Comments on: Best Preppers Air Rifle for Hunting Small Game and Survival in the UK

By: Mr Shaun R Elliott

Mr Shaun R Elliott — Fri, 14 May 2021 21:51:09 +0000

In reply to Magu. Hello, & where would I buy these out of date cO2 extinguishers from?? Best regards

By: David Revell

David Revell — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 16:42:30 +0000

I almost fell off my chair when I read your article, At F*&^%”ng last someone who knows what they are talking about, I have hunted for over 30 years with a springer, never left me hungry, the only thing I would add would be a way to make your own pellets. The Nomad kit is ideal. When the SHTF lead can be found everywhere just think about it, Factories, Roof flashings etc, Vehicle batteries, Old water pipes etc.. The Victorians left us with tons of it.

By: Dave swain

Dave swain — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 10:12:26 +0000

Hi thanks for a excellent read I’m thinking about a PCP airifle and your information has answered alot of questions for me

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 19:48:35 +0000

As well as a BSA LIghtning SE, I have a Sharp Ace multi pump. pumping can be a pain but it does give the advantage of being self contained like a springer.

By: Terry Hicks

Terry Hicks — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:02:33 +0000

In reply to Marc.

I agree Marc.If and when all hell breaks lose then in some areas(urban)it’ll be down to those who’ve prepared for the worst and “the law” would be almost irrelevant if people are hungry,cold etc.
A TDR is the best option and I’m surprised there’s little choice out there,and what is available is expensive apart from the Gunpower stuff which are really cool and practical bits of kit.Pity they don’t do a multi magazine option.
Would I be correct in saying that as in the case of the Stealth,the removal of the air tank would help preserve the seals?I’d be interested to know thought on that.
Thanks

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 10:10:20 +0000

Great article
And the gun shop in Rayleigh Essex really is excellent and staff are awesome well worth a visit.

By: Magu

Magu — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:20:38 +0000

For the real SHTF situation i agree a springer is alomost infallible…however…one also to consider is the chinese co2 rifles (qb78/79 family) theres an absolutely fantastic amount of reference material on these available online and once set up for bulk fill are fantastic,they are also light,very easy to break down and more importantly cheap,replacement seals for them when purchased in bulk are pennies …and as c02 fire extinguishers are everywhere ,you should never conceivably have a problem obtaining it (and why bother paying 6 quid plus for 88 grammes o c02 when you can buy a date expired c02 extinguisher for as litle as 3 quid for 2 kilogramms of c02…thats one hell of a lot of fills)

By: Alex McNeil

Alex McNeil — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:57:55 +0000

Hi Steve, I do thank you for your advice, I learned if fire a pellet rifle when I was very young but stopped shooting over 30 years ago. It’s a hobby I want to restart again now I am retired…

All the best to you.

Alex.

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 11 May 2019 22:57:17 +0000

I’m looking for a 177 Weihrauch where’s best to look I used to buy mags and I’m looking for springer only can you buy 2nd hand quality rifles years ago could walk in to my local gunsmith in Killie and buy almost any gun rifle my little Diana .22 was my first it was simple all theese rules are getting a little to much I always kept mines in its sheath where do you look now

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 00:50:39 +0000

Ive been brought up in the country, using rifles, air rifles and shotguns,(for 40 something years now)Ive ran 2 pest control companys for over 25 years, and used air rifles more than most.

Heres my 2 pence worth.

I like the German HW air rifles. Ive used a venom arms HW77 to kill thousands of birds and rabbits. I have used a HW100 now for about 18 years as the work gun. Although its been pretty reliable, its not as reliable as the old springer.
The HW100 is streets ahead in terms of accuracy, and quietness. To eat it youve got to kill it first.

I was also taught how to snare anything from a bird and up to anything you need, from my grandad who had to feed his family during WW2 and the rationing years after, in rural Aberdeenshire. (make your own snares to suit your needs From single strand copper and upwards).

Make , growing, rearing,finding,foraging,hunting,fishing,storing,drying,pickling,fermenting,baking, smoking, stewing,mending,making,scrounging,bartering,trading,etc, All a part of your daily life. You will” save money”, learn “life skills , “live healthier”,and “be a more integrated part of your surroundings and environment”. It may also teach you to become a more forgiving and learned person. By focusing on simpler achievements, aims and goals you might achieve, and also what lessons you learned, what daily improvements you could make.?

Learn the things that work, and dont work for you, well in advance. Some things ive tried and thought “bound to work” were disasters, and
others ive tried just because “I could”, were great and are part of my day to day life I actually enjoy.

The only thing Ive had to conceed im really rubbish at, and ive tried and failed at, was making clothes. Buy them its easier. Second hand even better.Make them if youve time on your hands and need to keep busy to occupy the mind. But dont say I didnt warn you.

Learn where the local wildlife goes at night, This is where you will need to “go shopping”. Get used to this environment, not only to quietly get a meal. But also to avoid others who might object to your nocturnal dinner ticket.

Getting food and shelter is easy, Surviving within yourself is the hard part. Always be positive, never be too hard on yourself if it didnt go to plan. Being hungry makes you grumpy. Not enough sleep makes you crazy. Make sure you watch for them sneaking upon you.

No place like home. The vixen fights best at home. Stay at home, and prepare your home for “Hard times”. It wont be like “wild harbour” or “zombie takeover”. But it might be a time of austerity, or general strikes, shortages and outageges like the 70s. Or the inner city riots and civil unrest that has flared up from time to time.

I sound like me talking to my kids now. But learn to do without social media. Learn to visit people, and actually talk face to face. Read their expressions, share the joys and pains life will bring. At some point you will experiance, or give empathy. We all live to experiance the same things eventually. Life shouldnt be lived through a tv show expectation of “reality”
Tough as it is, We should be honest about the good and bad parts of life. With others and ourselfs. This will avoid the “terrible shock” when the black dog that follows us all, bites.

Keep smiling all

Dennis

By: UK Prepper

UK Prepper — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 11:54:24 +0000

In reply to philip robert martin.

Hi Phillip,
Good advice, thank you.
ATB, Steve

By: philip robert martin

philip robert martin — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 05:51:35 +0000

Steve, can I just say well done on a great article, I am so sick of hearing these narrow minded people go on about their latest fizz bang pop sticks that will simply fail once harsh conditions set in. In a SHTF situation you are going to be running for your life a lot of the time, being stealthy, moving at night, no fixed abode, tired, hungry, thirsty, although MOST people will try take good care of their rifle in that situation there is going to be times when it gets knocked around, when it gets dirty, when you need to reload lots and lots of times, try all that with the additional weight of a gas cylinder or even a stirrup pump its all going to end in tears when the expensive and very lovely PCP gives up the ghost all because water or dirt has wormed its way into a seal somewhere.
Springers are the way forward and NO air gunner should forget their basic shooting skills with one as it can only improve your pcp performance too. I have PCPs, Rammers and Springers and although I love my BSA Lightning SE GRT for its lightweight compact and accurate performance it’ll be my HW99s or HW95L that is my go to SHTF rifle, I do have a HW80K in .22 which once it is fettled and up to speed with the other two will probably be the beast of choice but until then it’ll be one of the other two. If you have removed your open sights for your optics its worth keeping them in a small bag and to hand as optics can fail if bashed, you can simply refit your open sights and rezero and you are good to go again.