Richard wrote:
"Steve Firth" wrote...
NickW wrote:
I want that .22 rifle!!

I have a nice German air rifle. It can knock over a rabbit
perfectly well all the way across the paddock (about 300ft).
It was a damn good buy. None of that pain of having to get
a firearms certificate either.

Would you please post the details of your air weapon. i.e..
makers name and model name/number.

I have got a cheap Chinese model which is fine at close range,
but over about 20 yards it will only injure and not kill. I
would very much like to get hold of an air gun that is
effective at 100 yards.

Hi Richard, I'm afraid that you are most unlikely to get an
air rifle effective at that range. A legal gun is limited to
a muzzle energy of 12 foot pounds, and will kill a rabbit
cleanly at 30 yards at that rating - I would not shoot rabbit
much further than that with a legal air rifle. I've got a
Weihrauch HW77 (which is a .22) which is good, but heavy (but
excellent trigger).

300' is, as you say, 100 yds. - perhaps Steve has boobed on
a conversion? I also use a .22 rimfire, which is useful for
rabbits to about 100 yds, but above that accuracy is a problem.
Remember that if you get a high-powered air rifle (above the 12
ft. lb. limit) you should get a firearms certificate else you
are liable to be "had".

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