kolkata .22 air rifle

diskaon · Post by **diskaon** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:07 pm

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you can directly watch it here... more than the accuracy I liked the fact that this guy has used night vision and recorded through the sight!!

diskaon

YouTube · Post by **mundaire** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:28 pm

hotshot";p="55426 wrote: can we discuss about ratting with an air rifle on the forum. ? Better to ask so that i can also pen my comments and experiences !!

Sure you can - they (along with crows) are covered Schedule V of the Wildlife Protection Act i.e. they are classified as vermin and may be shot/ killed without any special permit.

You WOULD HOWEVER need permission (from the cops) if you are thinking of discharging a firearm within city limits, as that could land you straight in Jail, besides getting your firearm confiscated and your license suspended/ revoked. Airguns are fine though are they are out of the purview of the Arms Act.

Cheers!
Abhijeet

hotshot · Post by **hotshot** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:38 pm

Thanks for the clarification Abhijeet.

Well i regularly shoot some bandicoots and some very large rats around my house. I have a garden (which they regularly dig up) and i kind of put a dim light there and some food in a plastic bag. the moment they try to get at the food in the plastic bag i hear them from inside my house and then bang. Unfortunately after a while they get smarter and stop going for this bait.

I am currently using my IHP 0.22 Model 35 air rifle but am scouting around for some good HW's with a scope.

Alot of crows around my house too but you shoot one and the whole neighbourhood will erupt with noise from other crows for the next hour !!!!

sol · Post by **sol** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:52 pm

Ditto thanks for the clarification, Abhijeet. I had wondered, especially at the approach of the Ganesh period (very popular here in Goa) whether I might run foul of some bylaw or other. Good to know I'm operating within the law.

Hotshot, great idea with the plastic bag! I'll try it this weekend. I also use low lighting, (dim red) over a feeding station/kill zone. They are wiley devils though; it's almost as if they know I'll wait an hour or so, then retire. So I stagger my sessions, sometimes 7-8pm, sometimes 8-9 or 6-7 or even a marathon 6-10. Got to keep them on the back-foot:)

I'd like to post a few photos of some of my trophy rats, (those over 2 kilos or greater than 20 inches nose to tail) but I'm not sure whether this would upset anyone. The pictures also show my little Indian UTA rifle and the Walther red-dot on it, which is a nice simple combo. I never thought I'd ever shoot a springer again when I was living in the UK. Now it's all I have:(

Cheers!

YouTube · Post by **mundaire** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:56 pm

sol";p="55466 wrote:I'd like to post a few photos of some of my trophy rats, (those over 2 kilos or greater than 20 inches nose to tail) but I'm not sure whether this would upset anyone. The pictures also show my little Indian UTA rifle and the Walther red-dot on it, which is a nice simple combo.

Sure, go for it...

sol · Post by **sol** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:42 pm

Thanks Mundaire. I looked up the FAQ and saw that there's no simple mechanism for posting my own photos, so this may have to wait until I've figured that out:)
Nothing stirring tonight, rodent-wise. Has anyone tried chocolate as a lure? I hear they go crazy for an Indian confection called a 'Bar One'. Can anyone confirm this?

Cheers!

hotshot · Post by **hotshot** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:35 pm

sol try some dry fish (should be smelly) i get small packets from the market especially for this. Peanut butter on chappatis with ghee also draws them in. Sometimes though it can get very frustrating because you wait for 2-3 hours and they don't appear !! Also with our spring rifles the sound when cocking also alerts them.
I find this whole exercise quite interesting because you have to keep using your head each time to attract them.

snIPer · Post by **snIPer** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:59 pm

Well my setup for them critters is pretty similar too.
Set out some bait - they love biryani. leave a nearby light on and then wait for them. once they come i let them have it with my .22 sisco or my .177 IHP.

Sol, yes please go ahead and post the pics. lets enjoy the only hunting we can

Hotshot, the cocking sound does scare them but if you can use an underlever or a sidelever airgun that will be easier as the sound emitted there during cocking (especially closing of break barrel) is cut out.

Happy hunting.

sol · Post by **sol** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:24 pm

Ah, SnIPer, the wait....can anyone say...meditation?

Post by **kanwar76** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:36 pm

Hey Sol,

Pics

If you want you can send them to me, will post them here on your behalf

-Inder

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