Airgunning crows

Leadbelly

Leadbelly

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Been really busy at work this winter and haven't gotten around to calling predators much. Woke up late today and decided I would mix things a bit and call in some crows. In stead of taking a shotgun I thought I would break out my trusty cz s-200 .22 cal PCP. I bought this gun to keep starlings away from my house and safely take squirrels out of trees. The rifle is a pure tack driver and will group right with my Winchester m75 target. I really couldn't believe how accurate a airgun could be until I picked this thing up.
I set up under a small white oak and made a couple quick moans with bees gray slayer. I instantly got a response. At around sixty yards seven crows landed on a locust. I was surprised the crows didn't fly over my head but the wind was ripping and the snow was blowing hard. I took my rifle and placed the proper hold on the second mildot. Then I check the wind and held into it about a inch. I squeezed the half pound trigger and the crow dropped. The other crows scattered, I was hoping they would fly over giving me the chance for a double or a triple. I usually don't get worked up about getting crows but with a airgun in heavy wind it was a big deal to me.
 
Yes, my AA200 will just eat out the orange center of a target and never touch the black. Easy to air up too. The furthest I've taken squirrel is 44 yds, excepting the one 73yds down a cliff!
 
Hey now. that guns looks like mine! But mine is in .177 and shooting 16 fpe!
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Thanks jim.

Sosalty,
I bought that gun to thin out the starlings around my house. I soon found out it would hold its own with my winchester m75 target .22 Lr @40yrds. I ended up taking to it air rifle benchrest match last may and I was really surprised when I won the match with it. My only complaint with air guns in general is the wind deflection, which seem to be totally different than rimfires when dealing with crosswinds at angles. I have gotten up to three inches of wind drift in mild crosswinds.

Crowpopper,
The only diff I see is you got that nice gauged tube and a slick looking LDC. Mine is shooting around 18fpe with 15.9 jsb. I bought the PA model with the repeating action, I went though some bolt probe orings and had a rough time getting replacements. So i just stuck the single shot tray in and havent looked back.Good looking kill pics! A person can eat squirrel all fall for cheap with one of these guns.
 
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Thanks! Yes I have put alot of small game in the crock pot since sept with this lil gun! And it will out shoot any other gun I own out to 40-45 yards! but like you said wind does affect them. BUT i shoot alot and practice alot due to cheap cost to opperate and I have wind drift down pretty good! I also own a shoebox comprrssor so fills are free! I have easily paid for the shoebox with the ammount of shots i have run through my guns!
 
I thought about getting the shoebox, but Im moving to my farm at the end of the summer and need to hold on to my cash til then. Practicing a lot helped me bag that crow, it took considerable windage that day, wind was blowing about 10-15 mph. Like you said its cheap shooting and no shortage of pellets.
 
Very happy to see some activity on here about PCP guns. Have been involved with these guns for the past year and am amazed with their accuracy. I'm nearly 63 years old, been reloading for nearly 40 years, shooting hunting and target pistols, such as 357 Herrett and 221 Fireball,44 mag. in Contenders, metallic silhuoette and such. Nowadays being involved in coyote and hog hunting, I don't do much pistol shooting any more. I enjoy working up a load for a particular gun, having the benefit of walking 30 steps out of the kitchen door to my personal shooting range. Ok..to make a long story shorter...I enjoy shooting a very accurate gun and these pcp's have truly amazed me. Yes they have their limits just like any other gun. I hope to take a coyote and or pig with mine soon. Also would enjoy any other input on this topic...maybe a forum specifically. How about it admin?
 
I don't think I will be tackling anything bigger than a crow with a airgun, but it sure looks like fun. I more or less got into pcp guns when rimfire ammo got scarce in the first ammo shortage about six years ago. They are a great and safe way to squirrel hunt when shooting up trees. These guns are expensive but are cheap to shoot, I like to compare them to a high maintenance woman that drinks PBR
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