Thread: Magpie decoy and air rifle wanted to borrow

Hey team,
If not appropriate let me know and I'll post in the buy sell section.
My parents have an aggressive magpie problem.
They do live on a 5 acre block but due to being in a somewhat residential area the neighbours have asked that we use an air rifle instead of my go to rimfire 22 or 17hmr.
I have no use for an air rifle but was wondering if anyone North Canterbury or Christchurch based had one I could borrow for a few weeks ?
Also I think a magpie decoy wouldn't hurt if anyone has one laying around.
Thanks in advance
Dannyb

no decoy but have a ruger airhawk 177 you can borrow

Originally Posted by gonetropo

no decoy but have a ruger airhawk 177 you can borrow

Thanks I'll be in touch

@dannyb i will try to see if i have any pellets

nope. no pellets to be found sorry.
airgun is ok for birds and is scoped

Another gun you need to get have a play with a pcp i think you'll be impressed

Originally Posted by northdude

Another gun you need to get have a play with a pcp i think you'll be impressed

not within the current constraints due to orders by the minister for war and finance (aka: her who must be obeyed)
otherwise a forced buy back may be on the cards

Originally Posted by berg243

download a magpie distress call and put a speaker or player by the decoy and even better see if you can borrow a hawk decoy as well.

do this already when shooting them on farms, just don't have a decoy, if it comes to it I'll shoot one and set it up on a bit of fencing wire as a decoy.
will post pics of success....or failure when I get into them

Picked up a PCP last weekend. Best thing I ever bought. Only had a chance to use it around home at the moment, but fuck me, those mynahs are dropping like flies. they thought they were safe at 50mtrs(can't wait to try at longer ranges, guy I got it off shot rabbits at 60-70mtrs) Chooks are delighted. Can't recommend them enough, great for keeping skills tuned.

Originally Posted by Daithi

Picked up a PCP last weekend. Best thing I ever bought. Only had a chance to use it around home at the moment, but fuck me, those mynahs are dropping like flies. they thought they were safe at 50mtrs(can't wait to try at longer ranges, guy I got it off shot rabbits at 60-70mtrs) Chooks are delighted. Can't recommend them enough, great for keeping skills tuned.

no doubt, this is a job I would normally assign to my newly acquired 17hmr or my silenced .22 however not possible due to location unfortunately.
I don't shoot in built up/confined areas often enough to justify a PCP as 99.8% of my shooting is on open farmland

I think I have a decoy, I use to have one. Will have to have a look in the shed.

Originally Posted by stug

I think I have a decoy, I use to have one. Will have to have a look in the shed.

thanks Stu that'd be great

Sorry, couldn't see it. Must have chucked it at some point.

Originally Posted by stug

Sorry, couldn't see it. Must have chucked it at some point.

no worries mate I'll just shoot one and set it up as a decoy if one doesn't turn up, but thanks for the offer

The decoys are pretty cheap and h&f. I have one but am not even on the same island. I understand if you don't want to shop there.