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I don't have a lot of experience shooting possums with air rifles but for headshots on a bunny something shooting around 170-175 m/s in 5,5mm is more than enough. Possums will need a bit more i...

Shot placement is the key when hunting with airrifles. The distance at which you can reliably hit within a 2cm circle is your max distance for shooting at game or pest species. Good wind and range...

Fully agree. The TX200 and Weihrauch 97k are two of the most accurate springers. Walther LGU is another fine underlever airgun. Generally the underlevers are more accurate than the breakbarrels and...

They are very clever. They recognize people and can see the difference between a broom and an airgun. You have to be very stealthy. Only the young ones in summer are stupid enough to watch you load a...

Still life of maggie in the green bin.
Didn't go there voluntarily to eat. Needed some convincing with a 177 breakbarrel with open sights and a JSB Exact RS pellet @25m.
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Old thread but this could be helpful.
In The Netherlands lead shot has been banned for more than 20 years. Most clay shooters and hunters use steel shot.

HW97k. A recent one judging from the stock. Congrats! The starlings will hate you. :)

You can't go wrong with Air Arms or Weihrauch, springers and PCP's. The only Weihrauch i would avoid is the HW57, due to it's accuracy-killing loading port. Air Arms and Weihrauch spingers usually...

I recently bought an Artemis P15 in 22. It would be a good tool in this situation. It Shoots the JSB Hades and JSB Jumbo's at 40J (900 fps). It has a shrouded barrel and is really quiet. Regulated...

As a general rule, with spring guns i would stay away from alloy or leadfree pellets. They are usually too light. For the very powerfull springers i would avoid the lighter lead pellets lke Express...

For your 16fpe HW95 i would use medium weight. They will have good speed, flat trajectory and won't damage your gun. For hunting and accuracy the JSB Hades 22 seem to work very well in a lot of...

Euro magpies. Actually these nest raiding corvids have some pretty nice colors. Also have a different call to the kiwi ones. Fell to a 0.177 CZ PCP airrifle.

Love those small caliber, ultra accurate rifles. Surgical precision. Nice.

Hunting with 0.177 airguns requires accurate shot placement. Choose a quality brand like H&N or JSB. Then go for the most accurate pellet in your rifle. This takes some testing. There are not many...

There are lots of ways to approach this. I'll tell you how i do my distance corrections. I work with holdover on a mildot reticle. I use the Optisan 10x32 CP scope and ballistic free software by...

Lets start with the target end of the equation. For a humane kill on a bunny you have to hit them between the eye and the base of the ear. That's a spot about 15mm in diameter. A good springer...

Always disappointing to conclude your zero was off, but even more disappointing to conclude it wasn't. :)

To shoot a powerful springer accurately a consistent, light hold is essential. Also, try to stick to JSB Exact or Air Arms Field round nose pellets. As an alternative H&N FTT are also good. I...

Beautiful landscape and good hunting. Seeing that clear blue sky and being in a zero light pollution environment will give you some excellent starry nights also.

I assume the scope is OK and all the bolts are tight. Add some loktite if they regularly loosen.
The barrel pivot bolt shouldn't be too tight or too loose. If it is one of either you will usually...

The course has recently started. Actually, you could almost call it a study. To be able to legally hunt in the Netherlands you have to follow twelve theoretical lessons (now online) about legal...

Another nice hunt in fine summer weather. You're filling the freezer quickly now. Fancied another caliber this time?

A quality PCP with the right pellet will often outshoot a 22LR on precision.

With correct shot placement, just behind the eye, even a 177 will do the job. A good break barrel or under lever in 177 or 22 makes you independent of any air source. The distance at which you can...

These birds can hardly be spotted if they stay still. Beautiful scenery! Still some nice places to hunt in Europe!