I paid a bloke once to put a bigger spring in my 2.2 air rifle. I bought the kit and give it to the bloke along with my rifle. Never seen him again. He drank in the pub with a couple of his mates. Never saw them again either :(
Put me off shooting and owning an air rifle , i was gutted .
I wanted the extra poundage as i liked to shoot the rats . My fault for being so trusting i suppose, still would like one though - maybe one day :) :(:(:(
 
I paid a bloke once to put a bigger spring in my 2.2 air rifle. I bought the kit and give it to the bloke along with my rifle. Never seen him again. He drank in the pub with a couple of his mates. Never saw them again either :(
Put me off shooting and owning an air rifle , i was gutted .
I wanted the extra poundage as i liked to shoot the rats . My fault for being so trusting i suppose, still would like one though - maybe one day :) :(:(:(
What an evil barsteward he is.:mad:
 
Had a similar situation earlier in the year.
Rats are opportunists and trainable.
Every day at 4:00pm I put out some food......after a few days the rat and now his mate! came out to eat the food. After a few days they became very bold and would let me get within a few yards of them.
A .410 did the rest.........got 5 in a week. Not seen any since.....but moles are another story!
A point on fitting strong springs......if you get the rifle above 12 foot pounds, muzzle velocity it would need to go on a firearms certificate.....most modern air rifles are just under the limit. Getting caught by plod will attract severe penalties and excite the anti snowflakes into calling for licencing all airguns.....as per Scotland.
 
Used to have a very similar problem until i aquired a big angry hob ferret by the name of midge. He lived happily in his hutch in the back garden and i’d regulary let him wander around. Ratty was smart and decided to move on.
 
Years ago, growing up in Suffolk, the local farmers used to have an organised rat hunt around the grain barns & straw bales. They used to put a temporary fence round the area then let the ferrets loose down the rat holes & a couple of terriers in the fenced area. Any rat that escaped was shot with a .410 or air rifle.

I heard a story about one you farmhand, not the sharpest ploughshare behind the tractor, who got so carried away he poured petrol down the rat holes and set it alight to flush them out. Ratty comes running gout with his fur alight & dives straight into the straw bales.....,,..

The barn burnt down.........
 
Years ago, growing up in Suffolk, the local farmers used to have an organised rat hunt around the grain barns & straw bales. They used to put a temporary fence round the area then let the ferrets loose down the rat holes & a couple of terriers in the fenced area. Any rat that escaped was shot with a .410 or air rifle.

I heard a story about one you farmhand, not the sharpest ploughshare behind the tractor, who got so carried away he poured petrol down the rat holes and set it alight to flush them out. Ratty comes running gout with his fur alight & dives straight into the straw bales.....,,..

The barn burnt down.........

Got rid of the rats though?
 

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