Air Rifle Hunting, Crown VS Crows
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- Just before the big Covid 19 lockdown in the UK and Northern Ireland really got going i was asked by a farmer who's land i have shot on for years to help out with a hooded crow problem as they had killed a lamb the day before. So we arranged a place i could park out of the way so i could shoot crows and he could work about the farm and still keep more than enough of a safe distance away from each other.
Rifle FX Crown 40ft/lb .22cal
Scope Bushnell Tactical Elite
Pellets JSB 25gr Jumbo Monster
The Bush chair hide
Sideshot scope cam mount with Firefly 8se - กีฬา
I appreciate the real truth about your experience with a high end gun and ammunition accuracy. So many videos paint these and other guns as the best thing since sliced bread. We all know the hype the industry has about its products and how great they are. Yes some and even this one are of high quality but many of us have guns of much less cost that shoot the same at a given distance. My Nova Vista Liberty/Alpha is an amazing gun for the money and shoots just as good with many of the same features and didn’t even cost 300$. The heavier pellets do give you more energy down range but like you said, aren’t worth a damn if you can’t hit what your shooting at accurately. Very wise decision to shoot closer. Most of my pesting and hunting is done within 50 yards or so and even though the gun shoots one hole groups with a magazine of 10 at that distance...I still miss too. Hunting wildlife is a very dynamic situation and ever changing. Wind, game, temperature, the shooter, a regulator, the pellet, and anything in the moment that pellet leaves the barrel and the time it takes to get to the target. It’s a wonder we hit anything at all. Still, I think your a hell of a shot and I have mad respect for your honesty and transparency about shooting. I wish the videos could be longer truthfully. This lockdown crap has me about ready to pull my hair out, and to just think...they shut everything down here in the states till the end of April at least! WOW! Thank goodness we have TH-cam and airgun videos plus a small shooting range in the backyard, lots of lead and air. Thank you for this video and a brief getaway from this crazy situation we are all in. Take care, stay safe, and God bless you and your family.
Thank you very much that was a great comment, the rifle has plenty of power just the pellets i was using loses accuracy at longer ranges and i don't like taking pot shots at them because even if i get a clean miss i only educate the crow which makes it even harder to deal with so i like certain shots and i have the patience to wait for them.
Take care and stay safe.
Great to see, David. Soothing as usual but especially under this lock down. Nice new kit!
Thank you very much glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for posting David, trying times for us all.
Stay safe you & yours. atvb t ..
Thanks very much tadpole and look after yourself hay.
Since the ravens are protected could you just fire an intentional miss to scare them off?
An air rifle wouldn't really be loud enough for that and if someone saw you shooting at them you'd have to do a lot of explaining even if you weren't trying to hit them, better just stepping out of the hide and shouting at them.
Good video and nice work putting a dent in the crow population.
Thanks 👍
The monsters need to be pushed at around 950 fps to be accurate. I would stick with either the jsb exact heavy 18 grains or HN Barracuda match/bisley magnums if wind is an issue(both around 21 grains). Pretty accurate out to 75 yards with anywhere from 850 to 920fps depending on the rifle. Easy on the air too.
Well i'm not going to get 950 out of the crown without a longer barrel but i have a tin of hades and other pellets to play with once this lockdown lifts.
@@HuntersVermin Its true. Also you have to raise the reg pressure to at least 150bar and also mod the transfer port and pellet probe.
Have you had any problems with your FX crown, my FX Royale will load but not fire,my trigger just has locked,it will load a pellet but not fire,where do you fix your FX rifles in the north?
Great vid as always, really appreciate all the time and effort it must take to compile the footage and upload it. A mahooooossive thank you!
Thank you very much for that, its nice that people recognize what goes into making a video.
Good job! Glad to see you and pray you and yours stay safe and healthy through this ordeal! Thanks for sharing, hope to see you again soon!
Thank you very much and the same to you and your family.
