moving target

[watchman 256]

just wondered if any of you have ever hit a moving target with an air rifle,weather you have actually aimed for it or where youv tripped and head shot a rabbit at 40 yards from the hip.

mate of mine downed a starling with a .177,going away shot never forget it and that was prob 35 years ago,ok it was a flook but he aimed for it

Edited March 2, 2010 by watchman

[Phantom 631]

Yup I have

 

Ally cans rolling down the embankment on my permission.

 

Wouldn't dream of aiming at a moving creature (other than a slug or snail).

 

Phantom

[stealthy1 3,964]

Why are flukes not counted, if they were I could claim a few

[watchman 256]

Why are flukes not counted, if they were I could claim a few

go for it mate,intrigued now,il edit the title

Edited March 2, 2010 by watchman

[watchman 256]

Yup I have

 

Ally cans rolling down the embankment on my permission.

 

Wouldn't dream of aiming at a moving creature (other than a slug or snail).

 

Phantom

fair point,but we was only 7 at the time

[willum 89]

me and one of my mates about 16 17 years ago were in a feild using one of my old webley tempest's he said look up crow coming over he said bet you cant shoot it i was like yeah watch this not expecting to hit woompff down came the crow never forgot that me and my mate were shocked as we couldnt beleive what i had just done.

[stealthy1 3,964]

Why are flukes not counted, if they were I could claim a few

go for it mate,intrigued now,il edit the title

 

 

Back in the days of my yoof! I would have a shot at most things, more so if there was more than a couple us to egg each other on I've hit quite a few running rabbits, and pigeons, but at no more than 20 yards distance, and most probably less, I would not commit to those kind of shots now, but back then I had eyes like a hawk

[watchman 256]

Why are flukes not counted, if they were I could claim a few

go for it mate,intrigued now,il edit the title

 

 

Back in the days of my yoof! I would have a shot at most things, more so if there was more than a couple us to egg each other on I've hit quite a few running rabbits, and pigeons, but at no more than 20 yards distance, and most probably less, I would not commit to those kind of shots now, but back then I had eyes like a hawk

your not supposed to get good at it,its not the done thing you know

[willum 89]

me and a my best mate lamp together at leaast once a week we were out doing some bunny control i see a lump in the feild and it was a long tail about 40 45 yrds away took a shot at it with the rimmy 22 and missed me mate laughed his head off you missed a sitter lol i felt a bit of a dick so iwasnt going to let it beat me it was running away at a fair pace it took aim kept the gun moving aiming just on its nose about 75 yrds squeezed on the trigger there was a deep lump sound ant the longtail moved no more me mate couldnt beleiveit ive done this with rabbits aswell.

[silentshot1 206]

I shot a pigeon as it came in to land with my S410, pure fluke as I was just following it in, then flinched due to a twig falling and pop, one pigeon dinner!

 

Never to be repeated fluke!

[JackReid 35]

Once again, would never do this now or support it...

 

My mate and I were messing around with a Crossman (no idea model) 12 shot semi auto .177 rifle. cO2 Obviously and just a fun plinking gun.

HUGE corvid came swinging in and from my car window he fired off 3 shots in less than a second at it around 20 yards. Pulled the gun back in not even hoping it had hit it, and the bird carried on gliding unchanged (no flapping) and it kept going like a glider until it perfectly landed on its stomach wings still spread in the grass. I went over and it was stone dead, must have been a heart shot by the look of it! Truely amazing fluke shot!!!

Jack

Edited March 3, 2010 by JackReid

[Malt 379]

Once, a crow flying straight towards me at eye level when shooting from an upstairs window when I was in my teens. .22 fired from a HW35e to the chest! Lucky shot really, wouldn't dream of attempting it now.

[pest hunter 151 15]

i have done a rabbit hopping in a strait line away from me but luck was involved and i would only do it if the gun was .177 so i could get the head shot but its almost never you get a rabbit hop a bit slow in a strait line away from you

Edited March 3, 2010 by pest hunter 151

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

never, i'm a good boy

[slingshot82 32]

One of my pals used to hit and kill moving rabbits quite regular on the lamp, I know its not the done thing with air rifles but I cant recall him wounding anything, just clean kills.