"Richard" wrote in message
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On 9/18/2014 2:38 PM, Ed Huntress wrote:

"Barking" squirrels is an old legend. It can be done -- with a
high-powered rifle, but not with a .22 or an air gun.

Most air gunners go for head shots on tree rats.

Sure. Those of us who hunt them with .22s like to do that, too.

I'm not going to Pennsylvania just to shoot squirrels with a rifle,
though.


I've taken two - and justify them as home-invasion defense.
Walmart .17 caliber Daisy pump-action.

AS an aside, when I first got my chronograph I couldn't wait
until I could arrange it with the range, so I went out back
and set up a back stop on the barn.

From four strokes up to eight, each stroke added 100 fps to a BB.
Yep, right at 800 FPS at eight strokes.
That was unexpected!


You got an exceptional gun. I've owned a number of air guns over the years,
and 800 FPS even with that piddling light weight copper clad ball is
screaming for a Daisy pump gun. I've got two of them, and I don't think
either of my Daisy rifles shoot BBs that fast. Now my spring piston gun on
the other hand requires heavy weight pellets to shoot right. If I use light
alloys they break the sound barrier on about every third shot or so. Sounds
like a small bore rifle shot when that happens.