Originally Posted by plaster

my 707 drops tree rats no probs.... but there a begger to skin...

I heard that too. A lot harder than rabbits to skin. Your 707, is it . . . . . . naughty?

Originally Posted by Biped

Originally Posted by plaster

my 707 drops tree rats no probs.... but there a begger to skin...

I heard that too. A lot harder than rabbits to skin. Your 707, is it . . . . . . naughty?

naughty??????? noooooooooooo legal,,, yes,,,

if i use the wrong ammo it becomes illegal,, (14.5 grain ) can go up over 15 and over 16 lb..

Air rifle hunting is illegal in France. Not a problem as rimfire rifles and shotguns are more easily to aquire than UK.

Originally Posted by EX_STAB

Originally Posted by right-grumpy

Rabbits are one thing but what about squirrels? By Christ their heads are hard! I have a Webley FX2000 but the little tree rats can be hard to put down with a headshot?

Squirrels are well hard! I must say I prefer .22 rimfire to air rifle for rabbits. I think air rifle is a bit marginal.

I started by getting some advice from t'interweb on where to aim — a bit below and behind the eye seems to work well enough. But squirrels being what they are (i.e., stupider than Ashie) I also found that often enough they will face you square on and dead still if you're close and moving reaal sloow ... at which point a shot square to the upper chest drops 'em instantly. I found out by accident so I can't lecture on the whys or wherefores, though it's probably a good bet that it's a powerful strike straight to the heart that's doing the business. Anyone knows more, or has some advice, I'm all ears. I've learned to despise the little sods.

Originally Posted by Old_Reprobate

Originally Posted by EX_STAB

Originally Posted by right-grumpy

Rabbits are one thing but what about squirrels? By Christ their heads are hard! I have a Webley FX2000 but the little tree rats can be hard to put down with a headshot?

Squirrels are well hard! I must say I prefer .22 rimfire to air rifle for rabbits. I think air rifle is a bit marginal.

I started by getting some advice from t'interweb on where to aim — a bit below and behind the eye seems to work well enough. But squirrels being what they are (i.e., stupider than Ashie) I also found that often enough they will face you square on and dead still if you're close and moving reaal sloow ... at which point a shot square to the upper chest drops 'em instantly. I found out by accident so I can't lecture on the whys or wherefores, though it's probably a good bet that it's a powerful strike
straight to the heart that's doing the business. Anyone knows more, or has some advice, I'm all ears. I've learned to despise the little sods.

This sound promising as their heads are made of kevlar :D
I'm on a mission to kill all grey tree rats.

Originally Posted by Old_Reprobate

Originally Posted by EX_STAB

Originally Posted by right-grumpy

Rabbits are one thing but what about squirrels? By Christ their heads are hard! I have a Webley FX2000 but the little tree rats can be hard to put down with a headshot?

Squirrels are well hard! I must say I prefer .22 rimfire to air rifle for rabbits. I think air rifle is a bit marginal.

I started by getting some advice from t'interweb on where to aim — a bit below and behind the eye seems to work well enough. But squirrels being what they are (i.e., stupider than Ashie) I also found that often enough they will face you square on and dead still if you're close and moving reaal sloow ... at which point a shot square to the upper chest drops 'em instantly. I found out by accident so I can't lecture on the whys or wherefores, though it's probably a good bet that it's a powerful strike straight to the heart that's doing the business. Anyone knows more, or has some advice, I'm all ears. I've learned to despise the little sods.

Put a couple of owl boxes up (unless you think your land could support Lynx).
Traps with spring doors are good as whatever is in there can be released, dispatched or relocated depending on species.

Originally Posted by Old_Reprobate

Originally Posted by EX_STAB

Originally Posted by right-grumpy

Rabbits are one thing but what about squirrels? By Christ their heads are hard! I have a Webley FX2000 but the little tree rats can be hard to put down with a headshot?

Squirrels are well hard! I must say I prefer .22 rimfire to air rifle for rabbits. I think air rifle is a bit marginal.

I started by getting some advice from t'interweb on where to aim — a bit below and behind the eye seems to work well enough. But squirrels being what they are (i.e., stupider than Ashie) I also found that often enough they will face you square on and dead still if you're close and moving reaal sloow ... at which point a shot square to the upper chest drops 'em instantly. I found out by accident so I can't lecture on the whys or wherefores, though it's probably a good bet that it's a powerful strike straight to the heart that's doing the business. Anyone knows more, or has some advice, I'm all ears. I've learned to despise the little sods.

I smacked one full in the kisser at ten yards and the bugger ran off! If yo pick one up that you think you've killed, give it another round to the back of thehead. I had one "come back to life" once, twenty minutes later!

Originally Posted by EX_STAB

Originally Posted by Old_Reprobate

Originally Posted by EX_STAB

Originally Posted by right-grumpy

Rabbits are one thing but what about squirrels? By Christ their heads are hard! I have a Webley FX2000 but the little tree rats can be hard to put down with a headshot?

Squirrels are well hard! I must say I prefer .22 rimfire to air rifle for rabbits. I think air rifle is a bit marginal.

I started by getting some advice from t'interweb on where to aim — a bit below and behind the eye seems to work well enough. But squirrels being what they are (i.e., stupider than Ashie) I also found that often enough they will face you square on and dead still if you're close and moving reaal sloow ... at which point a shot square to the upper chest drops 'em instantly. I found out by accident so I can't lecture on the whys or wherefores, though it's probably a good bet that it's a powerful strike straight to the heart that's doing the business. Anyone knows more, or has some advice, I'm all ears. I've learned to despise the little sods.

I smacked one full in the kisser at ten yards and the bugger ran off! If yo pick one up that you think you've killed, give it another round to the back of thehead. I had one "come back to life" once, twenty minutes later!

I believe it. Couple of guys I know do gardening/tree surgery in our area and we got to talking about squirrel culling: they told me that even with a 12-bore they sometimes had to finish them off after a direct hit. I'd prefer to use a .22LR for sure, but the land isn't that big, neighbours too close ... so I'll have to stick to patience and close range. It's character building. :o

(To the gardeners I jokingly suggested using an SLR and the younger one muttered "seven six two" and looked quite shocked, so I figure next time we meet we'll be comparing notes on places and postings. I may start a topic on the odd little ways ex-squaddies have of spotting each other ...)

I smacked one full in the kisser at ten yards and the bugger ran off! If yo pick one up that you think you've killed, give it another round to the back of thehead. I had one "come back to life" once, twenty minutes later![/quote]

I'm laughing in that area because the FX has an 8 round mag and I'm happy to pump all 8 into the chosen one :D

Somebody asked me today whether he could buy a Co2 pistol (the 6" Smith & Wesson) to kill the little buggers.

I said that as much fun as it might be to offload 10 rounds into the fcukers, it would also be wrong because of the low power and subsequent injuries. On the other hand, oi says to 'im, 'av a fink about a Beretta CX Storm - still C02 powered, it's semi-auto, got a rifled barrel (unlike that piece of sh!t Crosman semi-auto), 30 round mag and knocks out around 10ft/lb. As he's heaving along the branch trying to escape, you can pepper his path with a stream of lead.