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Post by darinfry on Aug 20, 2019 13:54:56 GMT -5
So how many of you hunt squirrels with air rifles? If so what kind and what pellets?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2019 14:13:14 GMT -5
I do, sons gun with cross tip pellets. I'm good to about 30 yards.
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Post by esshup on Aug 20, 2019 20:02:54 GMT -5
I used to, need to get a new spring and seal put in. FWB124D, Crosman 7.9g pellets, sized and lubed. Years ago it it was the Beeman Silvertips.
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Post by AcesWildAA on Aug 25, 2019 0:14:26 GMT -5
It's all I hunt with anymore for anything besides Deer during bow season. I go to Virginia during Gun season so I can use my .457 air rifle on a couple deer. Even hunt coyotes with my air rifles.
I use .22 Flashpup .25 Benjamin Marauder .22 Crossman NPXL .20 Sheridan blue streak .177 Diana .177 Ruger Airhawk 1377 pistol .357 fire 201 I have even took a few with the .457 Head and neck shots only for obvious reasons same for the .357
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Post by darinfry on Aug 25, 2019 4:47:32 GMT -5
It's all I hunt with anymore for anything besides Deer during bow season. I go to Virginia during Gun season so I can use my .457 air rifle on a couple deer. Even hunt coyotes with my air rifles. I use .22 Flashpup .25 Benjamin Marauder .22 Crossman NPXL .20 Sheridan blue streak .177 Diana .177 Ruger Airhawk 1377 pistol .357 fire 201 I have even took a few with the .457 Head and neck shots only for obvious reasons same for the .357 Nice collection aceflier. I got into them when 22 rounds were scarce. I have a Airforce escape 25 Hatsan at22qe Gamo urban Benjamin marauder pistal Hatsan sniper 22 vortex Umarex fuel 177 Gamo bone collector 177 I'd like to get into big bore airguns but I hand pump and it's a chore enough to do with the smaller ones lol
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Post by beermaker on Aug 25, 2019 6:10:25 GMT -5
I have a Kalibrgun Cricket .22 and use JSB Exact 18g pellets. I've tested other pellets and weights, but always go back to the 18g.
Airguns are just like powder burners and can be very ammo-picky. My Marlin .44 HATES the Hornady ammo that is specially designed for lever guns while my friend's Ruger carbine loves them. The only thing I shoot are the cheap Winchester "white box" rounds. Same with my airguns. I just sold one that only like H&N pellets. My Cricket will shoot them ok, but not good enough to hunt with.
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Post by mgderf on Aug 25, 2019 6:36:35 GMT -5
I have a Mendoza .22cal pellet gun that I picked up at an auction. Break barrel springer, but it spits them out fast and accurate enough for my purposes. I just use the Crosman or Benjamin hunting point, even the target points seem to work well enough.
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Post by moose1am on Aug 29, 2019 18:19:03 GMT -5
So how many of you hunt squirrels with air rifles? If so what kind and what pellets? I have a couple of Gamo IGT air rifles that I use to control the squirrels around the house. The squirrels raid my bird feeders. I have a hole about 30 ft up in a maple tree in the back yard. The gray squirrels have used this as their home for the last couple of years. Then a swarm of Eurasian Hornets moved into the hole and made a nest. The gray squirrels got kicked out. But they raised about 8 new gray squirrels the last few years. So now the yard is overrun with gray squirrels that eat the blueberries in my blueberry bush in the back yard. I tried to shoot the squirrels but was not successful as the rifle scope was off or broke. By the time I got a new scope mounted and sighted in the blueberry bush stopped producing berries. I've got the Rifle sighted it at about 30 to 40 yards. But I've not actively been trying to shoot the squirrels. I may just buy a net and throw it over the blueberry bush to keep the squirrels out.
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Post by AcesWildAA on Sept 1, 2019 20:20:44 GMT -5
My biggest issue is what gun Im taking. Top is .25 Mrod bottom is Hatsan flashpup .22 both 35yds 3 shots each back to back. Just saw a post on .22LR topic think these are out shooting them.
