air gun miss

[colliegreyhound123 0]

i just had a new air arms s400 butt having trouple shooting any thing the scope a hawke sport 50 mill no AO it is sighted at 30 yrds smack on butt still missing birds. is it the scope, is it no good or i dont understand the range which i am shooting at. the laser rang finders are far to expensive is there any tips on understanding the range. the scope which i have is a mill dot how many mill dots shall i shot above and low

and any tips on hunting with an air gun

[lost scouse 46]

simples practice a bit practice a bit more practice , when your out and about step distances out so easy

Edited October 28, 2010 by lost scouse

[colliegreyhound123 0]

thanks

[colliegreyhound123 0]

any more advice ?

[ulverston moocher 60]

what you can do is mark out 30 yds then every 5 yds after that put a marker out then practice at the different ranges learning were you have to place the mill dots to get the intended target when you can do this go out in the day time and pick your self a nice place to sit were you know there are rabbits quickley put your markers out and wait when a rabbit comes out you should be able to use your markers to judge the distance of the rabbit and after a while you will get a feel for the ranges without the markers then move on to lamping but this again takes practice as distance is exagerated at night.

[Buster321c 1,010]

Ive got some advise , unless you can consistently hit paper targets at various rnges dont shoot live quarry . This practise is the kind of thing that gives us all a bad name . Be responsible for yourself , your quarry and your fellow hunters and think long and hard about what your doing .Would you buy a car and drive round the M25 without any lessons ?

[spike25blue 55]

Hi buddy what cal is it 177 or .22

 

Atb rob

[Phantom 631]

Ive got some advise , unless you can consistently hit paper targets at various rnges dont shoot live quarry . This practise is the kind of thing that gives us all a bad name . Be responsible for yourself , your quarry and your fellow hunters and think long and hard about what your doing .Would you buy a car and drive round the M25 without any lessons ?

 

I aint Religious but

 

Ayyy fecking men to that

Very sound advice indeed

 

And as above Practice, Practice, practice some more and then when your thouroughly fecked off and a good shot practice some more

Then you will be ready.

 

Oh and do a lil ole search of the forums for shooting at an incline, Si does an excellent little vid on the method used, and I followed it up with a little graphich demonstartion that is the perfect accompliment to Si's explanation. (for those of us (like me) that are more visually understanding)

 

Phantom

[Phantom 631]

Hi buddy what cal is it 177 or .22

 

Atb rob

 

Hey Rob,

 

It matters not one Iota about the calibre buddy. Your an experianced Marksman as am I

I if you and I can knock a woody from the top of a 50 foot tree at 37 yards with a .22, then we can do it with a .177 or any other cal buddy cant we? the thing is to learn to shoot properly; learn about trajectory and how gravity alters the trajectory when shooting up and down hill and how it differs fron shooting at ground/eye level

 

Phantom

[Phantom 631]

I'd find those links for you but I've had way to much to sup!

 

BUrrrrP

[spike25blue 55]

Hi Tony trying to establish the situation at hand buddy

 

If he has a 177 zerod at 30 yards then it will be accurate crosshairs between 16-45 yds and if he is shooting within these ranges it can be either him or the scope but everyone just seems to be blaming him

 

I agree he should not be shooting live quarry until compitant with said rifle

 

Atb rob

[andyfr1968 772]

Hi, mate.

 

As has been said many times above, you really need a lot of range time to get to know what you've got before going after live targets.

 

Practice is the only cure for your problem. Just take your time to get used to what you've got and once you can place pretty much all your shot within about an inch at whatever range, then that's your limit.

 

Download 'chairgun pro', it's only a guide but it'll give you an idea but there's no substitute for real practice.

 

Good luck, mate.

 

Cheers.

[pianoman 3,587]

Maybe it could be his choice of pellet? He sure sounds as though he's a beginner in need of some guidance!

[colliegreyhound123 0]

Hi buddy what cal is it 177 or .22

 

Atb rob

 

 

 

its a classic 22. single shoot

[spike25blue 55]

Ok buddy so your zeros are 30yds far and about 11yds near give or take on the near as the other guys have said set up some targets from 10-45 yds going up in 5 yrd increments aim the crosshairs at the centre on each target and this will show what holdover/holdunder you need at each range the shoot the target again using holdover/holdunder and keep doin so until you can hit the mark each time

 

Download hawke BRC or chairgun pro and this will tell you your aim points after inputting the relevant info for your rifle and pellets

 

Atb rob

 

Pm if you need anymore help buddy