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| sniper |
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| jeager106 wrote: |
Killed a cat with one shot to the brain and it dropped like hit by a brick.
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can you give further detail?? you must have dodged .45 hardball from one of my several 1911's to live to tell about it....NIMROD!!!!
not that i would shoot you.. unless i saw you shooting a cat.
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 4:45 pm |
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Sniper... hardballs are what you get when you eat too much iron... they are not for self defense use. C'mon, you know about Hyrdashocks, use them.
Although I would put the last round in the mag as a hardball, just in case you can't get adequate penetration.
We have a dumped/feral cat problem sometimes around here. If it was legal, they'd be gone. Then I'll go pet my cats and tell them how spoiled they are. |
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 5:46 pm |
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| Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 7:06 pm |
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| donwalk |
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i never took a 'coon with an air rifle...but i have using .22 rimfire drops 'em like a sack o' potatoes.
i heart/lung shoot them though. |
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| Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:26 pm |
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| AirGunEric wrote: |
I believe the 'rule of thumb' is 1 fpe for every pound the prey weighs.
So, in the case of a 30 pound groundhog- you need a ballpark of 30fpe.... |
Guess that translates into a 21-22 lb critter kill for my new pistol then... Whooooooot! |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 6:12 pm |
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| Larry Gibson |
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My M54 pushes the 14.3 gr CPs out right at 800 fps. The M48 should do so also as it is the same action as the M54. I have not shot a woodchuck or racoon with it but I have shot numerous possums, feral cats and rock chucks (smaller version of the woodchuck) with it. Very careful placement is important. Of course only a head shot will give a reliable and quick kill. The brain must be hit solidly. If you can't get a solid shot into the brain don't shoot. Also I am always ready to shoot 2 - 3 insurance shots. I also like to keep shots on the short side, inside 20 yards. Let's face it, those are pretty large animals for the power level of a pellet rifle and we must choose our shots carefully and eecute them with precision if we are going to shoot such animals with an air rifle.
Quite frankly I will reach for a .22LR these days for dispatching such. If noise is a problem then I use CCI CB Longs. In a longer 24" barreled rifle they are quieter than the M54 and the bullet weights twice as much as the CP at only a little less velocity. The CB Longs are more powerful and it shows on such animals but I am still ready for quick follow up shots. I realise the use of a .22LR may not be legal or adviseable in some locals but where it is it is a much better option. Just my thoughts based on my experience.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:41 pm |
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| Mark5043 wrote: |
Killing cats?????     |
I had a rabies outbreak on my farm last year. I had to kill all of my barn cats.  I also had to kill one of my work dogs due to his coming down with rabies too. That about killed me inside. All 12 cats, and 1 dog. This from raccoons. I kill every raccoon I can find now. I make it a purpose to hang them up in farm equipment too. I make those nasty little bastards die the hard way. BTW if you use a 12 gauge slug it drops a coon right now.  |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:20 pm |
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| sniper |
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todd, disease can only be fought one way sometimes.
larry, welcome!!!
maybe read back a little???
not all cat's are "domesticated". yet loyal still.
they're just guarded with a P-14-high-cap- .45.
i don't live where you live nor am i preaching...
cat's rule and dogs drool. 
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| Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:04 pm |
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:43 pm |
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| I killed a skunk with a russian made air gun. I think it shot like 500 feet per second. .177 pellet. Surprised me. I was not happy. I thought it would just drive it away. |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:49 am |
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If yer want to whack bigger critters with a springer...
Only two words spring to mined....Webley Patriot..
.177- 10g pellet =23fpe
.25 - 24g pellet = 29fpe
Not to meany critters walk away..yer mite get the
odd one that crawls...but not far...
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| Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:12 am |
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| broommaster2000 |
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| kanyon wrote: |
If yer want to whack bigger critters with a springer...
Only two words spring to mined....Webley Patriot..
.177- 10g pellet =23fpe
.25 - 24g pellet = 29fpe
Not to meany critters walk away..yer mite get the
odd one that crawls...but not far...
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HW90 in .22/.25 makes a good second one if you look at the numbers, and don't forget about the Theo-Eli, if you feel like spending. 
Once shot a Pat with a Gas Ram. Rare but oh so nice. |
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