Thread: Target grade hunting capable air rifle.

Hello All

My air-rifle is a Air-Arms S500 FAC (as I mentioned earlier it came as a demonstrator from David at NZ AirArms of Whangarei - outstanding advice and service). The variable power is pretty useful for shooting birds in sheds etc (once you get used to it, there were a few initial holes !!!) but as for not being a hazard to neighbours - well lets say I had to modify my approach.

We're on ten acres on the edge of the city and when we first came here shooting rabbits with a 22 or shotgun wasn't a problem - however over 20 years the city (AND City folks) have come to meet our boundary. They have very different outlooks on just about everything (not having driveway gates for when we shift stock on the road is a pet peeve of mine).

Anyhoo I thought the PCP would be the bees knees. However the second shot I fired at a rabbit missed, and must have veered of course by about 40 degrees because I distinctly heard it rattle a neighbours roof well off to the the right of my line of fire (which was in a "safe" direction). No one was home and there were no enquiries but I slunk away much chastened. Moral of that is any air-rifle has the potential to get you into bother !!

Cheers