Another great video I have a side shot with a GoPro 4 love how clear your s is could you send me a list of what I need to convert it to the firefly 8 cheers Dave
Oh sorry i'd sort of forgot about this but phoned Giles and he's hoping to sell the 3D printed parts for the Firefly se8 on Airgun101 sometime soon.
Finally! Nice gun, nice kamera, nice shooting! That was best your video David!
Thank you very much glad you enjoyed it.
Health to enjoy your new FX have you a slug liner fitted? What ft/lbs, sorry for being nosey!
No your not being nosy, my crown hasn't the slug liner fitted its still the smooth twist X barrel and i have it tuned to shoot the 25gr JSB monsters at 842fps 40ft/lb.
David, I am shocked to see you with a new FX Crown! Did you trade in your Theoben or BSA John Bowkett? Disappointing to hear you are not getting longer ranges out of the crown especially at 40 ft/lb. I'm thinking of getting a FX Dreamline Tactical with bottle in. 25. FX smooth twist barrel seems to be a great job. Hope you and your family is keeping safe and well. Always good T watch your videos. Keep safe 👍
Yes i traded in the Theoben MFR for the Crown which is a very accurate rifle with the 18gr JSB but not with the 25gr pellets i was using but at the 35-40 yard ranges i was shooting at here the 25gr's have a lot more knock down power but hope to try the Hades and slugs on crows soon to see if i can get better accuracy and knock down power.
@@HuntersVermin I was disappointed to to see the issues you were having with the crown as I, like you expected better accuracy with 25gr pellets. Hope you get to resolve it to your satisfaction. I will be looking to see with interest how you get on over the coming months with it.
Great shooting as always just as you said shotgun I was thinking it lol 😂 what do you think of the fx gun? Ps wicked new camera gear and set up
Not seen Gilles on here for a wee while nu
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Stay safe 🤞✌️
I was talking to Giles last week and he was a very busy man trying to get parcels packed up and sent out. I like the crown but i think if max power is your thing then the impact is the way to go.
Cracking video David, very enjoyable. Seen a couple of raven on our farm in co armagh recently, I never knew they existed in NI at all.
Yeah the first time i saw them i didn't know what they were and years ago people used to talk about these big black crows flying about the place, its a bit like the jays too people don't seem to know that they are here too in small numbers how ever they got here.
You can still travel for exersise David. And thats definately self isolating. Great video mate. Hope to see more soon. Stay safe:-)
You need to be very careful there, i know that the BASC have issued some pest control advice during the coronavirus basc.org.uk/basc-updates-coronavirus-pest-control-advice/ but you really need to contact them for up to date advice as i did and i'm glad i did as i was advised that it has to be Absolutely Essential pest control as the police will take a very dim view of anyone walking about the fields just because the farmers seen a lot of crows or foxes about, they have to be damaging the livestock. I was also advised to get a signed letter from the farmer stating he has given you permission to be no his land at this time and the damage done to the livestock.
To be honest i don't plan to be out again until this lock down has been lifted unfortunately.
Great video David ,always good to see grey backs on the deck ,stay safe and your family mate
Thanks very much and you too hay.
Mate, you have some patience! That was brilliant. I hope the cabin fever subsides!!
Stay safe!
Thanks very much and hopefully this lockdown will lift soon so i can do some longer range testing.
Brilliant video. Ive a hw97k and .22lr krico . Starting out myself . Your knowledge and skills are extremely helpful. Really enjoying your videos . Keep it up 👍
Awesome, thank you very much.
DEAR DAVE, SO NICE TO SEE YOU NOW REPLY TO COMMENTS, AND QUERIES, HOPEFULLY THIS WILL HELP YOUR CHANNEL GROW TO 100K +, YOU DESERVE AT LEAST THAT, GREAT VID, AS ALWAYS, KEEP SAFE, KEEP SHOOTING, MICK FROM UK.
100k subscribers now that would be something. Glad you enjoyed the videos.
Brilliant job David. Stay well 👍
Thank you and the same to you.
Are you going to experiment with slugs in your crown? They seem like the best option for hunting.
Yes i plan to but with this lockdown in place i can't get a long enough range to really test them out.
