MM Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 do they sell mould to cast your own? just making conversation really, as i bet they dont. wonder if you could fire anything else? remember the darts that came with the gat? do they sell them in packs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styarr Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 if you want darts then try gunsandtackle.com they used to sell them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejay Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 could always try going back to using potatos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biffo1262 Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Martin, You can still get .177 darts on Fleabay. I got some for my old Webley Junior a while back for the grandsons to shoot in my cellar (cheapskate me as it saves on HUNDREDS of pellets - you know what kids are like). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 wonder what they would be like for hunting with? a bit of a mad idea, but i might try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejay Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 (edited) wonder what they would be like for hunting with? a bit of a mad idea, but i might try it. yeah your right there ,that is a bit of a mad idea and got to be one of the worst too wouldn't even try it Edited August 30, 2008 by mtbarrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 well, give a bit more than that. do they not group well? do they fall apart/ spin? go on fire??? god damnit man, let us share the knowledge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 My experience of darts - of at least 40 years ago - was that they were fine at short range - ie up to about 5 metres, but above that the aerodynamics of them and their weight and drag of the flights, compared to a pellet made them inaccurate. As a teenager I imagined that you could punch holes through a bird with a dart - but you just could not hit them at anything other than very short range. Surely for hunting you (if you are looking for penetration) would need to be looking at pointed pellets, but with the downside, apparently of less accuracy compared to roundheads. What is anyone's experience of JSB Predators which would seem to give a dart profile without the downside of a dart's weight and drag from the flights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveieP Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Try Air Arms Tru Hunters Same weight as the AA Fields, blunt rather than sharp points and v. near as accurate as the domed one's. Damn son of a b**ch squirrel chewing through the bird feeders this morning...... but not any more. Didn't like the taste of AA's & fell like a rock. Made a right old "Thwack!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejay Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 well, give a bit more than that. do they not group well? do they fall apart/ spin? go on fire??? god damnit man, let us share the knowledge? imagine firing an arrow with it stuck through a tin can mateyou just wouldn't do it. sorry about the reply i see now you obviously never used them before, try a bit of target practice first, you will soon see what we mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 well, give a bit more than that. do they not group well? do they fall apart/ spin? go on fire??? god damnit man, let us share the knowledge? imagine firing an arrow with it stuck through a tin can mateyou just wouldn't do it. sorry about the reply i see now you obviously never used them before, try a bit of target practice first, you will soon see what we mean. have you ever seen the damage a tin can can do fired at 11lbs :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejay Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 maybe you should try here http://homepages.newnet.co.uk/martynarnold/windup.htm :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Martin if using a 177 break barrel and have a mouse or two in the house try using a matchstick( great fun at close range ) :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Martin if using a 177 break barrel and have a mouse or two in the house try using a matchstick( great fun at close range ) B) going to try this tommorow :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_seagrave Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 I thought we'd already established that Blu-Tac was the best load for mice? LS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbit assassin Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 on a .22, 5.5 bb pellets fit, but have just a little bit of the end broken off. God for close range rats, squirrells and the odd mouse At anything longer than about 13m you want proper pellets, but have fired cocktail sticks with the blunt end in blu tak, to fit the barrel and also spitballs (wet paper in a ball) is fun for shooting other people (who have accepted to be shot). Oh, and a leather needle in blue tack is a nasty close range weapon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Got some JSB predators. Expensive and they don't fit the Rowan magazine - too long But they shoot true and even I can't load these the wrong way round, so now all I now need is a squirrel or pigeon to grace the bird table .......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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