Air rifle for pest control

[BE Mike]

I really didn't know what to try first, but I figured they'd give me plenty of plinking practice just to get used to the rifle.

I too started with the Crosman pellets. They are great for plinking and break in. Your air rifle might group very well with them. I found that my rifle liked H&N Terminator. Every air rifle is different in how it shoots with different pellets, kinda like .22LR cartridge rifles. Each shooter has his/ her different accuracy standards, too.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I too started with the Crosman pellets. They are great for plinking and break in. Your air rifle might group very well with them. I found that my rifle liked H&N Terminator. Every air rifle is different in how it shoots with different pellets, kinda like .22LR cartridge rifles. Each shooter has his/ her different accuracy standards, too.

It'll be a challenge to hit the chipmunks for sure, so I'll need to find something it likes. Hopefully I'll get lucky with the Crossman pellets. I'll be shooting from my deck out to between 20 and 30 yards. They live out around/under my shed I think.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Well, I have one less chipmunk to shoot. I just noticed my old dog walking around with one in her mouth. I have a feeling the cat got it though. The dog's not quick enough to catch one anymore. Chipmunk must have wandered up by the patio where the cat's been hanging out. Good kitty!

 

[freekforge]

I'm 2 for 2 on starlings today with the hatsan. My expectations weren't very high but I'm impressed. At 19 yards I had a 4 shot ragged hole with hatsan 14.66gr pellets.

 

[bwframe]

I spent a bit of time checking my Sig for zero today. It has a Romeo dot on it and from my position on the deck to the kill zone is exactly 15 yards.
Half dollar sized groups no rest. Sitting in the deck chair (rocker) into a shaded area. Not bad for this rifle. It is a semi-auto mag fed gas operated piece. It is a serious hoot to shoot it.

 

[KJQ6945]

I blame you airgun people for this. Yesterday two little birds started filling up the grill on my truck. Yesterday, I cleaned it all out and moved the truck. This morning I dug out the old crossman 760. It’s a classic, and did the trick.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I loved my old Crossman 760! Had one as a kid, plus another Crossman in .22. Not sure the model number of the .22 but it looked similar to a Benjamin - big and chunky.

ETA: Now that I think about it, the .22 might not have been a Crossman. Been 50 years ago and I've slept since then.

ETA 2: Looks like it might have been a 120.

 

[freekforge]

I had a 760 that killed more birds and frogs than I could count when I was in middle school.

The hatsan is Killin it today literally. Freekforge 6 birds 1. It's a bit gruesome with head shots.

 

[BE Mike]

It'll be a challenge to hit the chipmunks for sure, so I'll need to find something it likes. Hopefully I'll get lucky with the Crossman pellets. I'll be shooting from my deck out to between 20 and 30 yards. They live out around/under my shed I think.

I had to play with the adjustments on the trigger of my Benjamin Mayhem. It took a while, but I finally came up with a decent pull without much creep. Those little critters will take some accuracy and trigger control to dispatch at 20 yards. Looks like you have something to keep you occupied for quite some time.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I had to play with the adjustments on the trigger of my Benjamin Mayhem. It took a while, but I finally came up with a decent pull without much creep. Those little critters will take some accuracy and trigger control to dispatch at 20 yards. Looks like you have something to keep you occupied for quite some time.

Yeah this one has an adjustable trigger too (both 1st and 2nd stage) so I'll probably be playing around with that. Way fancier than what I'm used to!

 

[churchmouse]

Benjamin Sheridan pumpkin .22 has more critters on it than we can remember.

 

[Bigtanker]

 

[churchmouse]

OK I got nothing.

 

[tv1217]

Go big or go home

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[DoggyDaddy]

Go big or go home

[video=youtube_share;_b2kMyMLEBA]https://youtu.be/_b2kMyMLEBA[/video]

I so want this. I think it would handle a chipmunk with no problem.

My only concern would be shooting out the foundation to my shed, since that's where they're hanging out!

ETA: That little "cubby hole" is where I plan on setting my targets for my "real" pellet gun. That's what I used to do as a kid with my .22.

 

[tv1217]

As mentioned in the video, you could also use .45 Cal round balls, they probably don't hit quite as hard as the cast bullets.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

As mentioned in the video, you could also use .45 Cal round balls, they probably don't hit quite as hard as the cast bullets. 樂

I once shot out the window on the right side of that shed with my bb gun (Crossman 760) when I was a kid. Naturally I'm literally a little "gun shy" when it comes to the shed! Dad's ghost might come back and whup my butt!

 

[shibumiseeker]

Go big or go home.

I have the Sam Yang pcp in .45 and I use reject 230gr bullets I cast for my .45acp. Ones that have a blemish that would normally go back in the melt pot. It shoots them at about 600fps.

 

[tosharri]

Go big or go home

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I want one, but I'm not sure I could hold it up for very long haha

 

[DadSmith]

Here is my pest control. She is close to 8 feet long now. She helps with birds, mice, and chipmunks. She's been around for about 5 years now. The rest of her is not visible in this picture.
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