Good video David and nice little set up.
Little .17 HMR will knock them down lovely at 130 yards; lazer accurate at that distance... bit of a 'bang' though.
I've shot the odd magpie at 120-130 yards with the .22lr on subs but it's a bit far.
Look after yourself.
Yeah the rimfire with sub's has the knock down power and range and they are cheaper to buy than these top end pcp's but for some reason i still like coming back to the air rifle.
@@HuntersVermin Funny isn't it. In truth I probably use my FAC S510 more than any of my other guns. I think it's the fredome you have to shoot up into trees etc. without the same degree of worry about backstop.
That's why I use my air rifles more than my rifle. I can shoot inside barns, take birds off trees and to be fair my 25 FX Crown is more accurate at 100 yards than my rimfire, as long as its not too windy. My Ruger is ammo fussy and I'm seriously thinking about a CZ 457 Varmint but I reckon my Crown will still be more accurate.
@@hd96cubes Hi pal
I'm a big fan of the CZ. I have a 455 Varmint (heavy barrel) in .22 rimfire and it is brilliant, and so far, not ammo fussy. CCI or Eley run well. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend one. Well engineered and well priced.
Nothing is as laser accurate as a good PCP, because nothing is quite as consistent energy wise. As you say, its the wind, (even a mild gust), that screws up a pellet; even a 30 grain 'slug' is lighter than your standard 40 grain .22 'bullet'.
Once you get to 60 ftlb 30 grain slugs you need to give the same backstop considerations as you would .22 rim, (well, nearly), no shooting into the air etc.
Like you, I use my .22 PCP (AirArms S510) more than anything else really; quiet and versatile.
Lol... not much getting shot at the moment though... fookin virus 😷👍
@@MKChase-uj9vx yeah, we're living in scary times at the moment, stay safe and we'll be back out doing some vermin control in a couple of months, hopefully.
I live 2 mins drive from a 500 acre farm that I shoot regularly here in Tyrone but I'm staying home. I have set up my Impact with the FX hybrid slugs at 960fps but I don't really know how it's going to shoot at distance.
Brilliant video and shooting Dave. I had the same problem with noise with my gopro mate. Nice to see a shooter doing a good job for lambs as well as freeing the trapped sheep. Well done Dave. Be safe mate. 😷🚰👍Atb Dave.
Thanks very much i'm sure there is a setting in the menu somewhere to mute the beep as it sounds very loud on a still morning.
I've watched a few videos now with the sideshot camera, does it record in "mirror" image, as the camera video show the hit crow fly to the left, and the tripod camera shows it go to the right. I find disorientating to watch ... ??
Yes sorry the prism in the side shot scope cam mount seems to give a mirrored image which i can't seem to reverse with my editing software.
Any links to the scope cam adapter please lads .Regards T
I don't think they are ready yet but Giles at Airgun 101 is getting them made at the minute so keep an eye out for them coming into the Airgun 101 shop.
Lovely. What reg pressure are you using to get such power from these?
Its sitting at just over 150 but i don't think i'd want to push it any farther.
@@HuntersVermin nice, I'm receiving mine next week want to use mainly the hybrid slugs in there so I'll see how far I can take the reg up, if at all necessary without playing with the hammer adjustment screw.
Just what I want to watch with a scone and cuppa. Excellent.
Thanks glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you for another great video David.
Geoff.
Thanks for watching.
Another good video pal always enjoy your videos and look forward to seeing the notification of a video from you
Thanks i'll hopefully have another up soon.
Is there any chance of a video of what your current kit is like your hide, type of camouflage net's, your camouflage clothing and anything else you do now compared to afew year's ago etc if you can please I think other people would be interested aswell, I bought a house a number of years ago and haven't done anything like what I used to do with my air rifles and hunting and hoping to change that soon but can't believe how much the air rifle scene has changed in the last 7-8yrs it seems to have taken bounds forward
Have you tried the firefly at night with an IR torch. Great daytime footage. Imagine if it worked / could be adapted for night shooting as well. Great channel 👍
Thanks, I haven't tried it at night yet with a torch but i would have to use a white light as its not a night vision camera so wouldn't work with an IR light.
