I often wondered about 22LR CCI Quiet (or the segmented version) as an alternative to an air rifle. Any thoughts?
I often wondered about 22LR CCI Quiet (or the segmented version) as an alternative to an air rifle. Any thoughts?
Years ago I tried 22 slugs in a 22 rifle that I launched using low powered Ramset blanks, can’t remember the result but probably not good!
My brother inlaw uses his 22 rifle with 22 bullets that are like birdshot. Its a normal bullet but filled with sand. I was killing sparrows in a tin shed with it , was good up to about 30m. If you want I can find out what they are called.
*update*
Its called " 22 LR Federal Bird Shot #12 "
Last edited by Jusepy; 09-04-2020 at 11:18 AM.
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I've tried 22 air rifle pellets in 22 hornet brass with just a primer only fired about 5 just to see if it would work never did any accuracy testing it worked tho
My 2 cents worth, the right airgun is the most accurate airgun you feel you can afford, including for plinking. An inaccurate airgun will put kids off shooting, just frustrating.
A bit like trying to get a kid interested in science by buying them a crap microscope showing blurry rainbow edges on everything you put under it and try to focus on. Soon tire of that.
All sensible, but as someone pointed out, you just need a hysterical gun hating neighbour. The Arms Code remember is not the law, the following is the law:
Arms Act 1983
"48Discharging firearm, airgun, pistol, or restricted weapon in or near dwellinghouse or public place
Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding $3,000 or to both who, without reasonable cause, discharges a firearm, airgun, pistol, or restricted weapon in or near—
(a) a dwellinghouse; or
(b) a public place,—
so as to endanger property or to endanger, annoy, or frighten any person.
Compare: 1958 No 21 s 16(2B), (3); 1964 No 36 s 6(1)
Section 48: amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
Section 48: amended, on 1 November 1992, by section 25 of the Arms Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 95).
Obviously this part of the act cannot be used by some gun hater hearing gunfire from a gun range, but I think it is less clear if you have a garden setup, adhering to the arms code will help of course, but you will get some hassle from a bad neighbour.
The "without reasonable course" I highlighted as it seems to be it should have been relied upon by defendants in the past cases, but was not.
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