Steady Eddy Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Hi shooters I am looking at purchasing a 22" s410 (not carbine). Could somebody advise me that this is a suitable weapon for taking out rabbits at a distance of 40 - 45 yds, or is this just that little bit too far. Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 i think thats pushing it a bit. if you can knock 10 yards off, you can hit them all day. some would argue that 45 yrds is fine, but you have to be VERY confident with your distances. If you spend some quality time on the paper, you will learn your distances to the point of it being second nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Eddy Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Thanks martinmoretom So 35-40 yds ok with practice & is the AA S410 the right weapon to choose? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 the 410 is a great gun. There are websites dedicated to just that, and you will see folk really into them. As for it being up to the job, well, millions cant be wrong , Just remember its all about the nut behind the butt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Eddy Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Would you reccommend any particular make of pellets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireJohn Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) Would you reccommend any particular make of pellets? I'd look through the Airgun BBS site, different types of pellets suite different guns! Some guns can be very pellet fussy.. You'd not go wrong with some Air Arms Field or JSB Diablo Exact Edited March 7, 2009 by ShropshireJohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 I'd look through the Airgun BBS site, different types of pellets suite different guns! Some guns can be very pellet fussy.. You'd not go wrong with some Air Arms Field or JSB Diablo Exact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Eddy Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Excellent, Thank you for your assistance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfrcus Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Nothing wrong with .22 but have you thought about .177 as they fly a bit flatter & you might gain a few yrds with practice ..The 410 is a great gun & is more than capable in the right hands ..as for pellets try a few different types but start with jsb's as they go well in most guns ...cheers marcus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 if you really want a 12ftlb gun go .177. s410 , hw100 etc all good guns ( mind I hate daystate?) or if you already have the land and need, as it seems you have, put in for fac air get a .22 rapid second hand (for a lot less than the 12lb S410) and you will have a "proper" hunting tool Cheers KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-Bore Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Hi shootersI am looking at purchasing a 22" s410 (not carbine). Could somebody advise me that this is a suitable weapon for taking out rabbits at a distance of 40 - 45 yds, or is this just that little bit too far. Many thanks Nice gun choice. I have the 'K' single shot.177 version (S400K) and it was awesome. Accuracy was up there with the best and more expensive. At 40yds with good shooting its a raggy hole group (in calm weather). The 410 is lovely, its a perfect hunting rifle with the multishot. I would personally always go for .177 in legal limit power as the lighter pellet flies much faster with a flat trajectory which is more forgiving in longer range shooting 30m+. If conditions are good and you have practiced both shooting and range estimation (or have a range finder) 40-45yd headshots will be easily possible in calm weather, but to start keep the distance to 30-35yds and as your shooting improves you can push it a bit further out. Good luck. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 The AAS410 is a superb air-rifle but keep your shooting to 35-40 yards maximum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Eddy Posted March 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Thanks for your info guys.... thought provoking! I am lucky to be surrounded by land & sheep, we are high in location and my thinking is do I err on the side of safety and stay with legal air or go rim fire for distance? Its a difficuly one..Is the cost of FAC air less expensive than small bore FAC, sorry I havn't done my homework on that yet. I have the offer of the 22" s410 at a very good price and not the option of 177", so that is the reasoning behind the selection of gun. We are plagued with bunnies in the garden at around 40 + yds & bloody squirrels eating all the misses peanuts! And could the S410 be regulated to FAC & if so what is the ideal fpsi (if that is what they call it)? Thanks again S.E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Thanks for your info guys.... thought provoking! I am lucky to be surrounded by land & sheep, we are high in location and my thinking is do I err on the side of safety and stay with legal air or go rim fire for distance? Its a difficuly one..Is the cost of FAC air less expensive than small bore FAC, sorry I havn't done my homework on that yet. I have the offer of the 22" s410 at a very good price and not the option of 177", so that is the reasoning behind the selection of gun. We are plagued with bunnies in the garden at around 40 + yds & bloody squirrels eating all the misses peanuts! And could the S410 be regulated to FAC & if so what is the ideal fpsi (if that is what they call it)? Thanks again S.E. No mate, air is all the same price couldnt help myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_mjs93 Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 mae id say 40-45yrds is pushing it a bit, i stick to the rule that 30yrds MAX with an air rifle, i shoot an 11.5ftlb gamo whisper x and im confident that i could hit something at 40 yards, but you need to think more along the lines of clean kill of the quarry rather than being detected, if you want to shoot at that distance because you think you may get detected, id say go up to the field you intend shooting get your permission and head up there wthout a gun and stalk the rabbits, its good fun and you leanr fieldcraft doing that, you just need to remember that if you stay down wind stay down low and keep the noise down you should be able to knock the ******* down like cans on a table, just remember it as the 3 downs and have fun, get your fieldcraft up before attempting a 40yard shot mate, but the s4100 is a nice gun, should do the task in hand.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Eddy Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Thank you all for your sound advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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