Quote Originally Posted by lensman57 View Post
For years I have been believing that this level of power is fine for taking out the usual airgun quarry as ' humanely ' as possible. Having recently watched a lot of U Tube videos of the more responsible shooters and how increasingly they are trying to get closer to the target to make the one shot kill and quite often failing, I am now beginning to think that this level of power is not really suitable for general hunting of the allowed quarry but for perhaps close range ratting or taking the odd pigeon out. The problem from where I stand is that unless the shot is clinical to the brain the result is a wounded animal . Yes they are often taken out with a follow up shot but still. At 11 or so ft.lbs the pellets used do not impart much ballistic shock if any, even at very close distances, to the imapct area therefore even a very close miss does not do enough damage to kill the quarry cleanly. Perhaps the answer is to go for FAC guns of about 30+ ft.lbs where allowed.

A.G
Having gone over to FAC air 34grn .25 pellets at 54ftlbs I have to agree, as said we all try to dispatch our quarry efficiently as possible with a clean head shot, a sub 12 will do it no problem BUT it’s found wanting if the shot is low or pulled. With the .25 FAC a low shot to the cheek has enough shock and trauma to kill instantly, a sub 12 it would be a runner.