going out with the big boys.

[Guest air gunner]

Well i thought i had secured a permission at an air field the head honcho invited me to go out with him and his mate. they were both using silenced rimmys and me my springer he explained how they would take the long shots and me the short ones. So we stalked up a bank and 40 yrds out were 15 or so rabbits before i had even taken my shot 2 rabbits dropped without me hearing the gun then i took my shot and missed. Even if i got close i missed (at the end i realised my rifle had unzeroed) it caried on all night they would take shots at 100yrds and me i couldent get close. It was cool to see how the rimmy boys work. in the end this was their tally. In the end we decided it was not worth me going out with them as it is pest controll and they can take the shots that i would be taking from 3 times the distance. All in all a good experiance.

 

 

 

 

[rickardo 76]

shame you didnt check you sights before you went ,may of got some extra land, there plenty of place where a airgun is more useful than a rim fire ..

[Onan 6]

Done that before,thought the scope was zeroed,and it wasn't

Made up for it the next night though

Sounds like a good experience going out with the bigger boys,can see a rimmy coming your way soon

[fasthands 2]

Don't worry about it chap, my friend shoots a rimfire and I agree it is something to see when a rimfire goes to work. He calls me a spud spitter, but he never wants to take up a day's shooting with an air rifle! as it will show how good he really is . But I have got all my permission from him as the rimfire isn't suitable for the land. Plus I think anyone can shoot a rimfire well without too much practice, as I have had a few goes with it and was hitting every time. but if you get to been good with a air rifle you will be able to shoot just about anything. and your fieldcraft will be better, which I think is most of the enjoyment and reward from the art of using an airgun.

 

Keep at it kid I am still learning and still have some real bad days, yet have done nothing different it just happens. Get yourself a length of string with 5 yard markings on it up to 40 yards, put a target up from 20 up to 35 yards and try a few shots at each one before you go on the hunt, it has paid off for me since I have started doing it. Takes the guess work out of the job and gives me a little confidence that my gun is zerod in. sometimes it has been out enough to have missed every time, and I handle my gun real careful. Enjoy your new ground.

[Guest air gunner]

Cheers guys. I spent an hour in the morning zeroing my gun at differnt distances just to get more of a feel for it. I know rimmys are far easier to shoot because the first time i ever used a gun i was 10 and it was a .22 rimmy and i shot a rabbit perfect shot through the heart at around 130paces. i was only 10 so my paces wernt that big but still. i shot 4 rabbits that day. all clean instant kills. Now with my springer air rifle i have to get to 20yrds to feel confident. But there we go. Im not going to be shooting that land because my gun is not suited to it he did say however that if i upgraded and got an fac and a .22 rimmy i was more than welcome to join them. The guy who took me out explaind that he had a BSA pcp in .177 and it was accurate up to 50meters! I think FAC are far too much trouble at the moment. although when given the chance having a go is great fun. maybe when im older a rimmy may come my way. but i feel a .177 pcp will have to come before that.

[fasthands 2]

I think you have the right and sensible approach to working your way to a rimfire, I am 31 and suppose could get a rimfire any time, but I want to get confident and natural with handling a gun before I step up. But that said, I enjoy going out with the air rifle and getting closer to the quarry. I have an Air Arms S410 .177 sub 12ftlb, and don't think I will ever need another gun. especially a HW100 before anyone chips in!

Rimfires are good for getting a farm cleared quick, but a lot less fun and rewarding, in my opinion.

[Guest air gunner]

I have been out zeroing my gun is it usual for a .22 rws field line (domed) to drop around an inch at 45yrds? .177 pcp is the true gun in my eyes now its just buying the charging gear that is the hassle the guns themselves are not too expensive.

Edited June 23, 2009 by air gunner

[fasthands 2]

I always zero in at 30 yards bang on the cross hair, and I use the dots if I do decide to go for a long shot I raise the gun 1 1/2 dots and it seems to get them at 45 yards. But use a target board with a circle the size of a 2p piece and see how much you have to raise the gun to hit the circle. and remember it.

 

In my opinion zeroing at 45 yards is too far really, keep it to 30 or 35 yards max. as it is usually easy to get within this range of rabbits, it's all in the fieldcraft not in long range shooting where you will get your kills. It's practice, practice and a little more practice. but bloody good fun, and so rewarding when you get your technique sorted.