Young_Gun Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Just bought a king ratty (.22) and gonna stick a little Bushnell 3200 and laser on it for some barn shooting I got permission for recently. I went up with my S400 the other day after turning it down a bit just to see what was about mainly, because of the way the barn's set up you go in through the main door and are silhouetted against the sky/field background, that isn't that much of a problem except for the pigeons flapping about for about 30 minutes until they calm down, the main problem is once you shoot one they all go mental, flying off through the gaps in the roof or trying for the door, takes the ones that are left about an hour to calm down, I have a Jim Edge silencer on the 400 and sticking one on the .22 aswell, so not sure on how I could quiet it down any more? Any tips appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Close the doors and use fertiliser sacks to stop the holes in the roof/walls. Then get amongst them. Gate nets and purse nets might be an option too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young_Gun Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Will give that a try thanks mate, with the door closed it would be quite dark in there, got a logun gun lamp here but what do you reckon on using the white light or coloured filters (red,green,blue)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeboy Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Will give that a try thanks mate, with the door closed it would be quite dark in there, got a logun gun lamp here but what do you reckon on using the white light or coloured filters (red,green,blue)? I might be wrong but i dont think you are allowed to use artificial light to shoot birds, even in a barn. I have shot a load of pigeons in barns though and I find that generally even if they leave in a hurry it doesn't take long before they start to come back. Try approaching with the door open just enough for you to shoot your first bird and second if your lucky. Then when they all go mental, go in get into position. The ones that dont leave straight away will settle before long and you may get the chance of another shot then you can wait and nobble them as they come back. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr smith Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 The lamping of feral and only feral pigeon is allowed by law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplesmasher Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Best way to get on top of them is to shoot them at night when it is pitch black outside. go into the barn and start from the open end/door end and work towards the back. use a lamp to spot the birds and as soon as you see one switch lamp of get ready and turn on lamp and shoot it. if it is near total darkness the pigeons are very unlikely to fly out the barn and just go from one end to the other so you can get a good kill. this is the most efficent method especially as farmers really hate the mess they make hope this helps and happy shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madcowz Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Best way to get on top of them is to shoot them at night when it is pitch black outside. go into the barn and start from the open end/door end and work towards the back. use a lamp to spot the birds and as soon as you see one switch lamp of get ready and turn on lamp and shoot it. if it is near total darkness the pigeons are very unlikely to fly out the barn and just go from one end to the other so you can get a good kill. This is what we used to do, works a treat. Sometimes they will just hover in the air in the light unable to see where to land. Can remove quite a few in one night. Note: This was feral only /Mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchie the white hunter Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Best way to get on top of them is to shoot them at night when it is pitch black outside. go into the barn and start from the open end/door end and work towards the back. use a lamp to spot the birds and as soon as you see one switch lamp of get ready and turn on lamp and shoot it. if it is near total darkness the pigeons are very unlikely to fly out the barn and just go from one end to the other so you can get a good kill. this is the most efficent method especially as farmers really hate the mess they make hope this helps and happy shooting yip thats what i do m8 :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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