What Are You Buying Right Now? (non-OT version)

kl8ton 

What are we thinking for optics?
Will be running iron sights first. 

alaskanassasin said:

MasterC said:

Backyard pest control 

I bought a weihrauch spinger and haven’t been happy with the accuracy. I’d be curious to know what you think of that bad boy!

alaskanassasin said:

MasterC said:

alaskanassasin said:

MasterC said:

Backyard pest control 

I bought a weihrauch spinger and haven’t been happy with the accuracy. I’d be curious to know what you think of that bad boy!

I haven't shot it yet. But the reviews are very positive for its accuracy. Light grain pellet speeds 780fps some over 800. Stacking 22 grain pellets at 690fps , quite impressive. Still waiting for some stuff before going to the range. I'll get back with my opinion after that. Oh and the price $260 alot of value at this price.

 I gave up on the Weirhrauch, luckily I put a scope on it I had in the basement so I did not go in any deeper.  I probably missed 3/4 of my shots at 40 yds trying to kill house sparrows last winter.  Springer accuracy is very inconsistent for me, I think it would be a great squirrel gun but shooting quarter size objects around the barn yard proved to be a waste of time.  People say you have to hold the stock just right, or warm the barrel up, or try all the pellet brands to get one that shoots consistent.... I ain't got time for all that, I need the damn thing to shoot straight every time no matter how I am holding my mouth! It did work ok for pigeons but head shots were out of the question so not a very humane option.  

 I ended up getting a sparrow trap and it is very affective, if you are looking to control a single species there are some great traps out there. 

alaskanassasin said:

@JohnInCarolina the barnyard for me is all about balance. You are going to have sparrows, pigeons, mice, rats, raccoons, stray cats, coyotes, owls, bats, hawks, barn swallows, starlings, foxes, groundhogs whatever. Then you have your livestock, chickens, equipment, feed, hay, water tanks, buildings whatever you are trying to protect or maintain.  There are different thresholds for different critters depending on how the act out there. 

 House sparrows do not migrate so they are a constant nuisance, they have full access to the livestock feed and water year round so there is nothing stopping them.  My issue with them is several fold however the largest problem is they congregate in the buildings and poop all over everything including equipment that is stored for the winter.  They will line up on the hood of a tractor and poop on it all winter, or the steering wheel and dash of a open station tractor, or the handles and seat of a zero turn mower, or shovel handles or fence top rails, anything you touch has **** on it. Also they poop in water tanks, nest in the cavities of the barn walls, they are a bio hazard particularly could be vectors for H5N1, one year we had a bird lice infestation in the barn, I am not saying they were the culprits but they looked awfully guilty. There are other reasons to control them, they boot out native birds and steal their nests, same with migratory birds such as barn swallows, (I like barn swallows but they can be a handful as well and as a side bar we did not have as many swallows last summer, it is possible a cold front got them while migrating, not sure but hopefully more will be back this year.)   Finally, roving rivalry gangs of house sparrows are loud as heck, like you can't talk on the phone outside loud, constant bickering and fighting or mating or whatever the hell they are doing disturbs my peace. 

alaskanassasin said:

@JohnInCarolina the barnyard for me is all about balance. You are going to have sparrows, pigeons, mice, rats, raccoons, stray cats, coyotes, owls, bats, hawks, barn swallows, starlings, foxes, groundhogs whatever. Then you have your livestock, chickens, equipment, feed, hay, water tanks, buildings whatever you are trying to protect or maintain.  There are different thresholds for different critters depending on how the act out there. 

 House sparrows do not migrate so they are a constant nuisance, they have full access to the livestock feed and water year round so there is nothing stopping them.  My issue with them is several fold however the largest problem is they congregate in the buildings and poop all over everything including equipment that is stored for the winter.  They will line up on the hood of a tractor and poop on it all winter, or the steering wheel and dash of a open station tractor, or the handles and seat of a zero turn mower, or shovel handles or fence top rails, anything you touch has **** on it. Also they poop in water tanks, nest in the cavities of the barn walls, they are a bio hazard particularly could be vectors for H5N1, one year we had a bird lice infestation in the barn, I am not saying they were the culprits but they looked awfully guilty. There are other reasons to control them, they boot out native birds and steal their nests, same with migratory birds such as barn swallows, (I like barn swallows but they can be a handful as well and as a side bar we did not have as many swallows last summer, it is possible a cold front got them while migrating, not sure but hopefully more will be back this year.)   Finally, roving rivalry gangs of house sparrows are loud as heck, like you can't talk on the phone outside loud, constant bickering and fighting or mating or whatever the hell they are doing disturbs my peace.