The Airgun Show - hunting rabbits and magpies, PLUS filling options for precharged airguns… 

Its why we have the best marksmen in our forces ;p

Why thank you for your kind words 😊😊😂

The UK has become a terrible place to be. You Americans had better wake up and not flit away your precious freedom

I used to shoot an air arms s410 classic at 11.75 fps out to 50 yards using Prometheus air pellet, with the right combo setup I never saw the need for fac. during night hunts with my night scope I could clearly see how straight these pellets flew, in calm conditions at that range it was centre cross hair with just a tad of hold over. not sure if they still make them, they were a mix alloy with titanium if I remember, , I still have some, you had to order the exact match for your barrel. they looked more like a bullet and were referred to as a bullet. absolutely astonishingly accurate pellets, no lead pellet came close on accuracy.

There's nothing better than dropping a magpie, they're canny buggers. The best result I had was 6 magpies in 5 minutes. They were having a bit of an argument with a couple of jays and didn't notice their mates dropping one after the other. And I actually dropped both jays with one shot, one was behind the other. I have a Gamo Shadow .22 springer. Had it a few years now and had to re-spring it after the original spring broke. Also I changed the Gamo sights that came with the rifle for Hawke sights, the Gamo sights just weren't up to the job. Still dropping magpies and squirrels to this day, although there are fewer to shoot at. I must be doing something right maybe?.

Thanks very much. Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks Andy. Always pleasing to put them down cleanly. Thanks for watching.

And same back to you Bryan...Thanks for watching.

You know its all about compressed air Chris!

There's a lot to be said for simply sitting quietly in cover. Sorry to hear your new scooter is struggling, but I hope you manage to tuck yourself away somewhere to get some sport. Thanks for watching.

Sleep tight.

How long does it take to top up to 200 bar? Mat missed that part from his exercise class.

@@adrianwright6311 I lose usable shots at around 100bar so go from around there fill to around 225 normally and that takes me about 2 and a half minutes to around 4 depending on my energy levels and how warm it is.

You can affix a bike seat and sit on it to go up and down. Great excercise for the knees/thighs, and no pressure at all for the injured arm!!

Haha

Thanks JC. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching.

Dave - I just finished a review on the Gamo Coyote for Airgun Shooter magazine. I have say its a great gun and fantastic value for money. I'm sure you'll be very pleased with it.

Ha! If you like seeing misses you should come hunting with me! Thanks for watching.

Repeatedly cocking a spring airgun can cause acute muscle strain and even RSI (repetitive strain injury) which can dog you for life, preventing you from carrying out many tasks which you might take for granted (painting, wallpapering, woodwork and other DIY type tasks), and you may find it difficult to help your wife move heavy things like furniture or fridges, or even help her carry shopping. Also, spring guns are noisy and may annoy neighbours, not to mention alerting vermin if you try to shoot them, so if you do get rats on your property for example, you won't be able to tackle them yourself, you'll have to employ a professional to do it - and they're expensive. Also the mechanisms of spring guns can be very hazardous to young fingers, whereas it's very difficult for children to hurt themselves with a PCP. I'm surprised Mrs Adam isn't *demanding* that you switch to PCP already!

@@22skiddoo 😂clearly a man used to blagging his Mrs

You won't be disappointed Kerrin. Mine is seriously accurate and incredibly quiet. Thanks for watching.

Thanks Russ. The Huntsman Regal FAC is zeroed at 30 metres. in fact, I got it wrong on the film, that magpie was taken at 64 metres...

Hello Roger. You can leave air under pressure in your rifle, not a problem...Thanks for watching.

Get a PCP, you won't regret it. My advice is get a dive bottle if you can. Filling with a stirrup pump is doable but it's a bit of a chore.

I get around 30-35 shots from the .22 at 30ft.lbs. with a 250 bar fill, which is ideal for hunting. The reg is set at about 150 bar, so with a 250 bar fill that's about 100 bar of useable air. I'd recommend the HR version over the non-regulated rifle as you want all of those shots to be as consistent as possible. Great choice either way though!

Hi Micky. Yes, varifocals and they are a bit of a pain but I find that I can get on fine by adjusting the ocular lens on the scope. Thanks for watching.

I have Varifocals, they are a pain in the ass. Still trying to get use to them with my scope

Hi, it took me a while to realise that although my distance glasses aren’t varifocals the view through them does effectively alter the point of aim when the eye is not exactly in line with the centre of my scope. This was leading to shots going high and the resulting misses. I now remove them before taking aim and with the scope diopter set for my normal vision the reticule is perfectly clear and no more stray shots.