Enjoyed the video, I also shoot with a Crown in 25 plus my Impact in 22. I find I get better results with the JSB Exacts than the Hades. The Hades have a very thin skirt and are more susceptible to damage than the Kings. I shoot the Kings about 920fps in the 22 and 900fps in the 25. Both are deadly accurate out to 70 yards. I use a hold of 1mill on the 22 at 70 yards and the 25 is still on zero from 35-70 yards. It just takes practice with different pellets at different ranges to find your marks. I have taken crows at 100plus yards before but you really need a calm day to do that. I've just got some of the FX hybrids but I'm on lockdown so I don't know how they'll perform.
Good shooting!
Thanks, my .22 crown is very accurate with the 18gr JSB pellets and i have head shot rabbits with them out to 50+ yards but i have had too many birds fly off with them so changed to the 25gr monsters (tuned to 842fps 40ft/lb) which seem to work well here but at the range some of them start to corkscrew badly at 50-55 yards but i plan to give the hades a go once i tune the rifle to them and then slugs when i get them, but like you there's little i can do with this lockdown and my home range at 35 yards isn't far enough to test slugs properly.
All the best Hay,
@@HuntersVermin that's why I use the 25, they don't fly off! The 22 I bought primarily to shoot slugs. I've tried the JSB knockout Slugs but I find they drop off quite quickly after 60 yards or so, so I think I need to push them a bit faster, maybe up to 980 fps or so. The hybrids I'm thinking will need to be travelling about the same speed, but we'll have to wait and see. Like you I've a home range but mine's only 25m so it's only good for a rough zero until I get into the field.
Let's hope this virus blows over sooner rather than later.
Keep safe and keep the videos coming, I know the work that goes into producing them and that's why I couldn't be bothered! 😉
@@hd96cubes, just came across your vid, just been looking as I have a Crown on the way in 30 cal, If you want to see some shooting look up Whisky 68, they are here in the states & have a lot of Bird shooting with FX guns. I am aware of your Junked up rule on 12 FP on airguns which really is sad. Keep up the shooting & stay safe.
@@LoneWOLF-ku7mf fortunately I live in Northern Ireland and both my FX Crown and Impact are full fat, full sugar full power! I'm shooting the hybrids at 960fps so I don't worry about the 12 ftlbs limit!
Thanks for the recommendation though I already watch whiskey68 on the TH-cam.
I have to say that my Crown in 25 is a brilliant bit of kit and I bought the Impact to replace an old Ripley that I just wasn't using anymore.
By the way, this isn't my video!
Beautiful FX Crown Rifle there! You know I've ALSO tried the JSB monsters in 1.77 and looking at the pellet you'd think they would fly perfectly But they didn't work well for my HW97K :(
Oh well at least plenty other pellets that are spot on!
Man, that FX looks like it shoots like silk, a beauty indeed...
I first tried them at 30y and they were really accurate but you can see them corkscrew in the scope at 50-55 badly but i have seen others having great success shooting them through a slug liner.
They can spot your movement...they have phenomenal eyesight ....nice video though and nice shooting 😉👍
Thanks and yeah they were definitely spotting some thing.
That was good shooting, I must say!
The Farmers will be pleased in the 'reduction' of those pests, especially with Lambs just being born!
Enjoyable 15 plus minutes David,..Thank you!
Thank you glad you enjoyed it.
@@HuntersVermin I always do enjoy your videos ,..Thanks again for your work in preparing these too!
Cracking video good job well done 👍
We use ladder traps on the farm do a cracking job
Thanks very much. ladder traps are good put it takes someone to look after them and i don't think that would happen too often here.
Always love your vidoes
Thanks very much.
