A Good Time To Gain Permission, Just Ask, The Right Way.

[charlie caller 3,654]

Sorry but anyone who thinks an air rifle is a better pigeon shooting tool than a shotgun, should perhaps take a look at some of the bags the professional pigeon shooters achieve down Hampshire way, 500 bird days not being out of the ordinary, that I would suggest is almost impossible with an air rifle, and nowhere near as skillful

[mark williams 7,563]

I`m not saying an air rifle is a better pigeon shooting tool than a shotgun Charlie,not at all, I do shoot both you know.

What I am saying,- right or wrong,- is that an air rifle trumps a shotgun in many a different circumstance - that`s all.

 

 

 

atb

[mark williams 7,563]

I`ll never better a shotgun in a scenario like this.

[mark williams 7,563]

 

 

 

In a circumstance like this, at the side of a busy dual carriageway, the air rifle trumps a shotgun because you are way out of line shooting a shotgun by the side of a busy dual carriageway.

 

 

 

These are just two circumstances both ways, I hope it comes across the right way.

 

 

atb

[Nicepix 5,650]

Sorry but anyone who thinks an air rifle is a better pigeon shooting tool than a shotgun, should perhaps take a look at some of the bags the professional pigeon shooters achieve down Hampshire way, 500 bird days not being out of the ordinary, that I would suggest is almost impossible with an air rifle, and nowhere near as skillful

Totally agree and so would most cereal farmers. Let's not forget that the point of this thread is to suggest that you can convince a farmer that you can shoot more pigeons with an air rifle than the shotgun users. There is a lot of back pedalling recently, but the first post suggests that you can 'usually' gain permission by telling farmers that you can shoot more pigeons with your air gun.

 

It is a shame that Mark did not read (or possibly preferred not to acknowledge) the points I made about his suggestion on how to decoy on laid wheat using an air rifle. I'm sure that those who know a little more about the subject could also see the obvious flaws in his plan. If you really are going to try and gain permission to use your air rifle on a cereal farm than I would suggest that you forget about decoying as the shotgun guys will stuff you 10 to 1 at least, and instead ask if there are any problems with rats and feral pigeons around the buildings and stores. Ask if he has any corvid problems that you could deal with, or possibly rabbits in hedgerows or on stubble when the cover is down in a few months time. If you are lucky enough to get permission then you are not over promising anything and it may well lead to a few hours here and there on growing crops in winter and spring.

[mark williams 7,563]

No back pedalling here -

 

An air rifle will out trump a shotgun many times over in differing circumstances ( for me that is )

 

Now cant we just agree to disagree .

[Jonjon79 13,358]

Now cant we just agree to disagree .

That might be best

 

Personally, I reckon if you two met up for a days shooting and a couple of pints, things would be different - you both seem to be decent blokes and, you share a common interest.

 

These forums are good but, it can be all too easy for a difference of opinion to deteriorate wher as, it properly wouldn't during a proper conversation.

 

Atb

[bigmac 97kt 13,821]

Moxy or walshie lock this before some one ends up being band

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

[walshie 2,804]

Moxy or walshie lock this before some one ends up being band

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

 

Can't see an end to this any time soon...