New Pellet gun/ air rifle shooting bigger game?

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New Pellet gun/ air rifle shooting bigger game?

Post by Bosbefok » 12 Aug 2015, 1:10 pm

I have just bought a new pellet gun. A cometa Fenix 400! It's a .22 cal. I can hardly wait for it to arrive. I live on 7 acres and have a few rats (eat chicken food), rabbits and birds to shoot. A good excuse for a safe upgrade as this is rifle number 6! Anyone have experience with shooting larger game (rabbit/fox) with an air rifle?
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Re: New Pellet gun/ air rifle shooting bigger game?

Post by wrenchman » 12 Aug 2015, 3:11 pm

just rats
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Post by pajamatime » 12 Aug 2015, 3:54 pm

wrenchman wrote:just rats
and toads and maybe some other little critter pests. Birds classified as a pest? Don't shoot native animals though. Make sure you know exactly what you are trying to exterminate ^_^
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Post by Strikey » 12 Aug 2015, 6:16 pm

I have shot a few rabbits with my .22 PCP air rifle out to about 50-60yds and so long as it is a headshot they just fall over stone dead :twisted: But it is running at 32fpe which may be a bit more than the Fenix 400, if you can put a few a shots over a chrony to find out what sort of velocity & energy level its at, I reckon it will probably be around the 15-18fpe, plenty for rabbits out to 35-40yds, I have knocked them over with my .177, 13fpe FX and the poms are shooting them with sub 12fpe air rifles ( with silencers also, but we won't go there :roll: ) The main problem you will encounter will be learning to shoot that air rifle but that's part of the fun, welcome to the darkside :evil: :lol:
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Post by bear foot bowhunter » 12 Aug 2015, 11:26 pm

Get one of these he he http://www.quackenbushairguns.com

In all seariosnes check out some of the British utube channels some of the things that shoot with air rifles is unbelievable
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Post by Herdsman » 17 Aug 2015, 3:58 pm

"pellet gun" + "big game" brings some funny images to the imagination.

I know it's not what you meant but I'm seeing shooting a bull in the ass and pissing it off before it head butts you out of its territory :lol:
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