Survival 2023 UK - Air Rifles for FOOD? - A discussion on survival...*Ep.1 SURVIVAL In 2023 

6 months ago I purchased an ex scaffolding van and kitted it out with everything I may need . Folding solar panels, high end big capacity power bank for said panels, weather filter kit, Trangia cooking kit with spirit burner ( fantastic bit of kit ), solar shower and hand pump portable pressure washer , nice comfortable sleeping kit and above all a Crosman .22 magfire mission and a cp2 victory . I now live permanently in this little van with my faithful staffy cross and we've never been more cosy and comfortable cruising around the west country. Such a shame this world and our future is in the hands of utter lunatics and war mongers. Peace and love people

First video I have seen of yours and I can honestly say this is exactly what I’m looking for. It can’t just be me that has that feeling in the back of my brain, that primal feeling.

Once again you are spot on with your views on survival, if I could have my life again that would that way of life of life I would go for, the trouble is I am in my 82nd year and have run out time, I cant even sit on the kazi without nearly falling of the bloody thing. Cheers Mick.

Everything is getting crazier, and so did I. I rebuilt my sailing yacht to a live-aboard bugout survival pod. I have with me a silenced 22 LR, but my main way to get food when SHTF is with hooks, traps, pots and nets. I refuse to be on land when society falls, hungry people aren't nice, they will kill you and take all your stuff, they might even eat you... On the sea there's no hungry people, plenty of food for everyone. Blessings! 🇸🇪

A career in the army infantry taught me a lot when I was younger. Chief among many lessons were the 7 P's: Prior Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance. For that reason I've kept a spanking, laser-accurate and perfectly tuned (read into that how you will) HW77k, along with thousands of Exact and Barracuda pellets tucked away. People have short memories. It was only 2 years ago the shelves were bone dry and we were queuing like dominoes around the country. Will the economic situation get worse? Maybe. Will my family go hungry? Absolutely not. By deal, hook, or crook; there will be food in the pot. I also like what you said about the modern disconnect between meat and animal. Couldn't agree more. Years ago I went out with a good friend of mine way into the hills, along with a tweed landowner for roe season. King of the BBQ this fella is but after some hours of skulking around under canopy, he settles in, levies up over Bambi's front shoulder in the distance, only to stop and experience something of a personal crisis. He passes on his opportunity to us, we take it, hang it, and some days later we ate it. I challenged him on this long after passions had abated. He feigned offense despite being well-fed, though we are still friends to this day. If lads still learned to run, build, fish, and hunt again, things might be different... but that's another can and story altogether.

Good work big dog! Covid had me ordering a rifle scope and a fair few pellets...firstly from having time to get amongst it again and secondly if need be to fill my belly. Keep up the good work. Hello from a Suffolk boy in France.

I live in the United States. I have a Daisy 880. For around the house it works.

I have a few Rifles most are PCP but i do have my trusty HW98 always on standby

Great video!

Was thinking about getting another springer for this exact reason! Top man.

I really in joyed your take on life today. This the last perches I have to get is a spring BSA air rifle. I’ve already upgraded my b ush craft gear I still have my survival knife from the 1960s plus a good axe from when I was in Malaya jungle war fair school. I’m just practicing my Tarp sheltering and firelighting skills. I got my self a small out back stove for my man cave. Thank you for your well informed information I will definitely follow your videos. Stay safe pilgrim.

your voice is easy on the ears - good stuff brother

All good, Sir! Look forward to more wisdom and shootin, too! Thanks, Steve

I think I might be going strange in my old age too. That’s why I’m here and good to see I’m not the only one

I enjoyed your little talk. I also use an Air Arms TX200 springer, and a PCP that I use for hunting where I might need a quick follow up. I am 78 years old perhaps it comes from the wars end. Before I got too old I used to hunt deer. In later years we were told that rabbits were vermin here in New Zealand, so their use was frowned on .

