I'm after a new one... Cheap as possible. I just need to solve an immediate problem at the end of my garden. Any ideas?
Cheapest air rifle with scope for rats at 35 foot distance.
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Scats and other farm shops sell cometas for about a ton. If not couldn't you just borrow one?
You can buy a Weirhrauch 97k for £350 but that is the upper end of the springer scale.
You can buy a Weirhrauch 97k for £350 but that is the upper end of the springer scale.
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My dad has a cometa 50 ( i think) hes selling and at that distance is more than capable. Its .177 IIRC and i could get 10 shot groups under a 5p at 15 meters with it. Its only about 10ft/lb so ideal for closer range stuff. It has a scope with it too.
We have problems every two or three years, three or four of these, wack on the peanut butter, put bodies in the bin; Squidders its a lot easier than sitting there with a rifle mate.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THE-BIG-C...ants_Weed_Pest_Control_CV&hash=item2c5b7f547f
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THE-BIG-C...ants_Weed_Pest_Control_CV&hash=item2c5b7f547f
I have a meteor you can borrow if you dont want to spend any money other than the fuel to collect it (70 miles away)
Fenn mk 4 £6
Neosorexa bait blocks £20
Even with a top of the range air rifle getting clean kills on rats is hard. I've shot thousands of rabbits with a tiny percentage wounded, of the dozen or so rats I've shot, only one was an outright clean kill. If you do get an air rifle a clean.25 cal is the best calibre for rats.
Neosorexa bait blocks £20
Even with a top of the range air rifle getting clean kills on rats is hard. I've shot thousands of rabbits with a tiny percentage wounded, of the dozen or so rats I've shot, only one was an outright clean kill. If you do get an air rifle a clean.25 cal is the best calibre for rats.
Wow - do you have a link to them at that price please? I could do with some more but they are double that round here!
Cheers all, much food for thought, especially the offer of a loan. I do hate to borrow things though, in case it gets damaged while in my care... I'm a careful person but poop happens.
i used to kill rats when i was a lad with a black widow catapult and a bag of marbles and i never recall any getting up from the first shot.
It's not really about fun... If I use poison our retarded cat will probably eat the rat and be very ill or worse. And I don't like spring traps as they can easily just get other critters.
http://www.gameandcountry.co.uk/Traps.htm
Their mark 4 trap is ok, not as good as a Fenn but works well enough.
