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tahir

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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 07 12:48 pm Post subject: Shooting weekend?
Dunno about the flyfishing, can't see any of us ever taking it up, so how about: A weekend somewhere nice where they run courses in air rifles, the sort that we could use for rabbit control.... All ideas appreciated.

sean
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 07 12:54 pm Post subject:
A quick google seems to bring up stuff with shotguns rather than air-rifles.

tahir

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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 07 12:59 pm Post subject:
Yeah, that's why I asked here

Behemoth

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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 07 1:06 pm Post subject:
From what I can see many gun clubs do air rifles as well: https://www.onesite.co.uk/find/shooting.htm

sean
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 07 1:07 pm Post subject:
I assumed that but I've never been afraid to point out the bleedin' obvious. Didn't we have at least a couple of members who were keen airgunners? Dunx/FTB/the lot who went down to Pricey's for the bunny carnage weekend?

Behemoth

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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 07 1:07 pm Post subject:
https://www.cwmbran32.fsnet.co.uk/

tahir

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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 07 1:18 pm Post subject:

OK, lets put it like this, I KNOW NOTHING!

What I'm after is a weekend somewhere nice with access to somewhere to shoot the kind of air rifles I might use to control bunnies with. Dunno what they're called, or what facilities are available. Don't know that many places in the UK either.

Spose from the point of view of my BILs we need somewhere with decent pubs, from FILs point of view decent (not posh) grub. I'd be happy to just get a primer in shooting so that I know whether it's something I want to get involved with.

gil
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 07 1:42 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

OK, lets put it like this, I KNOW NOTHING!

somewhere to shoot the kind of air rifles I might use to control bunnies with. Dunno what they're called, .

.22 air rifles, .177 at a pinch if you're accurate and the rabbits are slow

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cab

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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 07 1:45 pm Post subject:
Tahir, if you have plenty of space to practice, surely what you need is to get hold of an appropriate air rifle (there are people here to give you that info) and simply practice? And when you think you're good enough (and nor before you're comfortable with that) move on to live targets? Or is handling an air rifle way more complex than that?

sean
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 07 1:47 pm Post subject:

cab wrote:

Tahir, if you have plenty of space to practice, surely what you need is to get hold of an appropriate air rifle (there are people here to give you that info) and simply practice? And when you think you're good enough (and nor before you're comfortable with that) move on to live targets?

Or is handling an air rifle way more complex than that?

I reckon that's about it really.

hedgewitch

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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 07 1:50 pm Post subject:
What happened to the fishing trip? Honestly, men just change their mind every two minutes don't they?

gil
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 07 1:53 pm Post subject:

No, it's not complex, though basic safety routines and principles are essential. Then how to carry, load and hold the rifle, if you've never done it before. Then plenty of target practice, either tin cans on a shelf/log or paper targets pinned to a plank/board, to an increasing degree of accuracy. If none of you have ever shot before, being with someone who has is very useful.

Making a weekend of it, as a social event with practical application, rather than a bare necessity.

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 07 1:53 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

cab wrote:

I reckon that's about it really.

I was going to suggest the very same thing. we shot air rifles as kids, and now grown adults need a three week health and safety course before even venturing into a gun shop.

tahir

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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 07 1:58 pm Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

sean wrote:

cab wrote:

I reckon that's about it really.

I was going to suggest the very same thing. we shot air rifles as kids, and now grown adults need a three week health and safety course before even venturing into a gun shop.

Yeah but where's the weekend of fun to go with that? I know I'll never get round to shooting unless I go out of my way to start, this might be the opportunity that does it.

sean
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 07 1:58 pm Post subject:
Oh, don't forget to make sure that you can tell the difference between ferrets. rabbits and whippets/lurchers from a distance. Someone shot one of my ferrets with a 12 bore once.

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