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Idriss Cervantes posted an update 4 years, 1 month ago
You may think that air rifles are nothing more than toys. You had one when you had been a kid correct? You’d shoot cans in the backyard are practice target shooting to improve your aim but you would never hunt with an air rifle correct? You’d be surprised what air rifles today are capable of. A buddy of mine recently told me about a hunting trip he took to South Africa. The unique aspect of this trip was that it was an airgun only hunting trip. They were going to South Africa to hunt big game with air rifles. The modern airgun is capable of much much more than was as soon as feasible. On this hunting trip to Africa the group had a number of various kinds and calibers of air rifles ranging from the awesome .50 caliber Dragon slayer to 9mm and .45 caliber air rifles. When I first heard that there was a .50 caliber air rifle on the market I didn’t truly think it till I saw it. The bullet is massive and can easily take down big game in the correct situation. Air rifle hunting with big bore airguns poses some unique challenges over regular hunting. The first becoming distance. A .300 win mag (regular cartridge used in deer hunting) has an effective variety of around 1200 yards. That indicates you can get off a kill shot without the animal even understanding you are there. With a big bore you are restricted to around 100 yards and even 100 yards can be pushing it. Hunting big game at these distances requires a lot of stealth. Some hunters discover the thrill of hunting with an airgun more appealing than that of a normal firearm simply because of the considerable ability it takes to track and stalk an animal to get into range.You can also hunt smaller sized game and pests such as rabbits, squirrels, raccoons and birds with the smaller sized .22 caliber air rifle. There are numerous affordable options in this caliber and lately Crossman has introduced the new Benjamin Discovery and Marauder series of pcp air rifles. The Marauder and Discovery have a constructed in compressed air tank and can propel a .22 cal pellet up to 1000 FPS. The nice thing about these hunting rifles is that you can shoot up to 40 complete energy shots prior to having to refill the compressed air chamber with a hand pump or scuba tank.Are you thinking about acquiring expertise regarding Deer Management?