wrote:
micky wrote:

Do people really go hunting with an air rifle? I though that was
another name for a BB-gun. Like we used for target practice when I was
10 years old at summer camp.

i have a single pump air rifle with a nice scope
on it. good for almost any small varmint. most the
time a warning shot with light ammo will do it and
they'll go away (sounds like a 22).


What is the advantage over a real rifle: cheaper? less likely to kill
the neighbor kid? are there laws that apply to rifles that don't apply
to air rifles? something else?

http://www.airgundepot.com/faster-isnt-better.html

no stupid licenses needed and very inexpensive to
shoot, non-lead ammo, etc.

only for a rural area. would not use in the city.


This ain't your daddy's Red Ryder.
There are certainly some small game than can be taken with an air
rifle.
Modern air and CO2 guns will approach .22 short ballistics at short
range and would be plenty to take down a squirrel or maybe even a
rabbit with a well placed shot. Advantage is they can legally be
suppressed and they are not that loud to start with. There may also be
fewer laws around discharging in suburban environments. They are
certainly a lot cheaper to shoot.

yes. my previous gun had heavy enough ammo that i could
take down full grown rabbits or groundhogs with it. my
current one uses much lighter ammo, but discourages them
well enough.

i'm still looking forwards to the day when i can get rid
of it (and the lawn mower)! now that we've found a way to
keep the rodent population in check i hardly ever use it.


songbird