bloody pheasants

[countrycommando89 7]

hey Ben here. recently purchased a airarms s400, rely like it deadly accurate just not deadly powerful, well with pheasants. i have been out the last couple of nights and hit about 2 or 3 and not brought them down. im all for humanely hunting but it has been too dark to go for head shots. so two questions rely does anybody know how to bring the power up slightly on and s400 and whats the best way to go about shooting pheasants.

 

ps. im not taking anymore shots that arent head shots, i just bottle it for the sake of missing and scaring it. oh and does anybody know the effective range on this gun

[andy s410c 61]

hey Ben here. recently purchased a airarms s400, rely like it deadly accurate just not deadly powerful, well with pheasants. i have been out the last couple of nights and hit about 2 or 3 and not brought them down. im all for humanely hunting but it has been too dark to go for head shots. so two questions rely does anybody know how to bring the power up slightly on and s400 and whats the best way to go about shooting pheasants.

 

ps. im not taking anymore shots that arent head shots, i just bottle it for the sake of missing and scaring it. oh and does anybody know the effective range on this gun

Hi Ben,if you can,t shoot your quarry humanley why take the shot???To bring the power "up a bit" i would,nt recommend it unless you have a FAC as it could get you into all sorts of problems if you get your collar felt off the police .As for shooting pheasents with a airgun Deker has put up a topic on here WHAT CAN I SHOOT WITH A AIRGUN might be worth a look at

Edited February 16, 2008 by andy s410c

[Deker 3,478]

hey Ben here. recently purchased a airarms s400, rely like it deadly accurate just not deadly powerful, well with pheasants. i have been out the last couple of nights and hit about 2 or 3 and not brought them down. im all for humanely hunting but it has been too dark to go for head shots. so two questions rely does anybody know how to bring the power up slightly on and s400 and whats the best way to go about shooting pheasants.

 

ps. im not taking anymore shots that arent head shots, i just bottle it for the sake of missing and scaring it. oh and does anybody know the effective range on this gun

Hi Ben,if you can,t shoot your quarry humanley why take the shot???To bring the power "up a bit" i would,nt recommend it unless you have a FAC as it could get you into all sorts of problems if you get your collar felt off the police .As for shooting pheasents with a airgun Deker has put up a topic on here WHAT CAN I SHOOT WITH A AIRGUN might be worth a look at

 

 

 

 

And a quick look at Game Seasons which Ian B has pinned in the Rimfire/Centrefire/Shotguns section as well

Edited February 16, 2008 by Deker

[FLY 0]

.177 feather,.22 fur.

[Guest bigredbusa]

try pest controls mate , always done the job for me , try and aim for the top half of the bird

[bullsmilk 2]

mate unless you get a good head shot on a pheasent your not going to kill it outright...itle either bounce off there thick feathers or itl penatrate but the bird will just slowly die of infection...the rule i always go buy (now ive learnt) head shots only

[Ballybricken 1]

Also if its a new s400 it might be only putting out 8ft/lbs worth putting over a chrono and see what its doing. For some reason Air Arms have been downing the power on there new guns .. im sure i read that on another forum.

Edited February 16, 2008 by Ballybricken

[countrycommando89 7]

now i know that i shouldnt go for the shot if it is not a head shot but i think im quite keen and just need to be more reserved. thanks for the advice. say i do take it to a gunsmiths and get it powered right up i know i will need a license but does it mean i will also need a gun cabinet and all that jazz. may sound like a daft question but just unsure

[Ballybricken 1]

Part of the FAC conditioning is that you must have a cabinet, also you will have to complete a 4-6 month probation period at a small arms club or similar. Have it put over a chrono , it may well just need tuned to 11.8-12ft/lbs . Also a gunsmith wouldn't tune it right up unless you held a FAC.

[harrycatcat 31]

And a quick look at Game Seasons which Ian B has pinned in the Rimfire/Centrefire/Shotguns section as well

[richie 1]

i take it you dont know the shooting seasons start & end dates for different quarry ?

 

pheasant: Oct 1st - Feb 1st

[countrycommando89 7]

time of year didnt cross my mind for which i apologize to all to die hards. i think i will take it to gun shop near me and get it checked out and check my options. thanks for the advice its my first post and i am impressed and with the amount and quality of the replies. i do know the season thing is important and will think about it text time i see a cheeky little pheasent fecker sat in the tree like billyo grinnin at me

[woodchip 2]

i thought you couldnt shoot birds at night ???????or is it birds at roost ????

[Guest little_lloyd]

Ive found when shooting pheasnts with a decent air rifle to aim for the head or neck shots,, Or your bird will just fly away.

 

And yes stick to thier season bud,, Nightshooting can be fun to

[Deker 3,478]

i thought you couldnt shoot birds at night ???????or is it birds at roost ????

 

 

There are various laws concerning shooting birds at night wether they be Game Birds or vermin species. Suffice to say there are plenty of legal ways to cover just about all your night shooting.

 

The important wording is LAMPING (artficial light from just about any source). Lamping is NOT allowed for almost everything in the bird world.