I'm a proud owner of a HW95k .22, Squirrel, Rabbit and wood Pigeon takes them clean out, got no worries about food, having knowledge of your surrounding area helps.

I agree with disconnect between food and plate I currently hunt with my Remington express I am looking in to buying PCP tho

What a great video, new subscriber now Iv watched a few videos now and have to say you have something that draw me and the Mrs,firstly yes it does appear maybe the hunting instinct is being breed out or lost somehow ,I have thought it for years,secondly again I agree with the springer approach for feeding the family indefinitely I’m lucky enough to live rural in uk and hold a SGC and FAC, rifles from .223 to 177 airguns Id never ever sell my springers Tx200 .22 I have it in standard and FAC which only really gives 15-20 yards extra range, I can pick them up shoot for an hour or two with the Mrs and it costs nothing Keep up the good work

We need to prepare, the future is uncertain. My choice of hunting rifle is the HW 97, full power deadly accurate. I would like to add the Pro sport is my next wanted rifle, just need to save the money. It look likes there are dark times ahead, being prepared makes great sense. Arming yourself with a good hunting rifle is a must.

I agree it's a high possibility their could be some type of civil unrest over the next decade. Springer every time, I like to be self sufficient. The last thing you need at the end of the world is to be searching for gas cannisters. I use a Hatsan MOD 25 Supertact QE. .22 It's a beauty, one of the best I've ever handled, reasonably priced and accurate. Highly recommended. Also I try to hoard ammo when I can afford to.

good insight my man. i feel the same way. i have some pcp's and stockpiling up some ammo. good idea to hava a breakbarrel, maybe get one myself.

Just found this video and am now a subscriber, I am ex military and 69 years old, no idea why but I have been toying with the idea of buying an air rifle for a couple of years now, your words make a great deal of sense.

I hear you brother wishing I lived in the US too. The toys I’d have 😅 Bought my first air rifle when building my bug out bag this week. Just a starter one for practice Remington Pest Controller, also bought a Glock 17 Gen 4 just as a deterrent in case society does collapse, doubt it would do much damage but I reckon a strong amount of Brits wouldn’t want to find out, added bonus is it’s a replica of the real thing! Love your channel!

I agree with your take on this topic. I’ve worked in the food industry for the past 32 years. Folks need to prepare for what’s coming. Skill set will help keep you and the family alive.

Excellent video and some solid advice. I currently have 2 air rifles - both in .22. A RWS 350 Magnum Pro Compact and a Gamo Bone Collector Hunter Whisper IGT. I want to add a TX200 in .177 to the mix in the future. Grew up hunting, fishing and trapping. Skills that will always ensure the family has food on the table...

Subscribe and liked mate 👍. You talk so much sense and you care for the all of us .hy pal subbed 🙋‍♂️👍.😅

Well said and well prepared. Great job sir.

Excellent topic 🙂👍. 90% of the food in my freezer is fish I have caught or game that I have shot + road kill deer 🦌. My garden gets bigger every year. My best survival vegetable is butternut squash. Butternut squash will last over a year in a cool dark place. Buy some dry beans and rice every time you go to the grocery store, little here and a little there will go a long way. Learn how to pressure cook, find things that others would not care about and can it for the future. Learn everything you can about wild edibles. Learn how to cook and eat bugs and worms. Do not eat bugs raw they may contain parasites. Save plastic containers and fill them up with water for the future. Have plenty of lighters and fire starters. Have a plan and have it now. If you don't fish learn how to fish. If you have never eaten animal organs time to start learning and doing. Eat the eyeballs, brain, skin, everything except for the poop. Get in decent shape, you may have to fight for your life and the life of those you love. Weapon of choice is HW95 Luxus 22 or Marlin 60 22 rimfire.

We gotta get you on a trip to NC one winter!