This is a really good video, enough activity, good action shots then replays from better angles, the right amount of content, just the right lenght of video and plenty of good humour. I shoot 34gr jsb heavys out of a daystate pulsar hp, they are really accurate out to 80+yards, ive taken birds out to 100 with them, been playing around with slugs recently but still mastering longer ranges with pellets first.
keep up the good work, live near this farm and shoot on a lot of the farms around the area. Hopefully be able to get into making a few videos myself soon, just the price of all the gear, purchase of an element optics nexus scope has set me back on a shot cam purchase for now.
Yeah i know that felling was very tempted to trade the BSA in for an FX Impact compact lately but after the amount of money i spent on the crown last year i decided to leave the shop before i did something i might regret latter.
@@HuntersVermin Aww tell me about it, I'd love a compact impact in 22, went a month ago to price one and ended up having to settle for a kral puncher as I really wanted to use the money to perfect my pulsar setup with the nexus scope and a Donny fl silencer which is hopefully coming, can't wait till covid clears off till I get it. but hi very interested in seeing future videos using slugs in your crown, be interesting to see what you think.
Crackin g video mate, really enjoyed it, You stay safe to mate, Cheers
Thank you very much and the same to yourself.
I also have plans to buy the crown what caliber is the best for the crow’s
Ahh i would think the .22 and .25 especially if your going for the high powered model.
Hi buddy, where I can buy a recording set like you have with the scope
I take it your talking about the scope can footage which is done using a Side Shot phone scope mount and a Firefly 8SE camera with the 90 degree lens from Banggood.com and also a little 3D printed adapter plate that will hopefully be available soon from Airgun101 shop.
Thanks for the information but I can't find it@@HuntersVermin
Lovely looking rifle 👍👍good shooting
Thank you very much.
Excellent video. Well prepared. Stay safe from the Covid-19.
Thank you and the same to you.
Excellent video me olde 👍👍👍
Thanks glad you liked it.
Well done David great shooting :)
Thank you.
I shoot predator polymags in my tuned up benjamin disco. So far i have taken a fox, a few raccoons, a groundhog and God only knows how many hundreds of starlings and common black birds. Keep up the good work man. Watching your videos always puts me in the mood to go hunting.
Thank you though i have to say sitting here editing them has given me itchy feet to get out again.
Jake, what ft/lb is your Benjamin disco and calibre? Thank you 👍
Brilliant video and diversion from this bloody lockup
Pity it wasn’t two hours long stay safe my friend
Thank you and i wish i could make them two hours long but it would probably take it three months to upload with our internet.
Gr8 content. it's really good that u have a more than capable rifle and experience for the longer shots but your very honest about option not to take them I wish other channels had the same approach as your self they never really show how many misses it takes to get a good kill they must be edited and edited it's guys like yourself that make it all worth while. some channels just want to promote sponsored big names keep up the good work
Thank you very much glad you enjoyed it. I have nothing against promoting stuff after all that's how some channels get great stuff to show us but i'm there to control vermin and i can't afford not to miss by taking pot shots at crows just to see if i can hit them because even if i get a clean miss i only educate the birds which makes them even hard to deal with.
Great video. Cheers and stay safe
Thank you very much and the same to you.
Awesome hunt on those hooded crows!
Thanks glad you liked it.
Have u found a pellet Slug the crown likes the most, tah ks for the vids
It likes the Hades and the 18 grain JSB pellets and the H&N 21 grain .218 slugs.
are you using an anti glare cover on your scope
No, i know it wasn't a bright day but they still might have spotted something.
good to hear from you mate, just a thought would hanging those dead crows around the place put them off?? just a thought, nice video as always keep safe you and yours..
It is something that farmers used to do years ago to put crows off freshly sown crops how effective it is i don't know but the animal rights people would have a field day with it.
hang them on the fence their noise will do the job hahahahahahaa
That's a shame about the pellets corkscrewing. I've developed a fondness for the .25, and I've been pretty happy with 25-28 grain pellets on critters especially at 40+ yards vs .22 pellets.
I know they seem like a good pellet but my .22cal crown just hasn't the power to push those 25grain JSB monster redesign's fast enough to stabilize as i have seen others get better results at higher speeds.
