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Ignoramus13320 wrote:
On 2010-06-18, Wes wrote:
wrote:

For in-town use, I'd recommend one of the more potent air rifles,
you
can still get a good springer for under $120. That should take
care
of most anything up to rabbit size with proper shot placement.
Ammo
is a hell of a lot cheaper than .22s, too.
Speaking of air rifles, a .22 cal or better would be a nice and
quiet rifle.
I have a Gamo `1000 FPS .177 air rifle, it is nothing short of
amazing. I once became upset at squirrels, took a rifle, out of five
shots, I killed three with headshots and fatally injured the fourth.
I have a couple of magnum air guns in that class, and I enjoy them.
But for the same or more power with less noice, nothing beats a
bolt-action or lever .22 with a long (22" or more) barrel shooting
CB Caps.
The only noise you hear is click of the firing pin and thunk of
the bullet hitting the target. No blast at all.

Energy on target is several times that of a pellet gun, with less
noise.
That said, neither would be appropriate for small game.
I used CB caps for killing squirrels in my parents' back yard. As you
say, they're all but silent. And one will go right through a squirrel.
I killed at least a dozen of them, and never had one escape wounded.
Head shots?

About half the time. The first one was aimed at the head, but went clean
through the chest. Some others were through the body rather than the
head.

A CB cap in a rifle chambered for long rifle ammo often is not accurate.
My ancient single-shot .22 was very accurate with standard velocity .22
LR (I used it to earn my Marksmanship Merit Badge). But it was not good
with shorts, and even worse with CB caps. It slung them in about a 1"
circle at 50 feet. The bullet makes a long jump to the rifling. I missed
some shots clean that I never would have missed with LRs.

Tried CB Longs? Less jump.
I do need to figure out which of my rifles shoots those best.
Might be interest to chamber a cheap bolt gun to .22 short or long as a
dedicated CB gun.

Some people I know in south Jersey have rechambered their .22 bolt-action
rifles for shorts. In NJ we can't hunt with a .22, except for 'possum and
'coons, at night, with a .22 short (or that was the law 10 years ago, the
last time I looked).

Weird, huh? I shot those squirrels illegally over 30 years ago. I don't do
things like that anymore.


(I just checked -- it's still limited to .22 shorts, 'possum and 'coons
only.)

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Ed Huntress