Don’t go looking for your dinner where I plink.

[FL22]

About 15 minutes ago came outside to do some evening shooting, all I can say is $&@! around and find out.

Origin .22
30 yards JSB 18s

 

[Danman]

oh man i was breaking in the TX200 last December, and I was about 75% of the way there and this rabbit races up to my table and freezes. I looked at him and thought ...really!? Tore after him but he got away .

 

[PasadenaMike]

Good shot brother !!

 

[Danman]

So any groups 2 post!? Or you spend the rest of the evening choping him up 4 the freezer?! Was playing with my ghost while um fixing my car today.... such a nice distraction. Needed to figure my holds from 10 to 30 yards. Definitely need to hold over for the close shots. At 30Y i took aim at the top left staple holding the target sheet and popped off 3 shots, murdered it! Was pretty proud of that. One elbow off my barbecue hood, more so just checking the poi on her.

 

[FL22]

Yeah, it was near the sliding glass door back of my house where I have my target range set up from 25 to 50 yards. I didn’t see it. I was paying attention to my rifle so I didn’t bump it into anything so when I was at the door, I go to look out then see it and I had to stop and wait a few minutes it saw me and was watching for a few so then I had to slowly and quietly open the slider, and you know how noisy those things are. Most of the time when they hear that noise they split.

 

[PasadenaMike]

Groups don’t excite me as much as pellets to the dome

 

[FL22]

So any groups 2 post!? Or you spend the rest of the evening choping him up 4 the freezer?! Was playing with my ghost while um fixing my car today.... such a nice distraction. Needed to figure my holds from 10 to 30 yards. Definitely need to hold over for the close shots. At 30Y i took aim at the top left staple holding the target sheet and popped off 3 shots, murdered it! Was pretty proud of that. One elbow off my barbecue hood, more so just checking the poi on her.

Mostly I was plinking after that, but I did set out the target to test out howlers they are pretty good. I’ll post that tomorrow. Getting ready to go to bed now.
Ghost you have is pretty awesome!! As long as you keep the tank full!! lol

 

[Danman]

I took a starling today with it. Flock landed on my side acre of grass and as I'm laying there sighting in on the closest one, the sister inlaw pulls up, slam hers door and almooooost scared em off. They spook real easy... Even forgot I had hammer spring on minimum and I still hit em hard. The shot was a tad low so a quick follow up (bless you 11 round magazine) finished em.

 

[nil]

You were trying your new air gun and suddenly a squirrel came.
You killed the squirrel, just because you wanted and could.

Why do you kill living things?
Does it make you feel good?
Did you not have other targets to shoot at?

 

[PasadenaMike]

You keep killing living things, a new starling !
Congratulations !

Dude you’re in the hunting section. The squirrel and starling fell into the pellet, it happens a lot then they fall into the pan , then belly . Every time I go plinking they just get hit in the head. Maybe they’re sick of life. It’s tough being a squirrel everybody’s trying to steal your

 

[PasadenaMike]

Here are some that fell in front of mine .

 

[PasadenaMike]

It’s called pesting when you don’t eat them

 

[PasadenaMike]

See ? They just fall into the pellets

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[FL22]

You were trying your new air gun and suddenly a squirrel came.
You killed the squirrel, just because you wanted and could.

Why do you kill living things?
Does it make you feel good?
Did you not have other targets to shoot at?

Hello @nil, please allow me to answer your questions and explain.

1. This is not my new Airgun, I purchased it over 1.5 years ago with the explicit intent to mitigate an over population of rodents. These rodents damaged several of my vehicles wiring and on the electrical wiring to my home.

2. I know that squirrels are in necessary part of the ecosystem. Balance is also a very necessary part of that ecosystem.

3. It is my RIGHT to defend my HOME, my PROPERTY and my FAMILY up to and including taking a life. Whether that is from an animal or person(s).

4. No. Any feeling that is positive that I may have is for an ethical shot where it did not suffer specifically through it’s head.

5. Yes. Practice makes perfect.

Any other questions?

 

[PasadenaMike]

I have little mice eating wiring on my cars here. I trap them in the live traps and pop them in the head with my 1322 from 7 inches. Pests when they get too comfortable eat lead

 

[Danman]

Oh hey thanks Nil, I was pretty proud of that shot! Yes, we shoot pests, and some end up in my freezer as well. Hard no on the starlings though they end up on my compost pile and even my neighbors cats won't eat them! They are invasive and definitely very strong populations here. The amount of damage and noise they cause can get unreal at times, and of course they kick the native birds out of some prime nesting sites. We should look at our roles as stewards of the earth if anything. We brought these invasives over, we should keep the numbers in check. This is one (really fun) method.

 

[PasadenaMike]

Mr Nil there’s more proof squirrels don’t want to live. More ground squirrels that fell in front of pellets

 

[pan60]

You were trying your new air gun and suddenly a squirrel came.
You killed the squirrel, just because you wanted and could.

Why do you kill living things?
Does it make you feel good?
Did you not have other targets to shoot at?

they are destructive pests
yes yes yes i smile evertime one hits the ground.
why shoot a target when i can kill a tree rat or some other pest ?

 

[hameditor]

You were trying your new air gun and suddenly a squirrel came.
You killed the squirrel, just because you wanted and could.

Why do you kill living things?
Does it make you feel good?
Did you not have other targets to shoot at?

@nil This post was made in the Hunting discussion category of our Community. This was correct and proper action by the original poster. After all, one of the most common uses of airguns is for hunting.

There is nothing offensive or outside the rules of the HAM Community in this post. Furthermore there is a warning at the head of the Hunting category advising readers to not enter in case of doubt.

To be clear, I am not a hunter myself. However your comments are not within the spirit of the Hunting category. I'm leaving them in place in order to explain the reason for this reply. However I suggest that you avoid this category in future.

 

[nil]

So, the hunting category is meant for air gunners who use their air guns to kill living things.

I assume that the small animals you killed were not dangerous, but maybe somehow inconvenienced you.