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

[Scriv]

Well, technically, not a fly, but I just shot a carpenter bee, on the wing, with my HW30S in .177, range was about 20 yards. I was shooting steel, and there he was, in my scope, just hovering like they do. I thought, why not? Couldn't believe it. One for the books.

 

[Hoppalong Doc]

One for the books indeed! A few years ago I had one of those yellow, plastic airgun pistols called "Air Assalt" (or something close to that). It compressed rock salt and fired a spray of salt fast enough to kill, or at least annoy flying insects (do not try this on bees). I never noticed any body parts around the picnic table in the gazebo. I did get some disapproving looks from my wife over my failure to wipe the residual ammo off the table. Anyway, great shot, Scriv. Orv.

 

[Scriv]

One for the books indeed! A few years ago I had one of those yellow, plastic airgun pistols called "Air Assalt" (or something close to that). It compressed rock salt and fired a spray of salt fast enough to kill, or at least annoy flying insects (do not try this on bees). I never noticed any body parts around the picnic table in the gazebo. I did get some disapproving looks from my wife over my failure to wipe the residual ammo off the table. Anyway, great shot, Scriv. Orv.

Thank you Sir.

 

[PapaT]

Well, technically, not a fly, but I just shot a carpenter bee, on the wing, with my HW30S in .177, range was about 20 yards. I was shooting steel, and there he was, in my scope, just hovering like they do. I thought, why not? Couldn't believe it. One for the books.

I very nearly did the same (different gun) during shooting session earlier in the week. They like my wood fence along my range.

 

[Scriv]

I very nearly did the same (different gun) during shooting session earlier in the week. They like my wood fence along my range.

This is the first time I saw them this year. Time to get the amdro out.

 

[Mike Brown]

Yes, I have.....however, it was at a range of 6 inches and no pellet involved. Perhaps it should be noted that even suppressed, a PCP without a projectile, is pretty loud....especially indoors...the wife was not impressed!!!

 

[Fishing 43]

Never shot a fly but numerous gnats that were flying around my male dogs privates. such a fib.

 

[TerraKacher]

High power Bug-A-Salt


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I've had this Bug-a-salt gun for 5 years and have killed hundreds of flys. I also have the Shredder Pistol Co2. My wife loves shooting the Shredder. My Bug-A-Salt gun has a laser mounted under the barrel.

 

[JimT66]

I used to shoot flies a lot and flying dragon flies about 60+ years ago with my red rider. You hit the dragon flies when they hover, and they spiral down like an airplane crashing. Now that I know the dragon flies eat mosquitoes I leave them alone.

Chief, did you know that dragonfly are vicious carnivores? When I lived in Sarasota, I seen them swoop in, and grab up house geckos off the pier, and off the fence around my house, and fly away, geckos struggling to escape. The first time I saw this, I was like, no freaking way did I see that! Then I started watching when I saw the dragonflies hovering around. Sure enough, the things were miniature Pteradactyls. Had to be. No way I ever be convinced they were just giving the geckos a friendly lift!

 

[Chief55]

I was a teenager next to you in St. Petersburg, and I don't remember ever seeing that. But now days that's not saying much. I would forget my head if it wasn't attached. Funny my mom said that all the time when I was a kid but now it is totally out of control.

 

[Roamin Greco 1]

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.

Of course, you know that Dragonflies eat mosquitos, which are harder to hit.

 

[Soren Drost]

I was practicing at 50 M / 55 Y distance and got the opportunity to land 4 shots at flies coming in on the paper target

 

[JimT66]

I was a teenager next to you in St. Petersburg, and I don't remember ever seeing that. But now days that's not saying much. I would forget my head if it wasn't attached. Funny my mom said that all the time when I was a kid but now it is totally out of control.

Yeah, I hear you buddy. Some days I can't remember squat that happened an hour before, then boom, I can remember everything down to the finest detail. Old age can suck, to say the least.

 

[Danman]

I was practicing at 50 M / 55 Y distance and got the opportunity to land 4 shots at flies coming in on the paper target


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It messes up the groups but its worth it
Last year I found a dead bald faced wasp and set it up at 40Y head first. Walked back and popped it first shot with my Ghost. It hasn't taken a fly yet lol but....its up to the task!