Thread: Air Rifle Kills Teenager

I noticed the inconstancy too ebf. I built my range in New Lynn Auckland on the advise of the police website. I made my backstop huge. 3ft of soil boxed in with timber frame and carpet. It would be pretty much perfect except for 2 things. 1 - there are no guidelines as for how far back is "safe". I can get back nearly 40m if i want and i do - i dont let anyone else do that 'cause i dont trust em.
2. - new shooters are unpredictable. I invited a mate to try air rifling and to my surprise he just pulled the trigger before he'd even properly shouldered it. The pellet went through both sides of a glass house and right through a pair of gumboots (all of which belonged to my wife). I just said "you dickhead" but i could have easily been saying OMFG!
Kinda over the air rifle thing nowdays so im thinking of pulling down my range. It;d be good if the police could clarify the urban rules a bit further