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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Hunting, Pest Control, Varminting » Do most of you use a air rifle or 22 LR?    View previous topic :: View next topic  Do most of you use a air rifle or 22 LR?   Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:16 am Pelletgun Nut Member Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 22 Location: San Francisco area Just wondering if most of you use an air rifle only, or use a 22 lr for small game? I myself have always used a 22 lr, however this year the 22 lr will stay home! Most shots I have taken at small game have been under 50 yards anyway. I like the mild report of the air rifle, and the limited range ( don't have to worry too much about the "bullet" going a mile plus into the next county). Best Bob   Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:45 am Rogerflat Silver Status Member Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 2051 Considering you are on an AIRGUN forum, I'm gonna' go ahead and say most of us use airguns. Although I used to use a 22LR myself back in the day, but I didn't have the airgun arsenal I had now, so that was probably why. _________________ I done been assisted by the trees and rivers. Never needed any minister to figure my divinity.   Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 2:11 pm dummyracer36 Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2008 Posts: 723 Location: St. Louis, Missouri i dont even own any powder burners _________________ "not tonight dear, i have a race in the morning"   Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:34 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho shame on you dummyracer! on topic. all i kill are rodents. .22lr is a wee bit too much. _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it.......   Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 4:17 pm scroller99 Veteran Member Joined: 03 Dec 2008 Posts: 272 Location: Hopewell Junction Have a bunch of burners but I use the AG's only, in a suburban setting its the only way to go! _________________ crosman2250 xt crosman 1077 crosman modded 2240 benji 392 drozd bumble bee   Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:40 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" If 'small game' includes starlings that invade the property and keep people awake and crap all over the place- then I use a 12-gauge with #4 shot. Everything else is airgun, but I really don't 'hunt'- it's all mainly backyard pest control. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:41 pm kanyon Silver Status Member Joined: 09 Aug 2008 Posts: 1582 Location: New Zealand Not used a .22 burner for years....Have a nice wee Ruger with full barrel surpresser and never use it now ..the only one I use is a old 303 Lee Enfeild ..WW2 NZ army issue for pigs/dear.. that I never hunt these days.. Pete   Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:47 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho kanyon wrote: Not used a .22 burner for years....Have a nice wee Ruger with full barrel surpresser and never use it now ..the only one I use is a old 303 Lee Enfeild ..WW2 NZ army issue for pigs/dear.. that I never hunt these days.. Pete kanyon don't shoot your dear!! she won't love you anymore! yeah yeah i can't spell either. _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it.......   Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:34 pm kanyon Silver Status Member Joined: 09 Aug 2008 Posts: 1582 Location: New Zealand sniper wrote: kanyon wrote: Not used a .22 burner for years....Have a nice wee Ruger with full barrel surpresser and never use it now ..the only one I use is a old 303 Lee Enfeild ..WW2 NZ army issue for pigs/dear.. that I never hunt these days.. Pete kanyon don't shoot your dear!! she won't love you anymore! yeah yeah i can't spell either. DEAR / DARE / DEER .....Mr sniper pick the one that rings yer bell Shoot my dear..now theres a idea..be able to get me house back   Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:16 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho you do that kanyon. then you'll miss you hummers! _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it.......   Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 3:15 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Only been shooting .22 LR match rifles at 25 yards, and some normal ones. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:44 pm Buster Bodine Veteran Member Joined: 22 Apr 2009 Posts: 234 It really depends on what I have with me at the time but if I'm actually planning on shooting something rather than just taking a target of opportunity, I'll take the Gamo out for rats and jays and one of my .22lrs for anything more substantial. I have several .22lrs, a Ruger 10/22, Ruger 22/45 (pistol) AMT SGH (Steel frame copy of a 10/22 w/ bull barrel) and a conversion kit I can drop in either of my AR-15s. They've all taken game at some time or other. I've even killed sheep and goats with the 22/45. That's a bit much for a .177. 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