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Lloyd
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deerstalker
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ohouston
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Oh well, at the risk of wading into a debate topic whos trajectory is more like my uncles .177 BSA than Deerstalkers shiny .22 Magnum Bunny Widowmaker...
Still here goes. Johnny Boy is right�(is that a stage name btw?)� for a smallholder an air gun can be easier to contemplate than a proper rifle, especially if your 1/4 acre allotment is in the middle of Milton Keynes pedestrians precinct. BUT, a proper rifle puts hairs on your chest and err, well is proper. AND unless you�re a raving loony or previously held up building societies with that BSA of your uncles, no excuse not to get an FAC and buy that .22LR lazy bones.
Whats a cheap but perfectly good .22LR cost, well, about �20. Yes �20, and it will work perfectly. Admittedly, it may have an amateurish love heart and �Debbie� engraved on the stock, but that adds to the character, go on, you�ll love it.
AND you don�t even have to bother with a telescopic sight, open sights are great. (Free tip folks, cheap telescopic are a waste of time, throw them in the bin. No, I insist. In the bin. Go on. Don�t care, �120 is cheap).
As for the type of ammo, subsonics are fine, but yes after 70m the drop does get annoying difficult to predict, my advice, use High Velocities, the bang is like a cap gun anyway. As for the mile range waffle, yes yes, but stupid people need not apply.
My secret feelings are this [ahh here we go you all say] - don�t use an air rifle on live animals. They are for practicing with and shooting coke cans off the bonnet of the wifes Fiesta, not terrorising bunnies. The wounding rate is just too high. Poor bunnies. On the other hand, you can go over the top. Deerstalker and his chrome plated jacketed magnums? If I was a bunny, I�d be honoured sir. Honoured.
Ps, if you are going to write back and tell me how you and your gold plated air rifle are the best thing since sliced pankakes, don�t bother. Don�t want to debate any more. Next subject. Ha ha. |
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tahir
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deerstalker
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Lloyd
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Oh well, at the risk of wading into a debate topic whos trajectory is more like my uncles .177 BSA than Deerstalkers shiny .22 Magnum Bunny Widowmaker...
Still here goes. Johnny Boy is right�(is that a stage name btw?)� for a smallholder an air gun can be easier to contemplate than a proper rifle, especially if your 1/4 acre allotment is in the middle of Milton Keynes pedestrians precinct. BUT, a proper rifle puts hairs on your chest and err, well is proper. AND unless you�re a raving loony or previously held up building societies with that BSA of your uncles, no excuse not to get an FAC and buy that .22LR lazy bones.
Whats a cheap but perfectly good .22LR cost, well, about �20. Yes �20, and it will work perfectly. Admittedly, it may have an amateurish love heart and �Debbie� engraved on the stock, but that adds to the character, go on, you�ll love it.
AND you don�t even have to bother with a telescopic sight, open sights are great. (Free tip folks, cheap telescopic are a waste of time, throw them in the bin. No, I insist. In the bin. Go on. Don�t care, �120 is cheap).
As for the type of ammo, subsonics are fine, but yes after 70m the drop does get annoying difficult to predict, my advice, use High Velocities, the bang is like a cap gun anyway. As for the mile range waffle, yes yes, but stupid people need not apply.
My secret feelings are this [ahh here we go you all say] - don�t use an air rifle on live animals. They are for practicing with and shooting coke cans off the bonnet of the wifes Fiesta, not terrorising bunnies. The wounding rate is just too high. Poor bunnies. On the other hand, you can go over the top. Deerstalker and his chrome plated jacketed magnums? If I was a bunny, I�d be honoured sir. Honoured.
Ps, if you are going to write back and tell me how you and your gold plated air rifle are the best thing since sliced pankakes, don�t bother. Don�t want to debate any more. Next subject. . |
Nicely put, Ohouston. I think we'd all pretty much go along with that.  |
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