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Tactical Pellet Rifle?
zofoman:
Benjamin .22.....gets top vote in my opinion.
I have both a Gamo in .177 (dont remember the model) and a 50+yr old Benjamin in .22....more rabbit & squirrel kills have been made with the Benji. It may be slower in fps than the Gamo, but the knock down is better with the .22. Use RWS superpoint or superdome pellets for max effect.
JTH:
Truthfully, if going with a backyard thing, a .22 in a slower-than-sound pellet will give you best varmint results, with a corresponding lack of neighbor issues.
This doesn't mean that a .177 is bad---but if the pellet isn't going that fast, a heavier larger pellet is going to help.
If supersonic noise isn't an issue, then you can buy some RIDICULOUSLY overpowered spring guns out there in .177. :)
(I have always wondered about the "sound suppression" devices, though. There isn't any noise from gas or burning powder, so what exactly is being suppressed? The spring or piston? How does hanging something off the front end change that? Does the compressed air, driven by the piston, make THAT much noise that baffles in the front will actually make any sort of difference? It certainly won't change the supersonic crack is the pellet is going fast enough. What is it for?)
thirtydaZe:
I bought the Nitro Venom
actually before the majority of memebers posted a bit later last night. i think it'll be a good match for my needs.
somehow every spring i catch a bunny problem, which in turn ends badly for bunny babies. my dog thinks they're squeak toys, i find the whole situation a problem that gets worse, and more irritating every year.
FarmerRick:
--- Quote from: thirtydaZe on April 24, 2014, 02:05:30 PM ---I bought the Nitro Venom
actually before the majority of memebers posted a bit later last night. i think it'll be a good match for my needs.
somehow every spring i catch a bunny problem, which in turn ends badly for bunny babies. my dog thinks they're squeak toys, i find the whole situation a problem that gets worse, and more irritating every year.
--- End quote ---
Sounds like you have a self-renewing food source in your back yard. I'd be training the dog to not "retrieve" them until they are full grown.
Mudinyeri:
--- Quote from: jthhapkido on April 24, 2014, 01:49:05 PM ---Truthfully, if going with a backyard thing, a .22 in a slower-than-sound pellet will give you best varmint results, with a corresponding lack of neighbor issues.
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I've never had a rabbit survive a head shot from a .177. You might want a .22 if you're going after opossums or raccoons.
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