Tame yes but people are saying the legal limit in France is around 6ft/lb so unless you want to be done for an illegal firearms offence I'd stick to it.
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Tame yes but people are saying the legal limit in France is around 6ft/lb so unless you want to be done for an illegal firearms offence I'd stick to it.
If its just for a bit of target practice at about 25 yds it will be fine.
French gun licencing (yes there is such a thing for guns ove 6ft/lbs) is split into 2 seperate routes:
Hunting licence which requires good gun safety and hunting knowledge which will be test in an exam, background check, psych report etc
Sporting licence which requires you to be a member of a registered target shooting club, background check and I think a personal evaluation.
The type of licence you have determines the category of gun and type of ammo you can own.
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Just a quick post. Earlier in the year I entered a charity competition that was run on one of the forums. got an email earlier in the week saying I'd won!
My prize arrived today:
My prize arrived today:
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Bought my first air rifle at the weekend, Crosman 177 RepeatAir for some plinking in the garden.
Quite impressed with it so far, iron sights aren't great but keep things fun and interesting.
Quite impressed with it so far, iron sights aren't great but keep things fun and interesting.
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Not happy with you then!
Perhaps a quieter backstop and a quick explanation that you are shooting safely and even invite him over for a go? Try not to use the word playing!
Or talk to him about his concerns and see what you can do to help?
Thank you for your advice. I`ve talked with him. His concern was there used to have an air rifle injury incident a few years ago, so he was very anxious. Anyway I`ve packed up my rifle and promised that I am not going to shoot it anymore.
Do you have anywhere else to shoot it? I wouldn't give up shooting just because a neighbour doesn't like it, try to show him that your shooting responsibly and not posing a danger to him.
It's a bit like asking him not to drive because you once had a car accident.
I think saying "playing" and "air rifle" doesn't look or sound well in the same sentence. Build yourself a shooting range in the garden, to make sure the pellets won't be able to go outside your garden and I don't see what would be the problem. Otherwise you could go somewhere outside the town and shoot on an empty field?
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The last guy who mentioned selling his air rifle on this thread got a short ban!
And I hope you meant go to a field outside of town that you have permission to shoot on.
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Playing with an air rifle doesnt sound good! Then you suggest going shooting illegally on an empty field?
SimonCHere, if you mean me, i just got a friendly warning.
All my stuff has gone now bar my favourite Falcon Menace, keeping that as no doubt i will get another few rifles in a year or so.
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It was a few pages back and I didn't go and check! Sorry.
I keep meaning to list my falcon for sale as I haven't even picked it up since getting my Airwolf. Can't quite bring myself to do it though.
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Weird shape on the end of the stock on them though.
I saw Teds Holdover doing a review of them and he seemed to love it!
I saw Teds Holdover doing a review of them and he seemed to love it!
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You need permission to shoot on land that isn't yours, otherwise you are committing armed trespass
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I actually meant the butt end! I liked the spare mag hole in the stock bit and no denying the accuracy or the compactness.
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How easy would that be to c0ck whilst in the prone position without making a whole lot of movement (the downfall of most bullpup air rifle designs for me)?