. Thanks for letting me know it may not be gas ram, dont even know my own gun. That quite embarressing 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 (edited) I think they always start out life as a spring powered gun. You can buy gas ram conversion kits that replace the spring with a theoben gas ram unit. I don't know how good it is though. Did you say it was a .22? a .22 air rifle that's developing 1000fps is well, WELL over the limit of 12ft/lb. A .177 at 11.5 is travelling around the 780fps mark (depending on the type of pellet), so for the heavier .22 round to be going well over that, it's going to developing way more. a 16gr pellet travelling 1000fps gives 33ft/lbs of energy. Even if it's only doing 700fps, it's still generating 17ft/lb. to get a .22 to be sub 12 at 700fps it'd need to be only 11gr... Either your gun's well below the fps you think it is, or it's illegal without FAC... Edited April 15, 2017 by chrisjpainter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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