.22 pigeon shot

Hi guys, got a couple of pigeons who are nesting in a barn.

Is there anywhere in wexford where I can get .22 rat shot that would either take care of them (or their nest) and not break up the barn?

Billy Kelly doesn't have any.

browning 12 bore

maybe lambert camolin or walsh in gorey should get you sorted out good luck

Crap - just drove through camolin today!

got the numbers for them?

rowa

I wouldn't bother with them , they are ok for a rat at a couple of feet but thats about it, pathetic otherwise , if you know someone with an air rifle thats the job.

AL 555

You could try http://patrickcarleyfirearms.com/

deerhunter1

Deleted User wrote: »

Hi guys, got a couple of pigeons who are nesting in a barn.

Is there anywhere in wexford where I can get .22 rat shot that would either take care of them (or their nest) and not break up the barn?

Billy Kelly doesn't have any.

if you cannot get them get some alpha chlorate mix it with some grain wheat and that will sort them

German pointer

Deleted User wrote: »

Hi guys, got a couple of pigeons who are nesting in a barn.

Is there anywhere in wexford where I can get .22 rat shot that would either take care of them (or their nest) and not break up the barn?

Billy Kelly doesn't have any.

I heard that CCI's CB.22 sub sonic has a very low power and would be perefect for use in sheds with going through the roofing if the shot is missed or a through and through.

blackstairsboy

deerhunter1 wrote: »

if you cannot get them get some alpha chlorate mix it with some grain wheat and that will sort them

It is now illegal to use that.Was great for magpies and greys. Another tool gone in the war against vermin.

flanum

or failing any of the above, just get an extension ladder, climb up, remove nest and kill chicks... voila!

ssl

Any reports of that shot say its not really up to the job. See if you can get someone on here with an air rifle to help ya out and knock down the nest with a pole

dodderangler

Get a goshawk or sparrowhawk

hedzball

German pointer wrote: »

I heard that CCI's CB.22 sub sonic has a very low power and would be perefect for use in sheds with going through the roofing if the shot is missed or a through and through.

from 50 yards it would go through corrugated sheeting..

Grizzly 45

You need to get .22lr Flobert or BB cap rimfire ammo.Its a single round ball impressed into a rimfire cap.Thats the best stuff,and at 50 feet not to mind yards it will just about dimple corrugate.Not very accruate mind,but good enough for goverment work in a barn.:)

djflawless

Sorry to burst a bubble but its illegal to shoot birds with a rifle.wether standing on ground or sitting in a tree or anywhere else for that matter.im open to be corrected on that matter but as far as i know its illegal on all counts

dodderangler

djflawless wrote: »

Sorry to burst a bubble but its illegal to shoot birds with a rifle.wether standing on ground or sitting in a tree or anywhere else for that matter.im open to be corrected on that matter but as far as i know its illegal on all counts

Shooting a rifle in the air is illegal
As for shooting birds with a rifle it's not.

rowa

djflawless wrote: »

Sorry to burst a bubble but its illegal to shoot birds with a rifle.wether standing on ground or sitting in a tree or anywhere else for that matter.im open to be corrected on that matter but as far as i know its illegal on all counts

i think thats only game birds , crows and pidgeons you can shoot away asfaik, also bird droppings near animal feed or grain etc is a health hazard.

djflawless

Well as i said.im open to correction.i own a 22 meself so the last 2 posts im happy to see

garv123

djflawless wrote: »

Well as i said.im open to correction.i own a 22 meself so the last 2 posts im happy to see

It comes up a lot.

all crows (excluding raven) Magpie and pigeon can be shot under derogation out of season for reasons like the op wants to shoot them.

http://www.npws.ie/media/npwsie/content/files/publications/Declaration%20for%20May%202012-April%202013%20Munster.pdf



Also its not illegal to fire a rifle up into the air. Its just plain stupidity without a safe back stop and could lead to the loss of your licence for reckless use of a firearm.

TriggerPL

djflawless wrote: »

Well as i said.im open to correction.i own a 22 meself so the last 2 posts im happy to see

There is something some where about shooting birds with a rifle being illegal

Vegeta

TriggerPL wrote: »

There is something some where about shooting birds with a rifle being illegal

The derogations are the latest piece of legislation though and the Wildlife act provides the Minister the means to enact them.

TriggerPL

Vegeta wrote: »

TriggerPL wrote: »

There is something some where about shooting birds with a rifle being illegal

The derogations are the latest piece of legislation though and the Wildlife act provides the Minister the means to enact them.

Was in on the old licences , the ones befor the cards we have now . I do remember reading it somewhere .

garv123

TriggerPL wrote: »

Was in on the old licences , the ones befor the cards we have now . I do remember reading it somewhere .

It is in the wildlife act somewhere that you cant shoot birds with a rifle.... But you can under derogation to protect crops or what ever the reason be...

You cant just shoot a pigeon in the middle of a field with a rifle for the craic though.