Amazing the technology involved. As a kid we'd had a can about 100 meters away and keep shooting at it and aligning the sites until we got it.
Then we knew the gun was aligned (for 100 meters anyway) we had shot guns and a .22 rifle. I loved that thing.
Long range, less kick back, didn't leave you deaf. Provided all the fire power you needed. Small hole in the front nothing left in the back.
Shot gun was a lot easier, especially for shooting ducks. The problem with using shot guns with shooting ducks is when you cook em up and eat them your constantly spitting out lead pallets.
Lead is quite toxic and farmful to people so not a good idea to keep ingesting it.
Cousins shoot boars each night with 303 they're a plague up in food bowl towns. Destroying crops, dangerous too. They don't always drop. 303 is needed
Some pig hunters in the family huh? I've done lots of that too...Still do. I use .308 for it mainly, but always have a shotgun slung on my back for when those big ol' buggers don't go down. I generally go with a bow hunter and if he misses I blast away...Dangerous buggers those pigs. A .303 usually does the job and I have one, but it served in the First World War and is not something I shoot much. I have it more for the historical value, and when shit goes down I'll be able to bang away like Billy Sing on it. Google Billy someday.
My bad wrong gun. That's it there. I just went it ripped it off fams FB page. We do have a 303 but doesn't get used. I remember the kick back being painful which is why I don't like shot guns that much.
I have a compound bow but don't shoot animals with it. Its not clean I only use it to shoot at gun clubs and in the bush. I suck at a normal bow and arrow. Can not shoot straight.
At least with Boars you can make Salami in winter with them.
I've missed out on heaps due to COVID. I also have an air rifle. Old school pump down and lock it.
Yep, the .303 SMLE tends to kick like a mule...Makes one respect the soldiers who had to shoot the mad minute to quality on the range.
You should be posting in the The Pew: Guns & more Community
I haven't gone out in over a year due to lock down. When I went up on Christmas/new years couldn't go shooting due to lil ones.
I might pop some posts up. P.s. that's a 180 psi compound bow. Gets harder as you get older lol
Lol...Don't mention the 'O' word...Maybe we should say, gets harder the wiser you get! Sounds better than the 'O' word.
The English longbow had a draw-weight of between 80-150 pounds...180? I'd need hydraulics.
I got my uncle to draw it back once. We waited and waited and waited 🤣🤣 probably over kill and useless but meh
Hmm, I think I'd want something one could more rapidly fire...I'd need a couple bowls of Wheatbix to draw back 180 ponds I think. Maybe three.