Air rifles and Foxes by 83neil » Mon Sep 28, am Hi all, what air rifles are suitable for shooting foxes? I have a high quality. Air rifle pellets simply don't retain enough energy to humanely kill foxes with any consistently.
Gun control requires concentration and a steady hand. Re: Air rifles and Foxes by sandgroperbill » Mon Sep 28, pm If you are looking for something specifically for foxes, look at something propelled by gun powder, not air. Shotgun or rimfire depending on range. Under the right conditions with the right shot, yes, an air rifle can kill a fox, but its not a reliable option.
I think that is a little underpowered. Are you taking headshots? Re: Air rifles and Foxes by sandgroperbill » Tue Sep 29, am. I'll be good with it, I promise! Re: Air rifles and Foxes by bigfellascott » Tue Sep 29, am You could go one of the 50cal Air Rifles, they will sort them no worries at all but honestly I'd prefer a CF rifle like a , , , etc just gives you more flexibility and killing ability at greater ranges nothing worse than sitting there watching a fox sit and look at you at m or more and all you have is firearm with limited range and killing power been there done that too many times to even bother now.
I guess it comes down to the type of area you are shooting them in - Ie small acreage etc as to what cal is suitable, me if its small acreage and risk is an issue I'd look at buying some foot hold traps and just buying a 22 to finish them off with. There are airgunners out there taking goats and pigs as well as foxes, I think a lot of shooters would be surprised at just how effective a PCP airgun can be, a. However you may prefer a bolt or lever-action rifle for shooting foxes.
Make sure you know how to handle it safely and accurately. Of course you can consider a second-hand rifle too, which are often available at reasonable prices. However it is crucial to get a good telescopic sight and a set of quality mounts. Get the best you can afford. Any accurate rifle chambered for. Every fox shooter will have his or her own views on what constitutes the best rifle for the job. This is a.
There are, of course, all manner of other possible choices too, from the. Although the various rimfire rifles will kill foxes, they are only suitable at short ranges.
If I was, for example, out using a. In essence, most rifles can be divided into two groups by the thickness of their barrels. Some have thick profiles, whereas others have thin ones, with the former being much heavier than the latter. The reasoning for both goes like this:. Sometimes lack of knowlege needs gentle talking around. Telling someone they're an idiot isn't going to help one bit if they don't stick around long enough to realise what everyone is trying to tell them!
Unfortunately there are plenty of "holier than thou" comments on here if you read through the history which have done just that. Dear god , I have been trying to educate a very small minority on here about being a spotsman rather than a gunner.
I have tried in a subtle and not so subtle way to put my point over and when I see posts like this it just make my blood boil. I have always been against compulsory training for novice shooters ,now I am not so sure. I don't really like certification myself but a gun is a dangerous tool, much like a car, and I think some basic training wouldn't hurt. Just a simple membership of a gun club for six months with regular visits required before a certificate is granted or a gun can be purchased perhaps?
I would imagine all clubs have a member who wouldn't mind sitting down with new members and talking to them about what direction they wish to head in, what they want to shoot and how they should go about it? I'd be more than happy to sit a small class down and tell them the basics. I don't claim to be the best shot or the most experienced stalker but just a basic pass of the most basic issues would go a long way to helping people who potentially know absolutely nothing about the law or quarry.
Lets face it, with things as they are now, you don't need to know anthing to get an air rifle, and not even a great deal to get a SGC or basic FAC. He shot it at point blank range and then walked back 15 yards to have another shot at it or he shot it at point blank range, injured it and managed to get it again when it had limped 15 yards away?
There will always be those that respect their prey and those that don't with a great big grey section joining the two. Airguns of any description and foxs is a no no in my book, is there a legal issue, willful wounding etc, I have no idea but I'm not meant to shoot a fox unless its down for the specified calibre on my FAC.
Of course air rifles need no license but there must be some laws over what you can shoot with em. All we can do is try and educate but there are those that will just shoot at something for the fun of it including domestic pets , it makes my blood boil seeing wounded deer, finding piles or rabbit, pigeons pushed into a stinking mess in the hedge and reading of domestic animals shot for the fun of it but its the way it is, humans are generally a selfish and cruel bunch.
I've been kicking around for as long as you which is probably why we think alike on the sportsman bit - it was drummed into us from the word go. My prediction is that first of all, professionals who use a gun as a tool I hate the word when used in a sporting context, "tooled up" springs to mind and projects a poor image will have to be competence certificated.
The sporting users will then follow and it will have nothing to do with being introduced because there was no evidence that they wished to do it voluntarily as, just like everything else that's thrown at us, it will originate in Europe. Like you, I'm not all that sure that it would be a bad thing. I do quite a bit of airgun hunting and am pretty sure a perfectly placed pellet would kill a fox at a sensible range, but would I do it lets face it there are far better tools for the job and the risk of wounding would be just to great for my liking.
Soreshoulder did say it was a dead fox. As in dead before he shot it with an airrifle. Personally, I wouldn't use a sub12 air rifle on a Hare let alone a fox. I think you misunderstood,he had an already dead fox and then shot it at point blank and then again at 15yds just to prove a point that both shots penetrated the skull,still doesn't justify the use of airguns on foxes. Just a matter of time Harnser. Whether anyone likes it or not there are people out there with air rifles who would, for a number of reasons have no chance of getting a ticket.
Some will be legal power but many have ones that are either constantly modified - or adjustable in the field to FAC levels, some to very high FAC levels so they can achieve near. That some of us are legally equipped and conditioned to use more than enough energy doesn't mean it is a rare occurence that air rifles are used to very discretely control foxes.
Here we go again! While I'm not condoning shooting foxes with sub 12ft lbs air weapons,I don't see what shooting foxes or any other pest species has to do with so called 'sport'. Personally I think it is you who needs 'educating'. You seem to set great store by shooting for 'sport'as do the LACS,who unlike you,consider all shooting of prey for 'sport' as unsporting. You seem to be confusing 'sport' with 'humane'. As long as the prey,whatever it is,doesn't suffer,then it's job done,and humane;'sport' has absolutely nothing to do with it.
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