Books on airgun hunting.

[ginge2k6 0]

Hello,

I have just bought a airgun and I am wondering what books are out thier that could provide me with a rough guide to shooting rabbits etc and looking after my gun. Any suggestions are welcome.

[trappsy 0]

Ive been shooting rabbits for 40 years with air rifles Ginge, what gun have you bought?

[ratbuster 807]

Hello Ginge,

 

Some titles to look for:

 

Guide to Airgun Hunting by the late Arthur Shepherd.

Air Rifle Hunting by the late John Darling

Total Airguns by Pete Wadeson

Rabbit control by Jackie Drakeford

Vermin control with the airrifle by Jim Tyler

 

hopes this helps a bit,

 

take care,

 

Hans

[Coney 3]

If you can get hold of one try "Vermin control with the air rifle" by Jim Tyler, a very good read and not too boring, if you "Google" the title you may find a publisher that can supply you a copy.

 

Hope this helps

Coney.

[ginge2k6 0]

Thanks for your advice I may get the book by john darling next week and a kind member of this site has offerd me some dvds also.

 

Trappsy I have bought a Cometa air rifle, it cost me 135 but with a scope, bag and a tin of pellets it came to 200 pound, I have been shooting targets in the yard and i am impreesed with it so far. I am confident with hitting a target at twenty paces so far but i will keep on practising till i get to 30 paces and so on.

[trappsy 0]

Hello Ginge, yep thats what its all about mate, accuracy and confidence, theres a lot of conflicting opinion on here but if you keep within 30 - 35 yards with a head shot, ( about the size of a 50 pence piece behind the eye) you'll be ok, and as for stalking or waiting at runs or sets, thats just experience wich i'm sure you have.

 

PS. now we will wait to hear from the lads that can knock a rabbit over at 50yards on the run with open sights in torrential rain, gale force winds, holding a flask of tea

[SteveieP 0]

Give over, it was only a light breeze, but then I was smokin' a fag & reading the Beano as well.