This fell out of a rabbit.

[stealthy1 3,964]

Yes, thats the pellet that killed the rabbit that the ferrets ate

 

This is the one I found, .177

 

 

 

 

As you can see it's under the fat layer and the wound had been totally healed.

I use .22 Made me so freaking mad that someone had been shooting them with obviously no ability to do so with either a vastly underpowered gun or from a ridiculously daft distance either way that fecking pellet should not have been let loose.

My S200 at the moment is putting out 10.3 at the muzzle and at 60yards it still has over 4ft/lbs to transfer which I know would do far more damage than what that did one in the pic did.

 

Tony

 

 

The shooter missed the head by miles

[Elliott 436]

Thats awful Tony, I would have been really miffed by that if I'd found it, the poor thing. Gives us lot a bad name

[The Duncan 802]

I used to be really puritanical about perfect clean kills, and still believe if you aren't sure your shot will kill the creature instantly, take your finger off the trigger.

That said, sometimes (very, very rarely) I've had a bunny bolt as the shot is released. Naturally, this makes for a fast follow up shot (or legging over to it to issue the coup de grace), worse case scenario is the creature gets away with a flesh wound. Not what anybidy wants, but, just occasionally it will happen to the best shot in the world.

For the record, I genuinely can't remember the last animal that needed a second shot from me- as I said, its a very rare thing for all good hunters.

[The Duncan 802]

I did once find a plastic pellet in the fur of a bunny I shot.

[Phantom 631]

Thats awful Tony, I would have been really miffed by that if I'd found it, the poor thing. Gives us lot a bad name

 

I agree Elliott,

Although I'm not to concerened about getting a bad name (we have that anyway), what gets me is the thought of the potential infection and long suffering death of the animal. I had an infection in my left elbow about ten years back, I was in agony throughout my body and was rushed into hospital and put on multiple I'v antibiotics for three days before I was able to move any part of my body without pain.

If we are to kill an animal, we owe it to do so as quickly and with as little or no pain as possible.

 

Tony

[stealthy1 3,964]

The pellets left in animals is possibly down to bad instuction on a new shooters part, or folk buying guns for the first time and thinking they're more powerfull than they really are, and taking inappropriate shots, perhaps airguns should be sold with an option to complete a couple of hours instuction at a local gun club, this may discount a few of the idiots that are in the sport and save us from a ban, or compulsory licence.

[Phantom 631]

That Sir is a very good idea

[The Duncan 802]

yes, we definitely need more restrictions on our sport, Strewth!

[stealthy1 3,964]

I dont know if its viable to ask folk buying airguns to undertake some sort of basic gun training, but if you add say £20 on to the asking price of an airgun for two hours basic gun sense evaluation, just so you know the limits of your first gun, because to be fair, we all move on to biggger things, and to most folk, airguns are the first and most important step to gaining a firearms certificate, its where most folk gain an interest in shooting, after that it becomes a distance thing, groups at 1200 metres with guns you can buy from your local gunshop, without going down the illegal rout of buying a 50 cal to hide under your bed