garden

[tallpauljcb1 5]

has any one used a 12 bore in there back garden to kill woodys

[watchman 256]

has any one used a 12 bore in there back garden to kill woodys

i take it this is the point where you show us all how big your back garden is,i know i wouldnt get away with it in mine

[tallpauljcb1 5]

no my garden is 23ft by 22ft i was just woundering if any one sho0ts in there back garden lol

[mushroom 12,418]

Yeah mate on ya go, when the old bill turn up with better guns that fire more rounds and ask the silly question "What are you up to"? just tell them it's ok your after the wood pigeons

 

The only time it would be alright is if there is nothing but fields (crop fields) behind which obviously you have permission on and you were protecting the crops.

[tallpauljcb1 5]

i was just asking thats all see if people shoot in there back garden

[mushroom 12,418]

Probably not the wisest thing to do mate in a garden that small

[langouroux 14]

:clapper: you can't be serious!?????????????????

[ace32 4]

would love to do it in mine hundreds of bloody crows n such up here,gonna make an effort to find where they live now i got a shotty,another one coming today,(an xmas pressie to myself),prob is the land i think there on he,s a miserable sod,got 2 old fellas shooting,but they work for greenpeace i think,anyway,happy xmas peeps,atb,ian

[jackinbox99 41]

My garden is 140ft long and about 50ft wide. Id love to use the 12 bore if i could, but it just isnt big enough. Id even not risk using my 410. The only thing i use in my garden is my air rifle. Even then I have to be very carefull as to what is behind the target as i wouldnt want to end up shooting my neighbours windows out. I tend to wait until the pigeons or magpies are on the lawn, so im shooting downwards at them. Unfortunately they seem to know this and happily sit on the neighbours TV ariel, knowing im not going to risk shooting them.

[stubby 175]

has any one used a 12 bore in there back garden to kill woodys

 

 

I tend to wait until the pigeons or magpies are on the lawn, so im shooting downwards at them.

 

 

members are always saying about this, but it is ILLEGAL, read the general license, what reason will you give for shooting crop damage,?, ok, so you may get away with health and safety,but then you have to prove that, but then you also need to show you have tried all other methods to keep them away,

 

shooting- no

pest control, humaine dispatch-yes

 

I've used a silenced 410 on fox in a garden, but thats one single shot

[kirk224 10]

shooting in your garden with a 12 bore are you mad the police will hang you and cut your nuts off

Edited December 29, 2009 by kirk224

[Jamie93 57]

Don't try it mate unless you want to see what a police cell is like

Happy Hunting Jamie93

[Colster 1]

So glad I moved to the country, I regularly shoot in mine but I have the blessing of my FEO and no neighbours. I also have permission on the fields that surround my land so can nip out and do some rough shooting of an afternoon.

[JonathanL 4]

You won't get away with it in a small back garden with a 12 gauge. I bought a 9mm rim-fire for shooting rats that were hanging around my compost bin which is about the most I'd use in a small garden. That's quiet enough to shoot indoors pretty much without hearing protection.

 

Also, remember that it's an offence for any projectile to leave your property so you need to be using something small and low powered.

 

J.

Edited December 29, 2009 by JonathanL

[Roly 0]

12 bore in the garden! LOL.

I got enough jip from a neighbour whilst responsibly shooting targets with an Air Rifle in my back yard.

Firstly he accused me of shooting his cat the previous week when I didn't even have the gun then, then he accused me of shooting his fence when i had a 6 inch concrete backstop with no sign of any damage to his fence.

I don't bother shooting in the garden now in case he turns into a bigger knob and calls the old bill and I find myself mistakenly looking down the end of a Glock or MP5!

Take everyones advice and stay out your yard with it.

Roly