Air Rifle hunters?

bwframe · 06-22-2008

I have a Gamo Shadow 1000 with a BSA 2-7X scope. Last year I eliminated a few dozen starlings, half a dozen ground squirrels, 3 bunnies (sorry, can't eat them in the summer), 3 squirrels (in season, did eat them.)

Any other air rifle hunters out there?

Zephri · 06-22-2008

Don't hunt, but do plink with them quite a bit.

MattDIndy · 06-23-2008

Went squirrel hunting 2 years ago with air rifles only. Most of my farm pest control is performed with air rifles. The starlings have become wary though so lately I have been using the HM2.

indyjoe · 06-23-2008

How much do you have to spend to get a good quality air rifle for hunting? I've heard that the .22 seems to be the best. Slower, but retains more power for a humane kill.

How loud are the typical spring pistol rifles when firing?

JcJ · 06-23-2008

I use my Walther LG-55 .177 for pest control almost daily.. love it..

bwframe · 06-23-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by indyjoe

How much do you have to spend to get a good quality air rifle for hunting? I've heard that the .22 seems to be the best. Slower, but retains more power for a humane kill.

How loud are the typical spring pistol rifles when firing?

My Gammo Shadow 1000 was $125. It's a fairly cheap rifle. After optics, mounts, aftermarket trigger and muzzle break I have just under $300 in it.

It is pretty quiet until you bump up over 1100 FPS with the super light weight pellets. Then there is the supersonic "crack."

Kirk Freeman · 06-24-2008

I have a modified Beeman C1 in .177 that I use as a varmit gun at the house--ghostring sights, sling, trigger job, internal slick, etc.

The chipmunks USED to run along my flagstone walls.

It's great for rabbits, starlings and even a couple of crows (head shots only).

If the Lafayette Police Department is reading this, I am referencing my house OUTside the city limits.

06-22-2008	#1 (permalink)
bwframe BullShooter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Unionville, IN Posts: 893	Air Rifle hunters? I have a Gamo Shadow 1000 with a BSA 2-7X scope. Last year I eliminated a few dozen starlings, half a dozen ground squirrels, 3 bunnies (sorry, can't eat them in the summer), 3 squirrels (in season, did eat them.) Any other air rifle hunters out there? __________________

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Zephri Commie gun lover Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Indianapolis, IN. "The city where nothing happens." Posts: 290	Don't hunt, but do plink with them quite a bit. __________________ "that's one small singe for man, one giant scorch for mankind" http://s96.photobucket.com/albums/l195/zephri/

06-23-2008	#3 (permalink)
MattDIndy Plinker Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5	All the time Went squirrel hunting 2 years ago with air rifles only. Most of my farm pest control is performed with air rifles. The starlings have become wary though so lately I have been using the HM2.

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indyjoe Not your average Joe Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indy Posts: 860	How much do you have to spend to get a good quality air rifle for hunting? I've heard that the .22 seems to be the best. Slower, but retains more power for a humane kill. How loud are the typical spring pistol rifles when firing? __________________ "He who goes about unarmed in Paradise, had better be sure that is where he is." - James Thurber

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06-23-2008	#5 (permalink)
JcJ It's a Z34Lee thing, you wouldn't understand. Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brownsburg Posts: 545	I use my Walther LG-55 .177 for pest control almost daily.. love it..

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Kirk Freeman Ingerland Forever! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: downtown Lafayette, Indiana Posts: 210	I have a modified Beeman C1 in .177 that I use as a varmit gun at the house--ghostring sights, sling, trigger job, internal slick, etc. The chipmunks USED to run along my flagstone walls. It's great for rabbits, starlings and even a couple of crows (head shots only). If the Lafayette Police Department is reading this, I am referencing my house OUTside the city limits.

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