Hi Rob, my two favourites are Daystate Huntsman Regal and HW100KT, both great rifles. Kev

Thanks kev , appreciate it 👍

@@kevb9319 I just picked up an FX wildcat mk3, awesome rifle. No regrets

Hi Kevin. Its just a regular bean bag cushion - it doesn't even have a brand name or label. Lots of retailers sell them but I bought mine several years ago from John Knibbs International. A really handy piece of kit and I wouldn't be without it. Although they are mainly intended to sit on, I use mine as a gun rest from the back of the truck - as you can see in the film - and I also use a couple of bungee cords to secure it to the window frame when shooting from the truck.

Hi Martin. The second scope in the film - the Cobra F1 is a real favourite. Its light, compact and has the advantages of first focal plane. The glass is extremely clear as well. I'm also a fan of the zero eye relief SWAT Prismatic scopes as well.

Agreed, it sounded loud on camera, but in reality its pretty quiet.

8.4 gn Air Arms Diabolo Field 4.52mm

Come on fellas - we all miss once in a while! And squeaking is just one of the full repertoire of noises I make!

@@richsaunders6515 Looked like twice in quick succession to me! :) Great video and full credit for showing that you're human like the rest of us.

@@adrianwright6311 You're right. I could make a feature length movie about my misses! Glad you liked the vid and thanks for watching.

@@adrianwright6311 I second this comment 👍👍👍😜🦄🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎣😁🤞✌️

Tobias - if you feel stupid, I'm working on sounding like a carrot :)

@@richsaunders6515 well you can start by dying your hair green 😂

@@squaretorttle9400 Ha! If I had any I would!

@@alphamilitaria2756 haha 😂

Air Arms Diabolo Field 5.52 and 4.52...

Its a Sideshot scope cam.

2:33 Richard "I don't think you can beat these"....... I think you can beat those.....: Ataman M2 Carbine 😉💪👍

Hi Darren. Its a Sideshot scope cam. I think I bought mine from Braces of Bristol.

Don't worry, I'll have some FAC footage for you soon :)

Depending on what you want to shoot and on what distance, I would get a mill dot scope and enough zoom. I have a 3-9x40 on my Coyote. It works good

Willem Wierenga mtc mamba lite

www.side-shot.com/online-store/Side-Shot-phone-Mount-p78834419. I'm not sure where you live, but if you do a Bing or Google search for 'Sideshot phone mount' you should come across a retailer near you. Good luck.

Check amazon or any airgun provider (pyramidair, crosman, etc)

Hi Michael. The shooting sticks are Primos Trigger sticks.

thanks so much

Hi Michael. Sorry it's taken me until now to reply. I'm not sure what the proper name for it is, but I've always referred to mine as a head net. I'm sure that if you did a search for 'hunting head net' you'd get pretty close.

Hi Dave. The pellets were Air Arms Diabolo for both .177 and .22.

As soon as possible I Hope Gary. Looks like an interesting rifle doesn't it?

I'm an S510 Xtra FAC man myself. Highly accurate with that Walther barrel and very quiet. The rifle in the video produces a snap whereas the AA S510 gives just a whisper pfft!

I know, I'm one of those rare shooters who misses every now and then. We can't all be perfect all the time...

Hi Porkster. Yes, I do, as do my friends and family. And when our freezers are full the rest go to the birds of prey centre. Nothing wasted.

Most shop compressors top out around 2-10 Bar... Not the 200-odd you'll need for airgun filling!

Easy on the range isn't it?

The site covers nearly 400 acres. The cost of fencing would be enormous and wouldn't keep rabbits out. If anything, it would fence the rabbits in.

@@richsaunders6515 wooov

Agreed, daystate and primos to name two. Thing is since the mk4 daystate havn’t made any thing worth having, primos trigger sticks are possibly the most overpriced item on the planet.

Hi Jake. I'm not sure if you heard me say at the start of the video that the farm next to the one I was shooting (another of my permissions) is a sheep farm. The sheep are lambing pretty much all year round. Corvids are a problem because they will attack pregnant ewes that lay down and can't get up again, as well as their very new born lambs. If you've ever seen a ewe or lamb with its eyes pecked out you'll understand why shooting magpies and other corvids is not pointless. Thanks for watching.