Can anyone recommend a good, inexpensive air rifle - below 500 fps - for pest control? Preferably 22 cal.
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Can anyone recommend a good, inexpensive air rifle - below 500 fps - for pest control? Preferably 22 cal.
I would start with Gamo.
I love my princess auto special!
$59 ON SALE
.22 cal 495fps
brand is grizzly
What kind of pests are you talking about? an airgun under 500FPS isn't good for much.
Smallville ,OH ?
I want to get rid of red squirrels.
Not sure where you live, but you may want to check if you can legally shoot them?Quote:
Originally Posted by jaegaren
In Ontario Red Squirrels are considered a fur bearing mammal i.e. you need a trapping licence to take them. Unlike Gray squirrels they cannot be hunted under the auspices of your small game licence.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaegaren
This is my pellet gun for pest control
http://www.crosman.com/airguns/rifle...rrel/BT1K77SNP
It's accurate and very effective, but it's more expensive and has twice the velocity of what you're looking for.
Roe+
Since this was posted ~6 months ago already I imagine that my advice is too late by now . --- Why below 500 fps ? Are the gun-laws in Ohio as moronic as ours here in Ontario ? --- If you prefer ''old-fashioned'' solidity instead of glitzy plastic , go with the Crosman 397 (0.177) or the 392 (22 cal.) . --- These are ''pump-up-guns'' . Accurate and reliable ; your grand-children could still enjoy them . --- Personally I favor the 397 (0.177) . High-performance at 8 pumps (8.3 grain wadcutter at ~800 fps.) or anything in between (target-shooting etc.) . Generally , I limit my shots to 35 yards max and have taken quite a few species with it . --- Head- or neck-shots only . --- Squirrels , cottontails , skunks , crows even the odd groundhog . Two coons as well (at 20 -30') . --- 4.5mm (0.177) pellets are available everywhere and are inexpensive . --- Scopes stay fixed in position (NO DOUBLE-SHUFFLE-RECOIL as in a SPRINGER) . --- Don't scoff at ONLY 800 fps. , the pellet will penetrate 1-1.5'' of soft wood . --- The ''super-fast-ones'' often suffer accuracy-wise .Quote:
Originally Posted by jaegaren