The Croc said:
On a similar vein, but different animal, and same forum, but I can't find it now. (might of been deleted)
I was reading about a guy who shot at least 3 Foxs with an engine room shot at 30yds with .....................A .177 AIR RIFLE and killed them.
Unfortunately they walk among us
when i was younger i had a .22 weirach HW80
i gave it a facelift that took it to 22lbs i recall when it was took off me and checked
i was 14 not allowed a firearms of my own and grandads chickens were dissapearing fast aswell as his racing pigeons
so a conversion on the pellet gun was my only option
i accounted for several foxes and stoats all head shots as that was all i was allowed to take
i know better now with age but still to this day impressed with the accurracy and power an airgun possesed
alot of the tools out there are more than capable of killing animals cleanly in the right hands, but does not mean it is right
how many elephants had Bell accounted for with is favourite pea shooter
160 yard head shot should not be out of any firearms user's capability
but the circumstances behind it makes the situation a dodgy one and i hope the person involved looks back and reflects on how bad it could of turned out
as it was his first deer and that he should be able to rejoice on , but also take into account he was very lucky that it went well
tricky situation but certainly a memorable one, for what ever reasons