Posted on 02/24/2015 8:32:17 AM PST by w1n1
For many of us, our first experiences with shooting included BB guns and pellet guns. These air pellet rifles are like nothing we’ve used before!
Check out the video on this pellet rifle hitting its target from 90 plus yards. Spoiler if you're a "Birdman" fan you may not like this. :)
They look like a couple of Robins.....somebody shoulda shot that shooter in the ass with his pellet gun.
Sadistic jerk. Killing things just for the fun of killing.
OOOH NO A Skeery lookin assualt weapon
Pellet rifle ping.
The very short article notes the video shows “invasive species, including pigeons, English sparrows, and European starlings.” Basically flying rats.
Not Robins. They're European/English sparrows.
Article said invasive species.
There are places where pests need to be controlled, flying or otherwise.
My concern was shot was taken at a wire.
“They look like a couple of Robins”
Wrong. Two European House Sparrows.
http://www.bluebirdnut.com/House_Sparrows.html
http://www.sialis.org/hosp.htm
It just didn’t look like some kind of invasive species to me. Had a Robin’s head looked like to me - definitely not a pigeon, nor Starling I could fathom out. Also looked red (but that could just be my eyes and the monitor).
In my neck of the woods it’s illegal to shoot any living creature off of a power line. Point being, “don’t do this at home.”
It was intruding on his personal space and homefront (90 yards away).
I’ll take your word for it.
Article says they are starlings.
Non-native, noisy, messy pests.
Sounds like you wouldn't shoot them, and maybe I wouldn't either, unless they were driving songbirds from my feeders.
But if a guy is going to shoot a bird that would be a likely one.
You sure it’s not an African Swallow?
A Beeman is accurate at that distance.
According to the video, he’s shooting starlings and english sparrows.
They’re invasive pests.
He’s engaged in pest control, and having fun doing it.
Good for him.
Okay. I’ll relent...probably a pest, but I wouldn’t shoot it unless it was doing as you say. 90 yards away (at 20X power) doesn’t seem like and nearby threat. But I’m probably wrong - usually am.
Yep, sparrows are mice with wings.
Pigeons - rats with wings.
Deer... Giant rats.
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