Airguns!

FALPhil · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:07 pm Post subject: Airguns!

I live in the 'burbs right now, and for the time being it is legal to shoot airguns in my county without being on a range. [s]Once in a while[/s] Often, some cop who doesn't know the difference between an airgun and a firearm tries to make an issue of it, but usually you ask them for the ordinance that equates airguns with firearms and they back down.

Anyway, I have found that my airgun is a great way to keep the vermin population down while maintaining my live target shooting skills. On my suburban lot, which goes uphill from the back of my house to a very wide right-of-way, I can find grackles, crows, grey squirrels, chipmunks, voles, moles, field mice, and roof rats.

codybrown · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: Airguns!

What kind of airgun do you have? I have always been interested in getting one, even though I don't have a lot of use for it.

FALPhil · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: Airguns!

I have an 20-year-old RWS 36, which is not made any more, but it is basically the Model 34 with a heavier and nicer stock. It has served me very well over the years, and I made my best shot ever with it - I nailed a grey squirrel with a head shot while he was running down a pine limb full speed. The shot was about 40 yards.

About 10 years ago, when my eyes began to tell me they weren't young any more, I put a Bushnell 3x9 airgun scope on it. Best move I ever made. It is hard to miss with it now.

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5946

Lucky you, in Canada Air guns are considered firearms in most (if not all) town/city by-laws conserning "discharging a firearm" within city limits. Sad

Dimitri

tracker · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:56 pm Post subject: Re: Airguns!

Dimitri wrote:

Lucky you, in Canada Air guns are considered firearms in most (if not all) town/city by-laws conserning "discharging a firearm" within city limits. Sad

Dimitri

Really?

whoops.... Embarassed

Vince · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: Airguns!

Dimitri wrote:

Lucky you, in Canada Air guns are considered firearms in most (if not all) town/city by-laws conserning "discharging a firearm" within city limits. Sad

Dimitri

Ditto here in Australia. An airgun, firing a pellet about the same weight and danger as a pea is considered a firearm and dealt with as such. Mad

Cheers, Vince

Crackshot · Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:30 pm Post subject: Re: Airguns!

Man That sucks Dimitri. Here in Michigan we have indoor ranges @ our club(airgun/bow only) and they have pictures of deer, elk, turkey and others that are sized for scale purposes and we have shooting matches with them in the winter.

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5946

Crackshot,

We do have some handgun/airgun/22LR indoor ranges even in Liberal Toronto which are ok to operate and "forget" about the no discharging of firearms cause they are properly built ranges and are exempted. Smile

Dimitri

Weinbender · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:48 am Post subject: Re: Airguns!

i shoot my airgun and .22 cal in my little town all the time, who cares, i live on the edge of town and i have a little pasture behind the house so thats no problem.

but when i shoot the .22 i try to time my shots with cars going by or my mom yelling at me!hahaha
Very Happy

dan

atrox · Member Joined: Jun 05, 2008 Posts: 46 Location: Tucson, AZ

Boy do i love living in AZ. The gun laws here are pretty lenient so it makes it a whole lot easier to use airguns and such. its fun to go out and just plink around with one. Especially when you have a bunch of pesky squirrels around.

whittling · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:38 am Post subject: Re: Airguns!

Even in Massachusetts I live in a small {population 2,198,}town so who cares?

A17Shooter · Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject: Re: Airguns!

There are air rifles and then there are AIR RIFLES. If you are interested in a 17 to 25 caliber, check out Straight Shooters web site. There are sites for big bore air rifles up to 50 cal. Very Happy

mulletboy · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:14 pm Post subject: Re: Airguns!

i got a pellet gun last year only about $120 that shoots 1000 to 1200 fps and it works great for those pesky chipmunks,squrrils and rabbits

Vince · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:32 pm Post subject: Re: Airguns!

Welcome to HuntingNut mulletboy. Grab a drink, pull up a stump and sit awhile mate.

Air rifles are a heck of a lot of fun. When I had one I would shoot cane toads in the back yard with it just for the sake of a little target practice...and to kill off a few of them nasty pests.

They are good on cats too. Very Happy

Cheers, Vince

mulletboy · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:37 pm Post subject: Re: Airguns!

its nice to be here vince thanks for the greeting