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Gamo air rifles stooped to a new low..

LesWVa
While flipping through the channels this morning. I came upon an informerical for Gamo air rifles on the Outdoor channel.

The setting was in something like a college lecture hall with mostly girls sitting around.

1200 fps these rifles will shoot.

Three or four shots at a 200 lbs wild boar bayed with three dogs. After two or three .177 pellets bounced off of its skull the guy finally went for a vitals shot. "there you have it folks. a 200 lb boar taken with an air rifle, WHO would have believed it!!!"

Then the guy shot a Coyote while it was trapped in a snare.

Next he went after another Coyote he spotted while the crew was driving down the freeway. It was quite clear that something was wrong with it. After he shot it. It had a missing foot from being in a trap one point..

"Get your kids involved. Makes a great family sport.."

NO THANK YOU.

That kind of "Great hunting" (as they put it) is something I DO NOT WANT MY KIDS to be associated with..

I want my kids to stick with small game and rodents when it comes to hunting with an air rifle. Not going out and filling large animals full of lead with a .177 pellet gun.
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  • Blade Slinger
    Not irritaded at all, just wanted to clear the air about toys and guns that might kill or mame if misused. I agree to the rest of your post.


    quote:Originally posted by Marc1301
    Well Slingblade,.......if you look at my first post, you will see I was answering the original "intent" of the post.
    You seemed to be irritated about my comment of what (I) believed that air rifles are largely for. My idea is training kids, and also for what you use one for, not to see how big of an animal you can kill with one.
    BTW, I like Spanielsells idea of the 200 pound gangbanger the best.
    I was trying to say that "infomercials" and companies promoting garbage like that, are another nail in the coffin, for the sport of hunting, which I believe was the original premise.
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  • Ba Sardo
    quote:Originally posted by Crittergitter
    Lewis and Clark carried an airgun, and shot large game with it. How real do you want to get?



    How about more real than a BB gun on steroids?
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  • buddyb
    I just saw the part of the infomercial where the shot a few squirrels and the bayed hog.I didnt see how may shots they took on the pig,I thought it was a one shot kill because of the way the hog folded up so fast.
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  • bobski
    i dont wear work boots if im going to learn how to dance.
    you practice with the gun you intend to shoot.
    if you shoot an air gun, you shoot to get good with an air gun.
    the feel of the trigger, the view of the sites, the balance of the gun shouldered cant duplicate what ever youre trying to replace.

    buy an air gun, enjoy the air gun.
    buy a rifle, enjoy the rifle.

    but dont ever tell me you buy an air/pellet gun to practice for anotehr firearm. it doesnt equate.

    do nascar drivers drive go karts around indy to practice for the 500? case closed.[xx(]
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  • LesWVa
    quote:do nascar drivers drive go karts around indy to practice for the 500? case closed.

    No. But many of the newer drivers got their start driving and racing Go Karts. Midgets, Outlaws etc etc.. I am sure that you drove a full sized car before you were ever potty trained.
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  • Blade Slinger
    I have many high powered rifles, but I started with a cap gun[;)]



    quote:Originally posted by LesWVa
    quote:do nascar drivers drive go karts around indy to practice for the 500? case closed.

    No. But many of the newer drivers got their start driving and racing Go Karts. Midgets, Outlaws etc etc.. I am sure that you drove a full sized car before you were ever potty trained.
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