Great vid. I have read on basc site pest control is an essential job and can be done with in distance rules. I do hope so . Keep vids coming when you can safely . Cheers .
You need to be very careful there, i know that the BASC have issued some pest control advice during the coronavirus basc.org.uk/basc-updates-coronavirus-pest-control-advice/ but you really need to contact them for up to date advice as i did and i'm glad i did as i was advised that it has to be Absolutely Essential pest control as the police will take a very dim view of anyone walking about the fields just because the farmers seen a lot of crows or foxes about, they have to be damaging the livestock. I was also advised to get a signed letter from the farmer stating he has given you permission to be no his land at this time and the damage done to the livestock.
To be honest i don't plan to be out again until this lock down has been lifted unfortunately.
@@HuntersVermin cheers buddy I have letter .well text I'll stick with rats and health reasons to workers as there all over packing areas . See how I go but won't argue if challenged .👍👍
@@HuntersVermin hi buddy done more reading and recreational shooting is a no go .such a thin line to argue with police I'll save my self the bother and just stay home . Thanks for the heads up
Your welcome, for me its really not worth the possibility of losing my FAC over.
Good video David, stay safe
Thank you and the same to you.
Good camo use to get them in at that range. I'll be interested to see how you get on tuning the crown with other pellets & hybrids.Though sometimes one can't resist tickling them crows with the .17fb too.
Yeah i'm itching to get out and do some long range testing with some new stuff I've got. I used to head shoot a lot of crows and magpies with my 15ft/lb superten but it took patience to get them in for the shot.
Hi David. What's the name on your hide
Its The Bush chair hide from bushwear.
www.bushwear.co.uk/products/the-bush-chair-hide
What will be its price in India
Im sorry i have no idea.
Great video I wonder if they can see the shine off your scope they have great eye sight
It is possible even though it was quit a dull day, WW1 snipers used to put a piece of ladies stockings on the front lens to stop shine maybe i should hoke out a pair of the wife's tights to see if it works.
I'm a great believer in the honeycomb sunshades, and definitely think the birds can see a flash from the lens on a sunny day.
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Thanks.
you are swinging that barrel like light saber
Ahh Ha may the force be with me crow.
Good work David, for my longer decoying shots, I’ve started shooting 21gn H&N Slugs through my S510 FAC, I find them really stable even from my 33ftlb gun. It’s just a standard barrel so your Crown should eat them up 🤞🏼. Keep the videos coming, I haven’t lifted a gun in two weeks now😷🏴
At what distances are the h+n slugs accurate to with your set up and what have you zeroed at? I'm shooting 18grn jsb pellets with the AA Fac
S G I zero my S510 at 50 yards, but i have shot targets & crows out to 70+ yards with it no problem. My FX Chrono gives me 28+ ftlbs, compaired to 33 with my Hades. They definately fly straighter in a cross wind👍🏼🏴
I don't think anyone has the H&N slugs over here yet but if i see them i'll differently try them, thanks.
HuntersVermin Hi David i ordered them from Airriflespellets on ebay just last week. Great service👍🏼
It was possibly the ravens that killed the lamb dont you think?
Yes very as i know they kill lambs on some of the hill ground i shoot on but they are protected so i can;t really do anything.
excellent work.
Thank you.
great shooting have you not tried slugs yet they seem all the rage with fx users stay safe look forward to your next up load.
No haven't tried them yet but i intend to as well as the hades pellets. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Very enjoyable mate.... cheers.
Glad you enjoyed it
I tried watching this video on the airgun101 site. It kept freezing up and trying to buffer. It was unbearable to watch. That's a shame too because I'd really like to support those guys.
Great video though. Love those shots between the shoulder blades. Puts them right down.
Yeah unfortunately i have the same trouble watching airgun 101 but i would watch the video's on youtube as well so i can make comments on the video's at times.
Those boys from South Africa would have had the long range crows. Is it any wonder the Boers gave us such a pasting, boy can they shoot.
