Whose Ever Dropped A Bird In Flight?

[Zimpara 99]

Talking pigeons, jackdaws etc.

Sub 12fpe

[j j m 6,564]

a lot of years ago i took a woody in flight ive got to be truthefull id say it was a lucky shot,i took the shot 2 seconds before i thought it would pass the flight line to my delight i hit it ,ive never done it since and it was with my trusted mercury

[Rez 4,961]

Nope. Never attempted it. So can hardly be surprised.

 

Years ago there was an air gun released that was like a shot gun, god knows what it was called, I know a friend of mine used one to good effect against starlings back in the day of coal at my nans.

[Lid 194]

Yup - the first pigeon I ever shot. I had a knackered old .177 and I shot instinctively as it flew off. I was amazed that I hit and dropped it. I have also shot and killed a running rabbit with a sub 12 .22. Both these shots were when I was young - I wouldn't attempt to do it now.

[fireman 11,012]

Not birds but a fella i go rat shooting with does it regular with a pellet gun,the rats run along the roof beams and he has the knack of hitting them,my step son who's 13 has a good return on kills for shots doing it as well.I'm rubbish at it so i just lamp for them ..

[Merlin21 143]

never attempted it but been tempted once or twice with the odd woodie or crow flying overhead ...if you want to hear something funny ....there is a guy from the next village down the valley from me who is called Dai ping , the reason he is called dai ping is because he said he hit a passenger jet flying overhead with a sub 12 air rifle !!!!! when asked how he knew he hit , he said i heard it go ping pmsl .... this guy is now 50 years old and he is still called dai ping to this day ... King will back me upon this , he knows him .. there are quite some characters living in this small valley of mine ...

[muttley94 74]

had a go at a feral once, there was a large flock flying over an open field and me and a mate both took a pop shot into the flock, to our delight one fell into the field, however we soon realised it hadn't fallen and all the birds were just landing!

[villaman 9,982]

Not the done thing IMO

[tomburras 2,730]

Nope. Never attempted it. So can hardly be surprised.

 

Years ago there was an air gun released that was like a shot gun, god knows what it was called, I know a friend of mine used one to good effect against starlings back in the day of coal at my nans.

 

 

I think I remember that - a griffin air shotgun? also seen one called a gamo viper express i think it was called.

[tomburras 2,730]

Hi Rez it was called a gamo viper express, I started a topic on here about them nearly 6 years ago - how time flys!

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/149272-gamo-viper-express/

 

they look pants tho....

 

 

as for shooting a bird in flight with an airgun I wouldent even try, If by some miracle you hit it you cant be sure where you will hit it.

 

Teds hold over managed tho but with a semi auto fac airgun I think.

[tomburras 2,730]

[Rez 4,961]

Hi Rez it was called a gamo viper express, I started a topic on here about them nearly 6 years ago - how time flys!

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/149272-gamo-viper-express/

 

they look pants tho....

 

 

as for shooting a bird in flight with an airgun I wouldent even try, If by some miracle you hit it you cant be sure where you will hit it.

 

Teds hold over managed tho but with a semi auto fac airgun I think.

That's is one I've not seen... I'm on about one from the 90's when I was about 10. I'll see if I can source it.

[tomburras 2,730]

Same here I was about 10 too when I remember seeing it. My imadgination remembers it looking like a career 707, the name Pegasus shotgun rings a bell too.

[Rez 4,961]

f****n 'ell Tom, yeah man!! That's might of been it... God I wish I'd kept all my old air gunner issues. Your right to, it was similair to the 707! I keep seeing them 707's and I'm like Jesus I know the look of that from somewhere.

[Rez 4,961]

Can't find an image of it anywhere... Lost to the history books.

 

But yeah, that's was the thing a friend had and shot starlings on the wing with it. No more than 15 yard.

 

God I miss my youth and growing up with air guns.

 

Bloody HW80 eluded me then as it does now.