Good gun good knife and never go hungry again… Nice 👍 Historical statement “

Only just came across your channel and very I pleased I have. I used to work with a girl who genuinly thought that pineapple came in tins, didn't realise it was a grown fruit! I got myself a break barrel 2.2 a while back with a nice scope but all the shooting ranges are long gone now and all the decent land I used to practice around has been marked up as heritage routes. Shame. Great vids my friend.

Just discovered your channel and am a new subscriber. As an American I think it goes without saying that the regulations… on your air rifles is utterly ridiculous. Not going to get on about firearms but damn how I wish I could just send a good lad like you some proper magnum air rifles, only have big power break barrel gas pistons (no pcp… yet). But having access to actual guns it’s hard to justify spending a certain amount on something less capable, yet hope to expand into it regardless. Cheers

this is one of the reasons i wasnt big onto the idea of a compressor or an oxygen tank when i was buying my PCP. i got it in a kit that came with a hand pump. the rifle i chose (gamo phox) has a fairly small fill reservoir, a disadvantage to most but an advantage to me as i can fill it up to 3000 PSI/200Bar in just under 2 minutes. its a bit of a workout but 2 minutes gives me around 60 full powered shots, without ever having to mess around with getting myself to a dive shop (i live in a city no where near the ocean so thats a pain in the ass), without having to pay the crazy prices for a tank, without having to get the tank serviced every few years. and if there ever was WORL etc, the pump has a full rebuild kit so its likely to last me around 10 years. I do agree that springers are likely to have less issues long run though, so id likely take both as a backup. great video as always

Good knife, good gun and a fishing rod. Surf and turf.

SILENCE is the best asset the air rifle offers. In SHTF inaccessibility(island/mountain hideout) is probably the best security, second best security is probably STEALTH and SILENCE which is what the air rifle offers.

A good knife and a good gun. That pretty much sums it up. Happy New Year 2024, mate 👍🏻

Brilliant vid, no argument here, fully agree, I have been airifle hunting since I was 11, I am now 63, it has fed me well many, many times 👍

This is exactly the channel Iv been looking for! Excellent for the way the world is going as a UK citizen.

Definitely not wrong, brother. I live in the US of A and the freedoms I've seen taken away in my life are astonishing when I think about it...I still live in a rural setting and very sheltered from what's going on. For now. I have thousands of acres of public land to hunt within miles of my home and 30 acres of my own which is a blessing. Sounds like Heaven for most I imagine, but the writing on the wall is clear. They are slowly taking our lands and they are coming for our guns too. They won't stop until they get them. I have a nice supply of air guns for that reason because I like to eat. Pretty sure everyone else that likes to eat should do that!

Your videos are great production quality. Very relaxing

spot on. Some of the most common sense on youtube. I do also think as men we need to try harder to educate the youth of today about these things as they are lost in a world of gaming, social media etc. and lost touch with the basics fishing, shooting, hunting, bushcraft etc. the scouts are useless. At some point I would like to start a club to help boys become capable men.

I recently came across your channel, and dude, I love it. You're great to watch and explain everything in terms anyone can understand, not to mention the great content. Keep it up dude. 😁

I was recently given a Uncle Henry Schrade LB8. It's very sharp and looks like it may hold an edge. It's styled like a Buck locking folder from the 80's. I'm proud that it came from a family member that was a hunting guide in Colorado.Good channel Brother, good content, presented with class.

As a kid i had air rifles and always fancied one in the daisy 880 style…. think there are other brands … the umarex one looks cool… i have now gotten into slingshots because once you’re ammo runs out you can still improvise… with a crossbow or bow u can make arrows…. that makes me feel comfortable if society were to break down…. i can also fish… all these skills will keep our families fed… any prepping is better than no prepping!! good video friend!!