Lol... they would be chucking 30 grain slugs at them, running 60 ft bl, so got a bit more chance of hitting them.
Although credit where due... they do pull off some good shots.
Too right, taking 100 + yard shots with an air rifle back when i started was the stuff of dreams.
Happy to see your video
Thank you.
Good shooting David, Keep well !
Thank you very much you too.
Whats is distance?like like
I had the decoy at about 35 yards so most shots were around that distance.
Good to see hoodies take a bash. The 500 barrel in the crown will not handle the monsters at range without a pellet B liner. Hybrids won't like the crowns low speed so best stick to the Hades or the 18.13 JSB which will shoot sub1" easily out to 70m and better still you can mix and match the 2 without re-zero. If you want to shoot heavys, or slugs its new barrel liner or better still hybrids and slugs with a 600mm barrel that will give you the velocity but again slug or pellet liner change may be needed too depending on what you want to feed it
Yeah I've been told the 500mm barrel is going to hold me back with the slugs but i have the hades running at 964fps which seem to group well at 30 yards but i'll not get any longer range testing done till after the lockdowns lifted. Thanks for the info.
HuntersVermin would back the hades off to about 920 either with the power wheel or a retune. Frankly the 18.13 @920 are phenomenally accurate. Set up for the slugs then power wheel back to get this speeds and u have an all rounder
People are commonly reporting a high-speed (950+ fps) is required to stabilise those 25 grainers at long range (50+ yards) and I did not see anyone able to get that speed from an FX Crown. If I had a FAC airgun and would not able to shoot 50+ yards due to accuracy issues, I would be crazy! I am doing an MOA group at 50 yards with sub 12fpe .177 Air Arms in an indoor range. Of course things would different when there is a wind.
I'd have to change the 500mm to a 700mm barrel on my crown to get any higher speeds which would make it too long for hide shooting. It shoots the 18 grain JSB very well at 50+ yards but i was looking for more knock down power with the heavier 25grain pellets which worked but the accuracy sucks past 50 yards. I have got much better accuracy with the JSB hades and the FX slugs but due to the lockdown i have not yet tested them on live quarry.
I'd personally change pellets. If they're doing that after 40 50 yards I'd not bother. I take them shots all day with a 12ftlb 177. Looks how far air hunters and airarmssa take shots. Although saying that decent video
Yeah that's what i intend to do as i have some hades and others to try out but i just didn't have the time to change the rifle for anything else that day.
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Thanks.
It might be that using a .22 FX Crown and forcing .25 jumbo monster pellets through the barrel just might slow them down a tad? "Rifle FX Crown 40ft/lb .22cal
Pellets JSB 25gr Jumbo Monster".
25gr ain't the same as .25. It's the weight of the pellet in grains. And 25gr jumbo monsters is cal .22
Time to try hybrid slugs?
Yeap already got them.
You’re allowed to shoot during the lock down for crop protection and pest control.
Call the police on 101 to advise them of your intentions and they’ll log your information and give you an incident number in case you’re stopped while travelling.
My friend and I have been out numerous times over the past week here in Scotland, but of course you have to travel alone and observe social distancing.
I'm glad someones getting out but after talking to the BASC i decided to stay home but things might change soon hopefully.
Again nice foootage!!
Thanks very much.
Nice shooting dude 👍
Thanks very much.
Brilliant job 👏👏👏. Stay safe. I can’t wait till this lockdown is over so I too can get back to my pest controlling. Last year we couldn’t do it because of that virus you know who,,, now there’s another virus on the loose this year 🙄
Yeah you and me both, but at least you could look at it this way when we do get out there will be all the more to hunt.
Beautiful looking Crown, but you've shown why this rifle frustrates me! Beautiful stock, but simply just doesn't have the power of the Impact to allow use if slugs/hybrids, and thus you are limited to the 35-40 yd range with pellets for ethical kills. I'm no airgun designer, but there MUST be something stopping them from putting the same internals into this rifle😒. Sorry TX, not going to spend $2000 on a rifle that won't shoot slugs.
