Crossman Rat catcher

[Corky(amateur) 0]

hi all,

has anybody got or heard of a converted rat catcher? i have been offered one, second hand, £60! bit to expensive if you ask me as the safety is broken and half the silencer is missing, and it's got one of those shoddy scopes on it but, if i was to by it i would really want it converted to either a bigger bottle or a re fillable as it does 50 shots, first 25 at 8.72flb, next 10 at 7.84 and then starts to decrease raPIDLY, AND TRUST ME, these bottles are tiny and VERY expensive! if any one with info could get back to me asap as we have it on a try before you buy sort of thing.

Thanks all

Corky

[mC HULL 12,958]

hi all,

has anybody got or heard of a converted rat catcher? i have been offered one, second hand, £60! bit to expensive if you ask me as the safety is broken and half the silencer is missing, and it's got one of those shoddy scopes on it but, if i was to by it i would really want it converted to either a bigger bottle or a re fillable as it does 50 shots, first 25 at 8.72flb, next 10 at 7.84 and then starts to decrease raPIDLY, AND TRUST ME, these bottles are tiny and VERY expensive! if any one with info could get back to me asap as we have it on a try before you buy sort of thing.

Thanks all

Corky

[bANNED TEXT] mate there only 90 pound new where i am (humberside)

[ginger dave 63]

Dont bother mate, I had one, ended up smashing it on the garage wall., piece of crap, get a cheap second hand springer instead, regards DAVE.

[Guest bunnykilla1]

there Sh*t even a SMK B2 for £30 would be more usful than one of them

[ChrisJones 7,975]

Don't buy it... They're not great new never mind butchered, like you said it is.

 

Save for a little longer and buy something that will actually do what you want it to.

[SteveieP 0]

Just wondering if the ratcatcher is classed as a pistol (with a skeleton stock added) or is it a rifle?

Just if it's putting out over 6ftlb & is classed as a pistol, then it's not legal.

Anyone got any thoughts?

Any road up, the one you've been offered hardly sounds like a loved & cherrished example.

[mark01856 7]

dont, they are useless

[ChrisJones 7,975]

The Ratcatcher is classed as a rifle, and an extremely low powered one at that.

[Tyla 3,179]

They do exactly what it says on the tin, rats! Useful tool for close range rats or ferals especially indoors, for anything else get a different gun. i have one which i dont use often but when i do it does the job - just dont expect too much from it

[Malt 379]

They do exactly what it says on the tin, rats! Useful tool for close range rats or ferals especially indoors, for anything else get a different gun. i have one which i dont use often but when i do it does the job - just dont expect too much from it

Good advice. The problem is, you get muppets wanting to spend little money on a gun, then expect to be knocking bunnies over @ 30-40 yards with it, and when they find they can't, it must be 'Because the gun is shite'

My king ratcatcher only gets used for clearing feral pigeons out of barns, the type of thing they were meant for, indoor shooting. Brilliant for that, as it doesn't knacker your arms out after you've done a few farms in one night, due to the light weight, and there's nothing worse than getting a bollocking of off a farmer for turning his 50 year old asbestos roof into a piece of swiss cheese!

[scar 0]

like its been said there ok for rats inside another thing that goes on them is the washer on the bolt action just behind the pellet .Daughter and son had one each years ago ok in the garden but that was it

[stone-cold 0]

they are cheap pieces of shit,totally useless,i wouldnt even shoot a rat with em,tin can target rifles