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Post by darinfry on Sept 2, 2019 14:27:15 GMT -5
My biggest issue is what gun Im taking. Top is .25 Mrod bottom is Hatsan flashpup .22 both 35yds 3 shots each back to back. Just saw a post on .22LR topic think these are out shooting them. The 25 mrods are known for their accuracy ! Hatsan make nice airguns too. Often it's a matter of finding the right pellet for each air rifle
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Post by moose1am on Nov 16, 2019 18:45:06 GMT -5
Well the Gray Squirrels are back again. This November I saw 4 new baby gray squirrels that were coming out of the hole way up in the maple tree in the back yard. This group of squirrels is new. And this past spring I noticed 4 other new gray squirrels were born and playing around this same tree. Now that means that this pair of gray squirrels have produced 8 new gray squirrels in one year.
I'm going to have to cut down this tree or move the blueberry bush.
I have the scope sighted in on my Gamo Whisper Fusion Elite but I'm not sure how long it will stay accurate. This air rifle has caused my scope to move back on the receiver in the past. The kick on this IGT air rifle is horrific and is a scope destroyer. I have the Gamo Riser installed and then the one-piece scope rings mounted on top of the riser. Everything is torqued down to 25 ft/lbs with blue Loctite on the screw threads. But now I have 8 new squirrels to get rid of.
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Post by esshup on Nov 28, 2019 22:24:56 GMT -5
OK guys, I need some suggestions. A customer is having problems with squirrels. He wants a recommendation for an air gun to dispatch them. Shooting distance will be less than 10 yds. He wants it as quiet as possible because a neighbor feeds the squirrels and they are getting onto his back porch - chewed thru the screen and made a mess of things. Chewed up a couch, chewed up a bunch of other stuff and tried making a nest in the firewood rack from couch stuffing and other things that were on the porch. If he could keep it quiet enough so the neighbor doesn't hear, that would be best.
I told him the differences between the different propulsion systems, and the different calibers, AND the different price tags. He wants a PCP with a moderator, and because of the distance, I believe he could get away just fine with one in .177 and not exceeding 900 fps. Heck 600 fps would be fine too, if it'd be quieter - they use that in England (12 lb-ft max power rating).
So, what should he be looking at??
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Post by greghopper on Nov 28, 2019 23:11:25 GMT -5
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Post by beermaker on Nov 29, 2019 7:56:32 GMT -5
OK guys, I need some suggestions. A customer is having problems with squirrels. He wants a recommendation for an air gun to dispatch them. Shooting distance will be less than 10 yds. He wants it as quiet as possible because a neighbor feeds the squirrels and they are getting onto his back porch - chewed thru the screen and made a mess of things. Chewed up a couch, chewed up a bunch of other stuff and tried making a nest in the firewood rack from couch stuffing and other things that were on the porch. If he could keep it quiet enough so the neighbor doesn't hear, that would be best. I told him the differences between the different propulsion systems, and the different calibers, AND the different price tags. He wants a PCP with a moderator, and because of the distance, I believe he could get away just fine with one in .177 and not exceeding 900 fps. Heck 600 fps would be fine too, if it'd be quieter - they use that in England (12 lb-ft max power rating). So, what should he be looking at?? Unless something else has been introduced that I am not familiar with, there is no better value than the Benjamin Marauder. It should be quiet enough out of the box that a moderator won't be necessary. They can also be hand-pumped without having a heart attack. I've been somewhat out of the air gun scene for awhile, so maybe there is a better option. I did see that JSB has a new "Hades" pellet that is supposed to be devastating on small game. However, it is not available in 177, only 22 and 25.
