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Air Gun Home Forum Index » The BS Topic » I have to confess...    View previous topic :: View next topic  I have to confess...   Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:45 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" Spotted the infamous groundhog that digs up the wife's plants and such that I have to hear about every year. He (she? it?) was loitering at the end of my lawn by a ditch the other day. Last year I tried (and I believe hit, once) this silly critter with a .22 pellet at about 50 yards- but it keeps coming back for more. So, instead of dinking around with my mediocre shooting skills at medium ranges, I went out and bought a Remington Model 870 Super Magnum 12ga pump action to simplify the task this year. If I can't hit it with a spray of #2 shot at 30 yards, I better give up shooting altogether. I hate to admit it, I feel almost dirty now- but better to come clean than live with the quiet shame of it... _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:57 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia I'd go with 00 or a slug. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:33 am Jaxom Senior Member Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Posts: 927 Eh! I'd go Bill Murray ala Caddy Shack, and use C-4. _________________ .22 2300kt Crosman Custom   Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:49 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" fritz wrote: I'd go with 00 or a slug. That would pretty much defeat the point of using a SHOTgun, now wouldn't it? If I wanted this to be a 'line up the shot slowly and plink it off' sort of affair, a shotgun would be the last thing to purchase.   Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:03 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia I'd use a .50bmg to be honest. Eric, you should have a look at the box of truth. http://www.theboxotruth.com/ I wouldn't use anything smaller than 00 buck. It just lacks the penetration and retained energy. Groundhogs are tough critters, don't underestimate them. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:37 pm billandbeaufort Senior Member Joined: 01 Apr 2008 Posts: 563 Location: Florida AirGunEric wrote: fritz wrote: I'd go with 00 or a slug. That would pretty much defeat the point of using a SHOTgun, now wouldn't it? If I wanted this to be a 'line up the shot slowly and plink it off' sort of affair, a shotgun would be the last thing to purchase. Need to use something that won't spoil the meat! Whistle pigs is good eatin'! You wouldn't kill something you won't eat right?   Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 4:19 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho did me a squirrell once with an AK-47!!! _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it.......   Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:07 pm Rogerflat Silver Status Member Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 2051 I did me a squirrel once with a 12 guage....SLUG! _________________ I done been assisted by the trees and rivers. Never needed any minister to figure my divinity.   Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:11 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho that's just wrong!!!!!! evil, evil i say!!!!!!!! _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it.......   Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:53 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia A 10ga slug would do any squirrel nicely. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:55 pm Rogerflat Silver Status Member Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 2051 It was bad. I was actually deer hunting. Sitting in a tree stand and got tired after a few hours. So the little tree rat that had been taunting me for the last half hour got to be my "trophy buck" that day. _________________ I done been assisted by the trees and rivers. Never needed any minister to figure my divinity. 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