Great show ....well said, how the fukkkk did we get here? ...start prepping everyone it's going to be a bumpy RIDE ✝️🇬🇧

What a great topic Marra, those of us that knows what’s going on and how to do things have our own ideas on how to cope, the others if shtf will struggle and die.as for hunting gun the one for me that’s took the most game since I was 15 is a bsa mercury, but as I have just started shooting again I have bought a few new ones two pcp bull pups and a bsa lightening xl grt great gun compact light so this will probably be my gun of choice and maybe a hw45 pistol

Charlotte, NC USA here. Great video. Thank you for the calm approach and great advice. I have a few bigger home defense guns, but I love to shoot my .177 Ruger. Barely makes a sound and pellets are far less expensive than live ammunition rounds. I'll use it to get small game all day long before I even start using my .22. THOUSANDS of rounds for pennies compared to the big stuff.

Really enjoyed your take on this subject. My take is that the thin veneer you mentioned has led many to believe that comfort is our natural state. While the remainder of my life may not depend on my survival skills, the confidence and self awareness they bring me are invaluable. Now to cobble together a Frankenstein carbine.

I wish everybody in the UK had this mindset. Then again, most people will start to think this way if we keep struggling for money, food and warmth like peasants.

Spot on, if or more like when thing go pop and the food chain breaks down they will be a lot of of desperate people running around looking for food and who knows what the limit they will go to to feed three families. Since all this nonsense started I've just prepared for what could happen. I got myself loaded up with crossbows and airguns which is great for target shooting and a way to eat in case. I use to do a lot of archery but my shoulder is fked so I can't pull it back enough to be a good shot so that's why I got a crossbow but that's not as accurate as a recurve bow so airguns it is now now with a Rimington express was my first, tried pcp but it was to easy and last week got myself a hw 97 k Can't beat a springer and to be fair it's spot on. Keep up the good work . ✌️😎

Favourite hunting gun the air arms tx200 .22 mk2 1995 . Dependable rifle which has never let me down

Great video as usual my friend, I especially liked the discussion on permission. I think self sufficient guns are way to go, spring, pneumatic etc, but PCP might have a spot. Cheers 👍

I’m fortunate to have a nice collection of PCP’s and springers….but I’d be the 1sr to admit my go to air rifle is an old weihrauch HW95 .22. Bought this used with all its battle scars for project rifle. It’s the sweetest air rifle I’ve ever owned ( I’m 68) and my 1st rifle was taller than me. My knife is a Buck White Hunter of mid 70’s vintage .that rifle/knife ( and a good bag) and slingshot are that’s needed to put meat on the table. Regards

Great video again bro. Totally agree about the disconnect between animals and plate,I personally don’t agree with hunting for sport but if you’re going to eat what you kill or the animal is a pest/health hazard then go for it. Catch up with you soon, i need to have a shoot with some of those rifles 👍🏼

Edgun leshiy for me , got a couple of pumps and they’ve got a small tank so no bother. Also currently learning how to use a slingshot. Totally agree with every word you say and honestly I now believe we’re heading to a time where those skills are needed. Also a lifelong fishing nut so jobs a good un :)

Absolutely agree I’m lucky I have plenty of permissions,

Snares and catapults will do anything an air rifle can, the skills to use these tools doesn't take forever to learn. One of the best ways to improve your air rifle hunting or at least gain appreciation for an air rifle is to learn to hunt with a catapult. Come the apocalypse I can wander round being able to chuck 14mm leads about with the ammo in a sock in my pocket and a small catapult with a short fat band, hang about - I do that now!

Great video 💥🔫👍

I have an air arms prosport and 2 tx200s and a hw97k I also have a bsa r10 and a bsa scorpion pcp but I use a pump for them not a bottle. I've stocked up 5000+ pellets if your prepping they are 100% essential. I do find it hard to find a permission though.

I have a Brocock sniper XR magnum in 22, at 46ftlb, and my freezer is full of pigeon, rabbit and hare, and because I go beating during the season, Pheasant, but it's got alot of pigeon breast, you can't beat a good pigeon shooting session with an air rifle, sub 12 or FAC 😎

Well what,can you do,these "New People " know jack Shyt about survival,starting,fire,hunt,trap,shelter which is super important to protect you from elements of nature. I love ❤️ knives,guns,bow and arrow,make shelter start the fire 🔥 but hunting takes practice and skill which I don't have,maybe I do,but I just don't know..BTW great and honest video...