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Post by esshup on Nov 29, 2019 10:32:40 GMT -5
OK guys, I need some suggestions. A customer is having problems with squirrels. He wants a recommendation for an air gun to dispatch them. Shooting distance will be less than 10 yds. He wants it as quiet as possible because a neighbor feeds the squirrels and they are getting onto his back porch - chewed thru the screen and made a mess of things. Chewed up a couch, chewed up a bunch of other stuff and tried making a nest in the firewood rack from couch stuffing and other things that were on the porch. If he could keep it quiet enough so the neighbor doesn't hear, that would be best. I told him the differences between the different propulsion systems, and the different calibers, AND the different price tags. He wants a PCP with a moderator, and because of the distance, I believe he could get away just fine with one in .177 and not exceeding 900 fps. Heck 600 fps would be fine too, if it'd be quieter - they use that in England (12 lb-ft max power rating). So, what should he be looking at?? Unless something else has been introduced that I am not familiar with, there is no better value than the Benjamin Marauder. It should be quiet enough out of the box that a moderator won't be necessary. They can also be hand-pumped without having a heart attack. I've been somewhat out of the air gun scene for awhile, so maybe there is a better option. I did see that JSB has a new "Hades" pellet that is supposed to be devastating on small game. However, it is not available in 177, only 22 and 25. I spent some time on the Pyramid Air website last night and the PCP's have a quietness rating in the specs. The Marauder is listed at "2" which is a step louder than "1", but with the velocity listed as 1100 fps I'm wondering about the supersonic crack of the pellet vs. one only traveling 800-900 fps? The only ones listed at "1" for noise are the really expensive target guns. I'll call them on Monday and talk to them, thanks!
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Post by ms660 on Nov 29, 2019 19:16:12 GMT -5
OK guys, I need some suggestions. A customer is having problems with squirrels. He wants a recommendation for an air gun to dispatch them. Shooting distance will be less than 10 yds. He wants it as quiet as possible because a neighbor feeds the squirrels and they are getting onto his back porch - chewed thru the screen and made a mess of things. Chewed up a couch, chewed up a bunch of other stuff and tried making a nest in the firewood rack from couch stuffing and other things that were on the porch. If he could keep it quiet enough so the neighbor doesn't hear, that would be best. I told him the differences between the different propulsion systems, and the different calibers, AND the different price tags. He wants a PCP with a moderator, and because of the distance, I believe he could get away just fine with one in .177 and not exceeding 900 fps. Heck 600 fps would be fine too, if it'd be quieter - they use that in England (12 lb-ft max power rating). So, what should he be looking at?? Have you thought about baited with corn a couple 110 conibear traps. Silent but deadly. Shove the cob on the trigger set close to where they are at and you will have no more squirrel problems
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Post by esshup on Nov 29, 2019 23:50:54 GMT -5
OK guys, I need some suggestions. A customer is having problems with squirrels. He wants a recommendation for an air gun to dispatch them. Shooting distance will be less than 10 yds. He wants it as quiet as possible because a neighbor feeds the squirrels and they are getting onto his back porch - chewed thru the screen and made a mess of things. Chewed up a couch, chewed up a bunch of other stuff and tried making a nest in the firewood rack from couch stuffing and other things that were on the porch. If he could keep it quiet enough so the neighbor doesn't hear, that would be best. I told him the differences between the different propulsion systems, and the different calibers, AND the different price tags. He wants a PCP with a moderator, and because of the distance, I believe he could get away just fine with one in .177 and not exceeding 900 fps. Heck 600 fps would be fine too, if it'd be quieter - they use that in England (12 lb-ft max power rating). So, what should he be looking at?? Have you thought about baited with corn a couple 110 conibear traps. Silent but deadly. Shove the cob on the trigger set close to where they are at and you will have no more squirrel problems I did, but this guy won't even take mice out of the traps....... Go figure.
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Post by featherduster on Nov 30, 2019 5:43:04 GMT -5
He would probably shoot his eye out.
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Post by esshup on Nov 30, 2019 10:51:49 GMT -5
He would probably shoot his eye out. Actually he shoots O.K.
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Post by parrothead on Nov 30, 2019 15:36:34 GMT -5
Those suckers sure arent cheap. Will he spend that much on something he may use 30 times a year
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