Air rifle advice uk ?

I have a air riffle which i brought from my local store the guy said it would be ok for hunting pheasant ,birds or rabbits.


I read on the box it says the power is 7.5J or something like that.


Would that be powerfull enough for hunting the above?


If not what power should a air rifle be for that.Air rifle advice uk ?
I'm very interested in the store you purchased this air weapon from.





The store owner said you can shoot Pheasants with it, did he indeed. WE DO NOT SHOOT GAME BIRDS WITH AIR WEAPONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.





Birds? Did this patron of field sports mean corvids, that's crows, rooks, jays and magpies? I suspect blackbirds and hen harriers!





You suspect chinese import is not power full enough for rabbit either.





You should enquire about a 12ft/lb weapon. Check out the Air Arms, BSA, Webley, HW, Daystate and Theoben websites.





May I also point you in the direction of the BASC good sporting practice code.Air rifle advice uk ?
air rifle power in the uk is measured in ft/lbs, 12ft/lbs being the maximum legal power of an air rifle unless you acquire a firearms certificate. An air rifle is not a suitable tool for pheasants and although they can be taken with a clean headshot they are not humane. I suggest you apply for a shotgun certificate if you wish to shoot pheasant, these are easy to attain provided you have no criminal record. With an air rifle at the power of 12ft/lbs you will however be able to shoot pigeons, rabbits, rats etc provided you are within around 40 yards
You need an absolute minimum or 5.0fpe* at impact with a perfect head shot to take a rabbit.





*IMO, for a clean, humane kill on rabbit, the minimum should be no less than 6.0fpe %26gt;The 5.0fpe comes from charts used by professionals.





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That would be the equivalent of a 650fps - .177 caliber air rifle shooting 8.0gr pellets - You would only be able to hunt at very short range





To compare, a 12.0fpe rifle would shoot the same 8.0gr pellet at 820fps and you could hunt small game out to around 40 yards


820fps - 8.0gr = 11.9fpe





I agree with ';Linda';, both in that you need a more powerful rifle, and that the Feinwerkbau(FWB) 124D is an incredible rifle.






Sounds fine to me. You'l get a clean kill at 20-40 mtrs with that. Head shots only though don't go maiming and always get permission from the landowner.





As the law stand you can only shoot in the confines of your own land,at a club or other land with written permission.





Never point it at anyone. Keep it in its case when not in use. Or you risk having a gun-ho ARV unit turning up at your front door.
is it a 22 or 177 coz a 22 might take it out but i dunno ur aim would have to be very good and ud have to be close no way with a 177 that is no where near powerful enough. animals are pretty tough and if u r a true hunter u have to kill the animal out right and not leave it to die of infection because that is a waste of meat an life
you have to be 18 , the maximum ft/lb is 12 ,above this you need f.a.c. from the police , very dificult now. f.w.b. are the best.this is not very powerful , get a better riffle.
yes, it is powerful enough, but i would stay under 20yrds for the bunnies and pheasants(head shots only) , a little farther for the birds!