Hello Mick, i am an Aussie living in the UK, I spent my child hood in Australia fishing, and shooting air rifles, I know the value of old school hunting skills. Right now at 63 and watching world news in stocking up, however I've been feeding the birds for 8 years in my back garden. If the SHTF those fat pigeon's and the squirrels will have cross hairs on them. So my survival stock has bird seed, and pea nuts. Thankfully I am 5 minutes to the woods as well. But I've trained nature to come to me for seed every day. I loved watching your video, and have decided to make you an guest Australian. Many thanks the Australian.

I'm homeless and live in a car. With permission I park on a farm. I eat a steady diet of rabbits, raccoons, pigeons. All taken with a Hw95 in. 22. Your spot on!

BRILLIAN T CHANNEL, WHEN I SEE PEOPLE FEEDING THE DUCKS!! I'M THINKING ROAST DUCK AND STIR FRIED RICE!!!! YUM.

Great video….. new subscriber here 😎

im liking this channel drew , all todays shit was planned years ago the world has gone backwards , looking at some cheap smk springers like the rabbit destroyer

Thanks for making me get back into plinking and hunting just bought a Milbro speed master CO2 hoping to do some close up ratting your videos are a great treat

Good info 👍

What Bugsy Boy said, add a catapult to that survival box 😉

I'm with the same opinion in regards to society. I have recently got a rifle, knife, battery back up and solar panel to at least see us through a few das/weeks of crisis. Will be increasing these over the next few months. If anything I'm building a practical hobby. If it goes tips up I'm 1 step ahead of the others that laughed at me 😊

Spot on mate in total agreement. My rabbit gun weihrauch 99s and weihrauch hw97k both .22 .

Thanks

I think exactly the same boss but unfortunately the New world that we live in doesn't get it .thank god i brought my kids up like i was . When things get hard we get harder . But we help others too .

Thanks for making me think over if i should go for a pcp or maybe one of the other lowtech options you told us about or that i have read down here in the comments . the HW77k or HW95 Luxus 22 ,Air Arms TX200 Mk2 , and if i may ask you Sir or the people that commented down below What caliber should i go for ? Thanks !!!!

And a fishing rod ! 😊

Ive learned to skin a bunny and a grouse this year! Airguns mixed with this worldwide mess sure did motivate me to try to gain skills that could save me or atleast save me a few bucks... _[Finding a ruffed grouse that most likely died from cold after a full week of unsuccessful bunny huntin" sure got me thinking that we wouldn't last long in the wild out here haha]_

Great video again.....I totally agree with you about people being disconnected from the food on their plate.....I've just had conversation with my partner ....she asked why do I keep watching videos about hunting and skinning rabbits....don't you ever go out shooting and bring something back cos I won't eat it....she said....but after I explained the disconnection between hunting your own good and buying meat ready to eat....and how, in my opinion, a clean shot where the animal has no knowledge of what happened as to an animal in a slaughter house that MAY sense what is about to happen, she came round to my way of thinking....I shoot springers...Remington Express....plus I have fishing gear...so if things go pear shaped we won't be going hungry....all the best my friend....

You want to know our hunting gun? At the moment it's an HW97K in .177, a TX-200HC in .22, a CZ455 Varmint in .22lr and a Sauer 100 Classic in 9.3x62. Of these my airguns will be the SHTF guns of choice because in the USA every man with a Winchester will be out killing big game and it will be gone quick! Rat hunting will take on a whole new meaning!

I have an old hw80. its put many many meals on the table over the years. When ive been short of money its been more than handy. Wouldn't be without it.

