analyticalman

I've tried cheaper pellets in my S410. No real difference in accuracy but AA Fields cock first time every time. Some - which have a skirt with an inner ridge just arent as smooth

As somebody who came from totally outside the airgun "family" - nobody I know has had one (although I was shot with one as a kid) and who then had an urgent need to get one (garden of new house overrun with rabbits) reading this would have saved me HOURS on google. Well done sir - excellent post

I changed from a standard crosshar to a Hawke Airmax with the MAP6 reticle which appears to be easier to calibrate for distance than the Mill-dot. Seems to work well for me. Zero it at say 30yds and the lines agree for the ranges that the Hawke software calculates them to be for your calibre and pellet weight.

Using a Hawke scope with a MAP6 reticule and zeroing at 30 yards, the reticule has gradations going up to 45 yards at magnification x6. Using it on a target I find that this works (height is fine) but even a slight wind will blow you an inch off. So on a dead calm day on a stationary target I would shoot at 45. Otherwise - yes, 35 ish would be all I would want to try.

Always used .22 AA fields in my 410. Never had a problem - 1 or 2 in any tin are badly deformed and chucked. I've assumed that the soft skirt is reformed in the barrel by the act of pushing the bolt home when cocking the rifle but thats just a guess

Just ordered a Huggett for my S410. Nothing wrong with the one I've got - this just looked nice and had good writeups - (yes I am that shallow) http://www.milbro.co.uk/ben-taylor-rifles

Well said Sweeney - I think you've hit the nail on the head And thanks to you Aaz. Thats the second death move I've been recommended to try. I wonder if I can find that on YouTube

Just to say thanks for the very rapid help on this forum. Next time I trap one I'll give these things a try.

THanks kev - good camo gear by the way!

Hi Duncan - thats a thought - I have .22 hollow points - good for squirrels - never heard of the put the pellet in backwards though - I guess it works because there is no aerodynamics to bother about

Its a dual power HW45 - .177. I don't mind em kicking - I know when they are gone (as I said - I kill about 50 a year). I just didn't seem to hit it in the right spot. The one that seemed to work was a top of the head shot.

Oh - OK - I was afraid of that. Sorry to sound stupid - but are you standing behind it doing that holding its neck and then pulling its head firmly back?

Hi everyone, I use my rifle (AirArms S410) in my garden only to keep rabbits (and other pests) at bay. Usually kill about 50 or so a year so I know where to aim for but I'm not any kind of a hunter (rifles never been outside ). Anyway - got a lot of rabbits around right now so I've started trying to trap them (the wire type that shuts the door behind when they step on the trigger). Caught my first one this morning and thought I'd dispatch it quick with my pistol (HW45) It didn't go well! I would have thought a single head shot would be fine but it took 3 I'm guessing the pistol being

very near to the truth!! The rabbits around here have interbred with domestics. I've not seen a white one but there are a few pure blacks around.

Something to look forward to! Thanks Geoff