Bigdog88 6 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Recently gained a new 300 acre permission which is incredible as I have been after land for a while now! What it means however is that I needed to up my game in terms of numbers of rabbit kills as opposed to shooting purely for pleasure. I recently applied for an FAC and have begun to lose faith in the sub12ft/ib air rifle due to their lack of range. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I employed a Laser Range Finder for the first time tonight and bagged 8 bunnies in about 4 hours of shooting which for me is quite good! I started the evenings shooting with an hour re-zeroing at exactly 38 yards, then getting my POA/POI at 55yards and at 17Yards as these are the brackets within which I hoped to shoot. After the effort spent on this and a few other distances I worked out that at any range within which I want to shoot I could be 1 mil dot either way. Coupling the effort on the range, new-found confidence in my BSA Ultra and a friends LRF I set off onto my new perm. My best shot being a 55yard headshot! Im still applying for an FAC but over the moon with the .177 and its back in my good books! Cheers PS. If anyone has an LRF for sale let me know! Quote Link to post
villaman 9,982 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Learn field craft first and once you have learnt that you will not need fac air 6 Quote Link to post
Bigdog88 6 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 im not getting an FAC for air its for a 22LR and .17HMR as some areas have been overshot and the rabbits have clear fields of view for over 100m. Therefore requiring a longer range. Quote Link to post
moxy 617 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Where are the warrens? That's got to be a start. Quote Link to post
Bigdog88 6 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Whoa! Why has this post been jumped on? Immediate assumptions about my lack of fieldcraft and a negative tone! I know where the warrens are and my fieldcraft is at a useful enough level. All I was trying to do was share a positive experience with everyone that I had with the use of an LRF. The fact I am applying for FAC is irrelevant. I want to try out other calibres and new rifles. I have been having success at the perm without the use of the LRF but its been 3's or 4s. It has definately convinced me to invest in one Cheers Quote Link to post
moxy 617 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 No negativity at all pal. I use both sub 12 and FAC. Air and upwards. It's just sometimes the airgun is the better tool for the job. Not trying to teach anyone how to suck eggs. Quote Link to post
Bigdog88 6 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 No worries There are certain parts of the perm where the hedges lend themselves to stalking and make it easy to get within 50 yards but there is one section which is 600m long and has woodland onto an open field. The warrens are all along the frontage of the woodland so the only way to sneak up on them is to pre-position and wait...but that takes a long time and would result in very few population cutbacks over time. Somewhere else I shoot up north the rabbits spot you from the second you leave the house and are in....I have never experienced rabbits being more wary in different areas until this. Is this the norm on overshot areas? Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,828 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 No negativity at all pal. I use both sub 12 and FAC. Air and upwards. It's just sometimes the airgun is the better tool for the job. Not trying to teach anyone how to suck eggs. I was told you suck eggs all the time as you have no teeth :laugh: not from me mind atvbmac :thumbs: 5 Quote Link to post
villaman 9,982 Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 Sorry if it sounded negative , but you do get people wanting a bigger gun , more powerful gun and a tank ,to do a job a sub 12FT/LB airgun can do A ranger finder is a very useful tool for airgun shooters to have , Have a look at the Vision King LRF on eBay it can be £20 - £30 cheaper than a Hawke 400 and it looks the same as well , I now a few who have them , never had a problem with them 1 Quote Link to post
mark williams 7,568 Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) Hi BigDog88, if you are under pressure to get the rabbit numbers down and they are very nervous, employ snares all along the woodland frontage - lethal method of control. I am not losing the fact that we talk air rifles in these forums, but snares make a massive difference in these situations. "For me" air gun hunting, fieldcraft and trapping all go "hand in hand" for the true hunting experience. "just my two pennies worth" hope it helps , Edited May 16, 2015 by mark williams 2 Quote Link to post
moxy 617 Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 Who told you Mac? Come on spit it out Quote Link to post
random 659 Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 I agree with mark except I use ferrets where its large numbers or difficult to stalk situations or whatever,get your toys and enjoy your new perm! Quote Link to post
Durham John 693 Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 Bigdog, enjoy your new perm mate they arent easy to come by around here 1 Quote Link to post
Bigdog88 6 Posted May 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 Cheers...chuffed with it...only problem is trying to leave the house to go there constantly without upsetting the other half 3 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,828 Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 Who told you Mac? Come on spit it out His name is on the bottom of this sheet of paper atvbmac 1 Quote Link to post
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