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goosey
Joined: 29 Apr 2009 Posts: 380 Location: Merry England
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stumbling goat
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goosey
Joined: 29 Apr 2009 Posts: 380 Location: Merry England
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Posted: Sun May 31, 09 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you very much.
I will do this, I can see that I would have to be consistent. If I'm good enough, the plan is to hide, and ambush. Head shots between eyes and ears. Not far, it is my garden. I will put out corn as bait for the rats. Don't want to use poison, there are red kites, buzzards, owls, round here who might pick up dying critters.
Anyway, I'll get practising. Thanks again. |
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Brownbear
Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 14929 Location: South West
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Posted: Sun May 31, 09 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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You can download free targets from here: https://www.targetz.com/targets01.htm
The important thing is grouping - your shots have to be repeatable. Shoot a group of at least five at the target, take the centre of the group as your point of impact and adjust your sights, then fire another group.
The weapon should naturally aim at the target in your grip - move your body rather than your arms until the target is at centre. Check alignment by closing your eyes for five seconds, and then see if the weapon is still aimed at the bull. If not, your position is putting bias on the weapon which will affect the shot, so reposition yourself and check alignment again. When you've got that right, start shooting groups.
When your groups are nice and tight, start using the weapon at different ranges to see how much your projectile falls as it flies. Get used to judging distances by eye; with an air rifle, even five yards can cause a substantial fall in trajectory.
When you can shoot tight groups at the various ranges your weapon is effective at, you are ready for live quarry.
This is a 50-yard group with a .22 - it is acceptable for live quarry.
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 46218 Location: yes
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Posted: Sun May 31, 09 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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my local gunshop will do a clean and tune for legal max for about �40
12 ftlb is ok for rat between elbow and knee and bunny headshot at 25 yards ,greater distance or bunny chest shot needs more terminal power
i set sights with groups of five fired at a long cross in pen on a bit of card ,
set at about 15 yards at 12 ftlb re set at 25 ,should be the same setting ,then the weapon should be almost perfect between those distances ,if you know the distance to your victim before the event set at that distance
if it is an old gun a new spring ,piston washers ,clen and polish inside will work wonders for accuracy and consistant accuracy shot after shot
springers aim very differently when held to how they aim when bench clamped or tied to a post ,the jump and the body combine to give a very different point of aim to a fixed gun ,set the sights in the position you will probably shoot in ,
a rough non chrono guide to power is put a round into a phone book at close range ,if the pellet is about 3/4 inch in it is about 12ftlb ,this is not accurate but will show if you need a visit to a good gunshop to get it up or down |
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goosey
Joined: 29 Apr 2009 Posts: 380 Location: Merry England
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Brownbear
Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 14929 Location: South West
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goosey
Joined: 29 Apr 2009 Posts: 380 Location: Merry England
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