brain dead Posted March 11, 2003 Report Share Posted March 11, 2003 could comebody please tell me some information on FAC air rifles and .25 if there is such a calibre :( what would these do to an animal. p.s this doesn't have anything to do with foxes no more :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammergun Posted March 11, 2003 Report Share Posted March 11, 2003 The post was about someone shooting a fox at point-blank range, where the pellet still has most of its energy and is easily able to penetrate a fox skull. Even an FAC air rifle pellet posesses a fraction of the energy of a basic rimfire (about 100ftlbs). I know of someone who has an antique precharged air rifle which takes .303 bullet shaped pellets (I think it was), fully rifled and is very powerful. There is an insert tube to allow it to take a smaller gauge pellet as well, which fits inside the .303 barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brain dead Posted March 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2003 ok i have changed it as that was probs a stupid question! :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted March 12, 2003 Report Share Posted March 12, 2003 There used to be .20 pump-up air rifles by Sheridan I believe and I seem to remember somebody bringing out a .25, but don't forget that it will have to be no more than 12 ft.lbs muzzle energy, so the veolicity is bound to be lower than smaller calibres. You might do better with a catapult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted March 12, 2003 Report Share Posted March 12, 2003 This will answer you problem http://home.hiwaay.net/~ispellan/SetupAirGun.exe I may put it in a new thread as it is so usefull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy trucker Posted March 12, 2003 Report Share Posted March 12, 2003 THERE IS SUCH A THING AS .25,AND U CAN GET A RAPID 7 IN .25 AT 40ft/lbs.THE PROBLEM IS FINDING A DECENT PELLET THAT IS GOING TO BE CONSISTANTLY ACCURATE. YOU CAN GET AIR RIFLES OVER 3OO+ ft/lbs, I THINK THEY ARE 9MM IN CALIBRE AND HAVE HEARD OF FOXES BEEN TAKEN WITH THESE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted March 12, 2003 Report Share Posted March 12, 2003 Titan did a barrel for there JB1 in .25.That was 13 years ago. Still wish i had the ol JB1. all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGhost Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 The patriot used to be made in .25 but only FAC (otherwise the pellet speed would be too low to be of any use.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooktrout Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 Fac air rifles are seriously handy tools for some forms of hunting,but for foxes I would considernothing other than a 12 bore shotgun with heavy load cartridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 we use a .223 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGhost Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 So do I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted March 27, 2003 Report Share Posted March 27, 2003 Just found this; http://www.guntrader.co.uk/GunsForSale/Res...020308133920286 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted March 27, 2003 Report Share Posted March 27, 2003 very nice,look like it weighs a ton though :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdowns hunter Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 I have an old .25 BSA Supersport spring air rifle and you are right I can do better with a caterpult the thing is useless :< :< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Yes i think bsa used to make a .25 (cobra??)or somthing like that ,it was a bit ill fated at 12ft lbs because of the obvious problems of having to push such a large pellet very fast to flatten out the trajectory which would make it over the limit.i suppose 80ftlbs would do it though :unsure: but then we are back to the issue of "you may as well have a rimmy"which will still shoot flatter,is more powerful and a heck of a lot more ammunition to chose from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brain dead Posted March 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 yes these .25 rifles sound pretty useless. But does anyone know much about .20 and what they i like? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeVeTaS Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 Main problem with .20 is lack of decent pellets, however I thing that situation is starting to change... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted March 31, 2003 Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 But does anyone know much about .20 and what they i like? These links should keep you busy for a bit! http://www.pyramydair.com/cgi-bin/model.pl...pl?model_id=207 http://www.wholesalehunter.com/product/ben...benjdes/cb9.htm http://www.mrpsds.com/bensherstrea.html http://www.blazetrek.com/bensherpumpe.html http://www.webcom.com/airguns/Sheridan.html http://www.gosource.com/agusa/21.pdf http://www.airgundepot.com/cb9.html http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews889.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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