The Shootin' Dutchman it will shoot the hybrids and lighter weight slugs
I think its the barrel as its only 500mm put a longer 600-700mm barrel on the crown and it will shoot faster but it will make it a very long gun.
HuntersVermin yeh it’s certainly a nicer handling gun with the shorter barrel. Even with the 500mm barrel you should be able to get the hybrids shooting ok
Nice shooting, should have brought the shotgun, 😂😂🤣👍
Ahhh i knew there was one hay. Glad you liked it.
18.13 is very good for me, can easy shoot 80yd
An me very accurate too
Yeah the crown came tuned for the 18gr JSB pellets and its very accurate with them but i have had too many birds fly off with them so changed to the 25gr JSB monsters but i intend to try the hades and slugs to see if i can get something with knock down power and longer range accuracy.
Well Done.
Thank you.
Try slugs in the crown, they fly much better. And turn of the on/off/record beep on the camera. Try a peaked hat that darkens your face and dark lightweight shooting gloves. Stay safe.
All good advice thanks, haven't tried the slugs yet but will be shortly but with the lockdown on i haven't got a long enough range to test them properly.
Why dont you just use your .22lr in those open fields? Faffing about with a very exspensive airgun seems a waste of time. In those farm sheds ok but not outdoors. I really enjoyed your vid with the rim fire, they did not flop around when you hit them with that.
You have a good point a decent CZ .22lr with sub's is cheaper and very effective i could even have used my .17 Hornet there but i enjoy using the air rifles as well and the challenge of decoying the birds that little bit closer for a clean shot, its a bit like some people like hunting with a catapult or a bow when they could quite easily use a shotgun or rifle.
Take the .17 next time that would be fun
Nice vid
Thanks,
There’s ya killers ravens
Good man, they didn't make it easy for you.
No but thankfully I have plenty of patience, well when it comes to hide shooting anyway. Thanks.
With that gun power you can easily shoot at 130yrd
Its not the power that was the problem it's the fact that the 25gr JSB pellets i was using start to lose their accuracy at 50-55 yards but i intend to try the hades pellets and slugs to hopefully find something with both knock down power and longer range accuracy.
The gun is definitely good enough to get out to 50-80 yards very accurately and you are too , you should just practice long range shooting
I know the rifle is very accurate with the JSB 18gr but i have had too many birds fly off with them, the 25gr JSB seem to be doing the job at 30-40 yards but longer range accuracy isn't so good but i intend to try the hades and slugs to see if i can get a pellet with stopping power and longer range accuracy.
Won’t shoot over 40yards with a fx crown. Come on!!!!!!!!!! I know u r looking a clean kill, but do u think shotgun men care when they are blasting away at crows
I tested the ammo on paper and the groups were good at 40 but not great at 55 and whether or not shotgunners don't care I do.
HuntersVermin you need to get testing a few different pellets. I have no doubt u could drop a rabbit or a crow at 75/80yards with the right pellet. Do you know where every piece of lead/steel shot is going when shooting shotgun? I don’t. U never wing a pigeon? That’s the point I’m coming from.
and get that effin' beep sorted
Beep sorted.
David stay in stay safe 😷
Oh don't worry i intend to thanks.
Use the right projectile for the job. It doesn't take that much to kill a bird. If the pellet won't carry ; don't use it.
Oh they carry plenty of power (40ft/lb) but the accuracy deteriorates after 45-50 yards so i'm changing to something else.
HuntersVermin changing the crown??? Or the pellet???
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Well if its the silencer your talking about the crown comes with a full length shroud which you can extend and acts as a silencer.
Too much movement not enough camo especially the plastic camera thing on the side of your scope.
Well the plastic camera case is actually well inside the hide so shouldn't need camouflaging.
You need to stretch your range!
I have shot rabbits and magpies out to 70 yards with various air rifles but the 25gr JSB monsters have plenty of power but aren't accurate enough in the crown for consistent kills out past 40-45 yards but i intend to try the JSB hades and slugs to see if i can get more consistent results at longer ranges.