Thread: Air rifle hunting pics

A few from a little walk last night with the boy







This Plover was a beauty head shot at about 80m

Originally Posted by Mintie

A few from a little walk last night with the boy

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This Plover was a beauty head shot at about 80m

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Hey @Mintie what brand is that rifle with the wood stock? I have some starling problem but its a no shotgun area. Range would be 30-60 yds so I thought maybe an accurate precharged would do the job.

Originally Posted by Boar Freak

Hey @Mintie what brand is that rifle with the wood stock? I have some starling problem but its a no shotgun area. Range would be 30-60 yds so I thought maybe an accurate precharged would do the job.

Thats an Edgun Matador R3m in .22, It would be the perfect tool for Starlings and would knock them over out past 150m with the right shooter.

Ahh naf it. I'm gonna throw pics, one from each springer.
I'm keen to see this thread up and running again.
Looks like it stopped around covid, covids over. Heaps of great new air rifles.
I have no dought more air rifle shooters, and more coming as gun laws get more stupid.
Tx200 mk3 .22 awesome gun.
Bit heavy for all day hunting for me. Hated taking it through scrubby stuff as such beautiful finish. Swapped for sig asp20 in end.



SIG asp20 .177 another awsome springer. Much more suited to me with synthetic stock and scratch resistant finish. Accurate nice to shoot.


GAMO roadster .22 first rifle when getting back into airguns last year. Most problematic gun I've ever had. Gave away in end after getting over constantly having to work on it. Killed scopes, damaged pellets when loading 10x mag. ( had removed mag and using as single shot by this pic) Reason I brought the tx. Did take its fair share of critters


1322 put 18inch barrel on and stock. Hopefully will get round to modding valve next month. Small bird gun. Have shot more with this than with all other guns combined. By far my favorite, just limited in application, but so nice to use and accurate as to 25m ( which is about as far as I shoot it on current piston/valve set up) a fun gun.

Also have crosman 362 which I haven't really used apart from sighting in. Need to put a new scope on it. Hoping to mod it at some stage. Haven't shot any critters with.

Not on farm at moment so hopefully get a few critters though shooting way limited here, which will post here from now on.

Strait to a few targets, then off hunting small game I imagine Kotuku. Enjoying all the benefits of small cal guns, that are quiteish, don't have issues with projectiles that will potentially go 100s of meters with sustained energy , affordable ammo and take a bit of skill to shoot, don't bother stock, fun to work on.
Whats not to like about air guns. 👍

[QUOTE=kruza;1429449]Strait to a few targets, then off hunting small game I imagine Kotuku. Enjoying all the benefits of small cal guns, that are quiteish, don't have issues with projectiles that will potentially go 100s of meters with sustained energy , affordable ammo and take a bit of skill to shoot, don't bother stock, fun to work on.
Whats not to like about air guns. ��[/QUOTE}

Got duckshooting looming so will start sortin out kit etc for that.

About to have another session on a small orchard/ life sentence block. Got 24 bunnies there last Thur in ~45mins

So in McKenzie country. Parked up in car. Pulled up and Friggin rabbits every where. Took out 3 with 1322 while still light and 5 and wild cat hunting them with sig after dark. Saving some torch battery for tomorrow. That was in about 3/4 acre block and rather a low number for how many there actually were out there. Still best couple a few hours I've had in ages.
Left for hawks as can't keep meat in car. Brought this one back to photo as it was the most interesting due to its colouring.
Guessing its got domestic rabbit in its blood line somewhere..

One down hopefully many more of the destructive little roof invading bastards to go

So camp ground owners dog treed a couple of possum.
Sig 20asp 177. Instant kills @ 18 and 25ft up 5 to 8m out from tree.
Dog ripped into organs but gave up the possums when I walked around to get them. (he just pushed under the shade cloth fence.) so he got one back leg I got three. Won't be more peanuts and rice tomorrow thank god.

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Yup, starlings sure are persistent and can take some hunting skills to catch them out.

Got back home at 6.20 having been back out to the bunny place. Took a mate out with his .177 PCP, a -super accurate- single shot one. His is certain death to bunnies under ~35yds if he has a rest. Between us, we bettered last week's tally in an hour but a much higher proportion of smaller ones this time. Smiles all round

Originally Posted by 6x47

Yup, starlings sure are persistent and can take some hunting skills to catch them out.

Got back home at 6.20 having been back out to the bunny place. Took a mate out with his .177 PCP, a -super accurate- single shot one. His is certain death to bunnies under ~35yds if he has a rest. Between us, we bettered last week's tally in an hour but a much higher proportion of smaller ones this time. Smiles all round

our Starlings appear to be retarded and have little fear of man or cats.....easy pickings and mostly shot at under 10 meters

73m range finder
sig asp20 .177
AA Diablo field heavy
No angle. 5km wind about. 160°
For a springer I'm stoked with that.

Not round here Danny. They get constant harassment on our life sentence block and know they need to keep a good 100m away. Even then, I've nailed quite a few. Same applies to maggies.

Bummer this thread died off.
Won't put up photos have in varmiting and small game but
this is one of the latest of the, now not coming to near the pear pear tree starling and mynas, after 7 odd days of constant hammering with 1322.
Been throwing them over the fence and the first wild cat showed up last night it tripped the spots on side of house, which made me aware of it.
So hopefully sometime in the next week it can go live with the possum that met the sig asp20 a few nights back over the fence as well.