Rabbit Rifle Info needed

[zxcvbob]

OK, I'll bite. How do you teach them to climb up and push the release button?

Bob

[Oren]

Check out Rufus _THE Bean Shooter Man_

Pest control, weeding his corn field or cracking walnuts.

[Jim Yanik]

"Steve B" wrote in news: [e-mail]:

minor wind drift would preclude that from happening.

[Jim Yanik]

"Steve B" wrote in news: [e-mail]:

On America's Funniest Home Videos tonight,they had a clip of a plastic bird feeder suction-cupped to a window,and the squirrel was leaping from a patio chair straight into the feeder opening,more than once. Not any great acrobatic stuff,but funny.The opening in the feeder wasn't all that big.

[Steve B]

Then wouldn't that make the trajectory parabolic, and thus meet the parameters you set to make it fatal?

Steve

[Jim Yanik]

"Steve B" wrote in news:63d817- [e-mail]:

No,wind drift could move it in several directions,depending on prevalent winds at different altitudes,even move it one way then back like a "s",and possibly at different rates of drift,too. And a parabolic trajectory would mean the pointy end is coming down.

what I'm trying to say is that no one has been killed by a bullet dropping back on them or even right next to the shooter;the kills have all been large distances away,meaning a parabolic trajectory. (IOW,they were not shooting "straight up",probably not even nearly straight up.)

Now,a bullet travelling long distances will still lose a lot of energy,but keep enough to harm someone.(muzzle velocity vs terminal velocity)

[TimR]

That shooter is in the UK and limited to 12 foot-pounds before his airrifle becomes a firearm. I don't remember offhand how fast that is, somewhere in the 800 fps range though.

Note that he does most of his shooting at night with a light. "lamping"

I didn't recognize the particular airgun but have been told it's probably a Theoben Fenman, which is going to be above your budget.

[Steve B]

Many cases have been unproven. I am not omnipotent and all knowing, so I don't make statements like "no one has been killed by a bullet dropping

I've lived long enough to think that just about anything can happen. Unless, of course experts, the Mythbusters, or omnipotents say otherwise.

Steve