My god fella, your so right with everything you have said here! I was beginning to think I was one of the only people still connected here. A wise man told me once, by living from nature your more connected than you would be from any WiFi. He couldn't be more right. I live around a lot of marsh land so I have fish, ducks, rabbits + all the things mother nature grows for us! What cost of living crisis I say.

i share the same thoughts on these subjects as you mate recently got myself a remington but currently nowhere to hunt, hoping an oppertunity comes about soon

i am new to your sight but i agree with you on many opinions ,i am a archer so i have some skills with a bow,and i used to guide in canada for the rich,im not sure how much i can say on yor sight without getting myself in bother etc.thanks for being honest a keep up the good ideas .

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There is a disconnect, with all food and the plate nowadays. Back not that long ago you'd see loads of people picking blackberries, you never see that sort of thing anymore, not many grow their own fruit and veg, it's getting further and further away from self sufficiency. Maybe cos I live in a town I think that.

I got me a .22 air rifle last week I have a 177 air and a daisy 880 air rifle to

I got my first airgun when i was 12 in 🤔 1991 a cheap russian springer 😊 ive been shooting ever since my 2 go to hunting guns logun solo .22 pcp and hw95k in .177 i love em both 🤗😍

Late to the party, but here goes. So long as society feeds most, there will be enough to feed those who still know how it's done. Hunting rifle-1st gen. Diana 34 pro compact in .17, or Diana 52 sidelever in .25, both with no power restrictions (across the pond).

All of my airguns are pcp except for my bsa lightning xl tactical but fortunately they all take a 200 bar fill which is fairly easy with my 4 stage fx pump, so hopefully I'll still be able to get grub without having to rely on electricity. I also made a "fishing " pistol crossbow a couple of years ago, and whilst they are illegal to use in the UK I wouldn't hesitate if it meant eating, or not eating!

Cometa Fenix mod 400. 177. Extremely accurate and very tuneable.. new spring in the post! Amazing for feathers

Dont forget, if you cant get out but you have your own back garden, just a few scraps on the lawn with bring down birds ,sparrows, starlings, pigeons, crows ,ok you will need a few sparrows and starlings, but its still fresh protein, and the carcass from them will bring in corvids ,and if the situation is that bad it will bring in cats

im still hunting with the good old sling shot

Bang on ar kid 👍👍👍

about the only thing my dad taught me ? HOW TO FISH, and my garden full off worms. ho, and your spot on with wildlife and springers ? one shot from my weihrauch, and the maggies are gone.

Heyup Drew, well said, there are those of us of a certain age have had the advantage of being able to hunt & prepare in our youth, says a lot for the gamer generation 😁 Best Regards, Jon, 👍 HETV 👍

For air rifle hunting I use a walther parrus .22 in canada.

Very reason why I bought my Remingon express .22 full sized just incase I need to eat and to have a shoot now and then

great discussion , im with you on the field to plate disconect it is a huge failing . i like the air rifle for feeding myself should it come to it , however a good catapult , flat bands and steel ammo takes some beating (with practice ) i dream of living off grid ( probably in the us )

It's not very often that I ear the truth without the bullshit thank you I enjoyed your vidio please don't stop making them

Good advice friend, i grew up in out dack of Australia, at 6 i was shooting and skinning bunnies, at 12 i was shown and learnt how to deal with a sheep the same way, i have never stopped learning how to create my own resources from the land i will never stop, people today have no idea how fend for them self's, witch in a lot of ways leaves more for the people who saw this coming a long time ago. Thank you.

My survival skills have allways been good, but last year looked at weak spots in my skill set and it was hunting.. Being able to hunt, dress small game, so I started with a catapult, what a performance.. Took a long time to get accurate and I'll be honest it's probably ok around the 15 - 20 yard mark, a good friend suggested a break barrel air rifle. He even suggested a weihrauch hw95k, so I did, got one in 22, i had something similar as a kid, he even gave me a hawke scope. Wasn't long before my aim was accurate enough.. To take small game. Anything from 15 - 45 yards and I'm all good. The freezer now has a small game lucky dip.