my air rifle power is shocking

[mattyv1433 8]

I currently have a cometa300 airrifle and the power of it will not kill a rabbit or a pigeon how could i get the gun to be a lot more powerful

[slingshot82 32]

I currently have a cometa300 airrifle and the power of it will not kill a rabbit or a pigeon how could i get the gun to be a lot more powerful

Where are you aiming for mate? Should be brain shots only. Is your POI the same as your POA? And what range are you shooting at? What is your accuracy like?

 

Kyle

[stevieskin 4]

Get the gun on a chrono first. Until then you will not know if its a power issue or something else.

[mattyv1433 8]

I currently have a cometa300 airrifle and the power of it will not kill a rabbit or a pigeon how could i get the gun to be a lot more powerful

Where are you aiming for mate? Should be brain shots only. Is your POI the same as your POA? And what range are you shooting at? What is your accuracy like?

 

Kyle

i dont know myPOI or POA mate. where can i get this checked out

[slingshot82 32]

I currently have a cometa300 airrifle and the power of it will not kill a rabbit or a pigeon how could i get the gun to be a lot more powerful

Where are you aiming for mate? Should be brain shots only. Is your POI the same as your POA? And what range are you shooting at? What is your accuracy like?

 

Kyle

i dont know myPOI or POA mate. where can i get this checked out

POA is your point of aim, and POI is point of impact is where your pellet strikes mate

 

Kyle

[garfield 23]

not being funny but it sounds like you need more range time a cometa 300 should put out enough to kill cleanly, but if its not then you shouldnt be aiming it at living things

[Buster321c 1,010]

In reality , very little power is needed to kill a rabbit with the correct shot . Its placement over power every time .

[mattyv1433 8]

not being funny but it sounds like you need more range time a cometa 300 should put out enough to kill cleanly, but if its not then you shouldnt be aiming it at living things

haha lol maybe it is but im getting it accurate at home in back garden at a target .But when out in field always seem to miss is this to do with the wind or range

[slingshot82 32]

not being funny but it sounds like you need more range time a cometa 300 should put out enough to kill cleanly, but if its not then you shouldnt be aiming it at living things

Aye it sounds like hes a little inexperienced, but let him answer questions and see what hes doing wrong.

A cometa 300 should easily do the job, but there is a possibility its a problem with the gun and not him.

 

Kyle

[slingshot82 32]

not being funny but it sounds like you need more range time a cometa 300 should put out enough to kill cleanly, but if its not then you shouldnt be aiming it at living things

haha lol maybe it is but im getting it accurate at home in back garden at a target .But when out in field always seem to miss is this to do with the wind or range

What length is your garden? And what ranges are you shooting at? Sounds as though youre not able to judge your distances too well mate.

 

Kyle

[mattyv1433 8]

not being funny but it sounds like you need more range time a cometa 300 should put out enough to kill cleanly, but if its not then you shouldnt be aiming it at living things

Aye it sounds like hes a little inexperienced, but let him answer questions and see what hes doing wrong.

A cometa 300 should easily do the job, but there is a possibility its a problem with the gun and not him.

 

Kyle

Yer i ant been doing it too long mate . mostly do ferreting

[Marksman 934]

Yer i ant been doing it too long

 

you've answered your own question there mate....

 

Lets start from the very basics.... I'm not teaching you to suck eggs and might seem a little long winded, but just want to establish at what point you are at with your shooting

 

1. Have you zeroed your rifle, if so at what range e.g when you aim at a target does the pellet land (POI) where you put the crosshair (POA)

 

2. If not, get yourself a target....a simple piece of A4 with a cross drawn on it is sufficient....

 

The way I do it.....

 

Start at 10M, aim for the centre of the cross (POA) and fire 3 shots at it, they all should land more or less in the same area... make a note of where the pellets are landing (POI)and adjust the scope turrets as necessary e.g if you have a scope with 1/4" adjustments and you are 1" high and 1" to the left you will need to adjust the scope turrets 4 clicks down and 4 clicks to the right.

Fire another 3 shots still aiming for the centre of the target until the group is hitting where you are aiming (POA)

Now that you have established zero at 10M move out to 25/30M and adjust the POI again as necessary until you are happy that the POA meets the POI

 

Once you have zeroed it can you consistently hit a 5-10 shot group within an inch or 2.5cm at your desired zero range?? e.g Draw round a milk bottle top and land all shots inside the circle, the tighter the better! DO NOT THINK ABOUT SHOOTING AT ANY LIVING CREATURE UNLESS YOU CAN DO THIS!!

 

4. Move back/forward in 5M increments taking shots and making a note both mental (and physical if desired) of where the POI differs from the norm this will aid you in taking longer/closer shots than your zero range, if using a mildot reticle make a note of the mildots. eg if you are at 40M and you aim for centre target count the dots down to where the POI is, this will tell you how high you need to aim to achieve the correct POI.

 

5. Rangefinding....

 

Not everything you are going to aim/shoot at will be at your zero range (unless you are static shooting) so you will need to get used to some sort of rangefinding, whether it be guesstimation (using a known distance and multiplying it to guess the range) or a rangefinder, as with all things practice makes you better(not perfect!!)

 

Now that you have established that..... KEEP PRACTICING!!

 

Then and only then are you elligible to go for live quarry!

 

 

Darryl

[Phantom 631]

Marksman & Garfield beat me to it

 

As you have said that you havn't been shooting too long; follow Darryl's guide above and keep practicing

 

I shoot more paper targets at the start of a hunt than I shoot quarry through the hunt

 

The reason for this is three-fold:

1. It keeps my eye in
2. Having transported the rifle, it gives me chance to check all is well with the rifle/scope combo
3. If I find I can't shoot for toffee (if I'm having a bad day) I can go home knowing I aint wounded an animal and they will still be there for me another time.

Phantom

[Marksman 934]

Marksman & Garfield beat me to it

 

As you have said that you havn't been shooting too long; follow Darryl's guide above and keep practicing

 

 

cheers mate....now where's my SP

 

 

 

Darryl

[Phantom 631]

 

cheers mate....now where's my SP

 

 

 

Darryl

 

Cheeky git, its down the bottom of your post where we allways put them

 

:laugh: