Hi, my old fellow, he currently has a shotgun license and he shoots rats in his garden, I've told him to not bother renewing his shotgun license and to sell his firearm. As an alternative, does anyone know of a high powered air rifle etc that will kill a rat instantly? I do have an old air rifle, but I once shot a rat and it took many pellets to finish the poor bugger off. Any help would be much appreciated.

Intelligent birds with an evil streak.

Used to do the grass in a quadrangle at an old folks home.

In spring, we'd find headless starling chicks on the floor- magpies would pluck them from the nests.

28 minutes ago, Blondi said:

I've just told my old fellow what you said and he now wants your address .

You'll have to send me a photo of him first. I don't engage with clients if I don't know what they look like.

don't get killing any animal because you deem it a pest

foxes are pests

cats can be too

where do you draw the line?

other day on my way out saw a dead pigeon on the drive

thought I'd deal with it when I get back

got back to find two massive crows ravaging it

7 minutes ago, Zico said:

other day on my way out saw a dead pigeon on the drive

thought I'd deal with it when I get back

got back to find two massive crows ravaging it

Waste not, want not.

5 hours ago, Zico said:

don't get killing any animal because you deem it a pest

foxes are pests

cats can be too

where do you draw the line?

Scousers?

5 hours ago, Zico said:

don't get killing any animal because you deem it a pest

foxes are pests

cats can be too

where do you draw the line?

So you disagree with kangaroo culls I take it?

Over our side feral goats are a problem. At one time the local government were offering cash incentives to kill them. Now they rely on culling.

Here in Andalusia it's feral cats. They cull them round here - not sure about waffers area.

14 minutes ago, Zico said:

other day on my way out saw a dead pigeon on the drive

thought I'd deal with it when I get back

got back to find two massive crows ravaging it

Need to get some fucking weeding done matey and I don't mean spliffs.

4 minutes ago, bolty58 said:

Need to get some fucking weeding done matey and I don't mean spliffs.

not my scene

or house

don't care

11 minutes ago, Zico said:

not my scene

or house

don't care

Standards. Further into the abyss we sink.

12 hours ago, Dimron said:

Get a Manchester Terrier... best ratter known to man and a bloody good laugh

I have a Lancashire Heeler which were bred from Manchester terriers crossed with Corgi's to create the breed (a lot of years ago), she is only 8 months old and already qualified for Crufts next year

8 hours ago, Zico said:

don't get killing any animal because you deem it a pest

foxes are pests

cats can be too

where do you draw the line?

Any fucker that gets into your house uninvited and chews through your cables and shits everywhere are fair game in my eyes

13 minutes ago, athywhite1958 said:

Any fucker that gets into your house uninvited and chews through your cables and shits everywhere are fair game in my eyes

don't take in refugees then

10 minutes ago, athywhite1958 said:

Any fucker that gets into your house uninvited and chews through your cables and shits everywhere are fair game in my eyes

Yep. When the little buggers (squirrels) were in my loft, they ripped apart the insulation and would run around in the middle of the night with some cable damage. I got the council in first time. They left a cage up there and came back next day. £50. A week later, we had another. That’s when I bought my own cage for £30 and as said previously, caught around ten more. I was told that they shoot them once in the head.

There is one that runs along our back fence which I quite enjoy our face-offs while I’m out there reading but it ain’t nesting in mine so that’s fine.

3 minutes ago, Zico said:

don't take in refugees then

That’s actually what grey squirrels are. Nowt wrong with our native red squirrels 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😉

17 hours ago, Winchester White said:

If you have to shoot something 3 times to kill it then I would say maybe not shoot the poor fucker at all.

Absolutely, that's just barbaric

20 hours ago, athywhite1958 said:

they have thick skulls

I'm not the greatest fan of Winchester Whites twisted logic mate but that's a bit harsh.

On 26/06/2026 at 12:54, Blondi said:

Hi, my old fellow, he currently has a shotgun license and he shoots rats in his garden, I've told him to not bother renewing his shotgun license and to sell his firearm. As an alternative, does anyone know of a high powered air rifle etc that will kill a rat instantly? I do have an old air rifle, but I once shot a rat and it took many pellets to finish the poor bugger off. Any help would be much appreciated.

Shooting rats? Blimey. Just do the traps.

On 27/06/2026 at 10:21, BobyBrno said:

Yep. When the little buggers (squirrels) were in my loft, they ripped apart the insulation and would run around in the middle of the night with some cable damage. I got the council in first time. They left a cage up there and came back next day. £50. A week later, we had another. That’s when I bought my own cage for £30 and as said previously, caught around ten more. I was told that they shoot them once in the head.

There is one that runs along our back fence which I quite enjoy our face-offs while I’m out there reading but it ain’t nesting in mine so that’s fine.

Old guy who used to live near me he was called Hartley and was as eccentric as his name . He had a massive garden with loads of trees he hated squirrels with passion. He built his own traps and used to catch loads. He would then gas them in his garage with a pipe attached to the exhaust of a triumph stag. He was a bit of a one off that lad