Others Ever Kill a Fly, with an air gun?!

[Danman]

Well this happened! Was thinking about putting this in the hunting section but...no it definitely wasn't hunting. Was shooting my .177 TX (Show me a better springer I dare you) and while grouping my JSB/AA pellets today I was testing the 4.52 (which were looser in the bore than the AA 4.51?!?!) but were shooting extremely accurate. I paused from my 10shot groups and took aim at a foolish fly that had landed on my target box. squeezed the trigger and boom! The picture speaks for itself, 30Yard kill

 

[Dogowski]

Ha, ha! I love to shoot bugs while target shooting! We have a lot of flies, bees, wasps, hornets, june bugs, etc in Missouri that just love to land on my target area while shooting groups. They walk around a lot and it makes the shots more challenging and it's good fun as well.

 

[coolsound]

High power Bug-A-Salt

 

[Hateful McNasty]

If this counts I guess ..

Shooting a fly @ 100y

Lol.. bet you thought youd see somthing special 😇 R9, .177 cphp, 100y , fly

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[Danman]

High power Bug-A-Salt


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Hey! Those don't count

 

[Pumacarl]

There used to be threads about this all the time a couple of years ago at one of these forums but nobody had good video back then, just aftermath pictures. The thing to do is boil some water and dissolve some sugar in it, lay down a target and put spots of it on the bullseyes and let it dry. Then the flies will sit on the bullseyes really nicely for you without anyone knowing why. Fun targets!

 

[Sydney Monk]

Well this happened! Was thinking about putting this in the hunting section but...no it definitely wasn't hunting. Was grouping my .177 TX (Show me a better springer I dare you) While grouping my JSB/AA pellets today I was testing the 4.52 (which were looser in the bore than the AA 4.51?!?!) but were shooting extremely accurate. I paused from my 10shot groups and took aim at a foolish fly that had landed on my target box. squeezed the trigger and boom! The picture speaks for itself, 30Yard kill

Well this happened! Was thinking about putting this in the hunting section but...no it definitely wasn't hunting. Was grouping my .177 TX (Show me a better springer I dare you) While grouping my JSB/AA pellets today I was testing the 4.52 (which were looser in the bore than the AA 4.51?!?!) but were shooting extremely accurate. I paused from my 10shot groups and took aim at a foolish fly that had landed on my target box. squeezed the trigger and boom! The picture speaks for itself, 30Yard kill

One of my favorite shots! He just happened to land on my target as I was zeroing my gun

 

[Moose]

That's what you call a real re-active target!

 

[Sydney Monk]

That's what you call a real re-active target!

Better hope PETA doesn’t find out!

 

[Danman]

There used to be threads about this all the time a couple of years ago at one of these forums but nobody had good video back then, just aftermath pictures. The thing to do is boil some water and dissolve some sugar in it, lay down a target and put spots of it on the bullseyes and let it dry. Then the flies will sit on the bullseyes really nicely for you without anyone knowing why. Fun targets!

Yeah it sat real nice and still for me. It was my second attempt of 2 that I took yesterday on a fly, First one missed by close to an inch. Had I just chambered a RS or Straton pellet I would have definitely missed, absolutely terrible outta my TX I just stared in disbelief for a few seconds at the splatter through my scope ...To be honest the 10.34 grouped tight but a MASSIVE poi change vs the 8.44 so once I use em up they are gone. 8.44 for life I'm thinking. Can't argue with under an inch to 40yards from a springer.

 

[Blackpaw_airgunner]

This brings back memories... I used to shoot flies off the patio with a BB gun when I was a kid. Those were the simple times... I have shot some ants on my targets recently. Those suckers are fast

 

[mike56]

Love shooting fly's at 48 yards, Put a card board box in front of backstop shoot an egg about a foot in front of the box, Egg splatter draws a lot of fly's, Had a dot in the middle for sight in ,RTI Prophet II compact with a LW 177 barrel , looked like a shot gun shooting them fly's,,, My brother came over looked at the box and said then fancy pellet guns don't group very well. LOL, My Uragan II 177 bottle gun does a great job at fly shooting with about 500 + shots per fill, I will empty a tin at one sitting,
Mike

 

[Florida_Man]

I’ve been known to put a little food on a paper target to attract them

 

[Sydney Monk]

I’ve been known to put a little food on a paper target to attract them

Well this happened! Was thinking about putting this in the hunting section but...no it definitely wasn't hunting. Was grouping my .177 TX (Show me a better springer I dare you) While grouping my JSB/AA pellets today I was testing the 4.52 (which were looser in the bore than the AA 4.51?!?!) but were shooting extremely accurate. I paused from my 10shot groups and took aim at a foolish fly that had landed on my target box. squeezed the trigger and boom! The picture speaks for itself, 30Yard kill

Does a buttstroke count?

 

[Hoppalong Doc]

My Bug A Salt bit the dust this year (left it out in the gazebo all year) . . . now I just swat a those dad gum flies. Orv

 

[JimT66]

High power Bug-A-Salt


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I have this exact bug a salt! It even kills bumble bees and spiders!

 

[PasadenaMike]

I have this exact bug a salt! It even kills bumble bees and spiders!

Just shot a spider on the ceiling

 

[Farmplinker2]

I've done it a time or two...

 

[Chief55]

Yes when I was a kid with my red rider but my favorite was shooting dragon fly's when they hovered then watching them crash.

 

[JimT66]

Yes when I was a kid with my red rider but my favorite was shooting dragon fly's when they hovered then watching them crash.

That's 3xactly what I did as a kid at our fishing pond. The red Ryder was rough on the dragon flys!