OP
OP
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Yes it is.
Some horrible person has shot 30 rabbits
- Thread starter Accy cyclist
- Start date
Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.
Yes it is.
KneesUp
Guru
Panto season already?
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I don't think so ...
You don't kill rats do you Colin?!
I advise Accy to check over his shoulder before answering that question!
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Isn't an air rifle a bit underpowered for killing rabbits?
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
A mate and I used to use his rifle to shatter milk bottles at a range of about 25 metres, so maybe not!
OP
OP
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
There's a chap i know who had a .22 air rifle stolen from his home. He'd boast down the pub about how he had it "fettled" to make it twice as powerful as a legal air rifle, saying a pellet would go straight through a bird or small animal. He didn't report the theft because if the police traced the rifle back to him he could face five years in prison.
Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
Not at all. Perfect tool for a pest control in a small space like a cemetery.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I just read that to kill a rabbit with an air rifle, you have to place a head shot in an area no bigger than a 10p bit. Presumably, if you had a more powerful weapon, it would be easier to kill it humanely because the target area would be bigger. BTW, I don't shoot animals myself.A mate and I used to use his rifle to shatter milk bottles at a range of about 25 metres, so maybe not!
OP
OP
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I don't agree with this "pest control" stuff. After all, the rabbits are only eating 2 quid bunches of flowers, not decimating whole crops!
Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
Where do you get this legislation from? it's just that after being involved in shooting for the last forty two years, and a serving police officer for the last twenty nine years, this particular law appears to have slipped past me.
OP
OP
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Then if that's the case someone has been firing an illegal weapon in a public place. Maybe its time for me to visit the local police station to report this. That's if they're open of course.
OP
OP
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
https://basc.org.uk/airgunning/advice/basc-air-rifle-code-of-practice/
"It is also against the law to discharge any firearm (including air rifles) within 50 feet of the centre of a highway (which consists of or comprises a carriageway) IF in consequence a user of the highway is injured, interrupted or endangered. These offences could be committed, for example, when someone is shooting in their garden close to a public highway and the pellets ricochet onto the highway injuring someone."
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I'm sure it's possible to use an air rifle to kill rabbits instantly but you have to be a decent shot. The pellets are travelling quite slowly so the trajectory is quite curved. This means you have to adjust the sights to suit the distance to the target if you want to place an accurate shot.
Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
Him and literally thousands and thousands of others.
OP
OP
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Oh right, so it'd only illegal if someone get's injured?
A kind of cure rather than prevention.
Similar threads
