I have been brave and asked my question and you have answered = 10/10 so far.
Take a little ride back out to the poll and you will see that there is a column for "air rifles" -
Her in doors is packing a poo with the local blackbird population and she wants to kill them all for fucking with her garden. -
After much discussion - the birds and I lost - so off we went and bought a slug gun. (177) Crosman "Slayer" no less. (big as she can handle)
I was commissioned to sight it in! (have experience with such activities - back in the day!)
Set up a little range at around 15yds in the back yard - (all sheltered and safe etc) - could not for the life of me get a pattern going -(on the target) but spraying everywhere!
Made up a substantial little cradle went indoors in the shed - 6m range - still no real pattern - went and bought the best quality slugs I could find 16c each.
Improvement but still too wild to adjust the scope by.
Inspected the gun all over and found that the barrel reset was deforming the slug tails on closing.
Went back to the shop and asked if I could look at the other two same models - both had cleaner countersunk entries to the barrel (chamber?) breach.
Brought it back in to the shop and showed them - so they replaced the gun.
Every slug cuts the others at 6m and with only 1 adjustment cuts out the bulls-eye now consistently! - I have hung the targets on the fence with attention Blackbirds!
If nobody has to die and her indoors is a happy little garden gnome again - I will be very satisfied with our purchase! -
-(it has been fun!)
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