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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Hunting, Pest Control, Varminting » Skunks Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  Skunks   Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:41 pm Mark5043 Silver Status Member Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 1379 I have a question about dispatching skunks.I have a family member who has a few skunks that like to hang out under the back deck,and come out at night.I have a Ruger airhawk in .177. 1000fps.What would be a good pellet for this?The reason I ask is that I got one last year with a 12 gauge slug,and it basically exploded! It was all good until I went out the next morning,and noticed that part of the pelt was stuck to the side of the house!Don't want to get out the pressure washer again.!Whats a good .177 pellet for a nice clean head shot kill?   Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:08 pm Jaxom Senior Member Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Posts: 927 When trying to dispatch a critter, it's not just a matter of fps. It has more to do with fpe (foot pound of energy) at the target. Of which, a .22 is better at then a .177. Without starting the .177 vs .22 debate yet again, is it possible to kill a skunk with a .177. You will of course need to find the heaviest pellet you can find in this caliber. I believe it's Beeman that makes a 10gr .177 kodiak. I "think" it's eun jin that makes a 12gr .177 pellet as well. Keep in mind though a heavier pellet won't be traveling as fast nor will it have the same range as a lighter one. This means you're going to have to get close to those skunks in order to make a good head shot kill. I'd also like to add, in this caliber, I would in now way attempt a body shot. The thick hair and fat layer underneath would slow it down too much to make it leathal. Nothing worse then injuring an animal and have to hear/see it go through a long painful death. Just a word of caution though, being as close as you will need to Mr. Pepe Le Pew, and if you miss...I REALLY hope you can run fast!!! And if it's Mrs. Le Pew with any lil Pews around...you best be an olympic sprinter!!!! _________________ .22 2300kt Crosman Custom   Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:43 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho eun jins in .177 are 16 grain. your springer will not get these fast enough for skunk. a springer develops the highest fpe with pellets in the middle weight range. 8 grain for .177. 14-15 in .22. you will need .22. something 20fpe+. this is what i know from this forum. personally i debate medium powered AG's on an animal that big as i've killed raccon at near point blank with a .22 LR hollowpoint (headshot between the eyes) and it still ran 20 feet before falling. this was 36 grains @ 1300 fps. i'm sure someone will challenge me. just my personal opinion! _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it.......   Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:01 pm Mark5043 Silver Status Member Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 1379 Jaxom wrote: When trying to dispatch a critter, it's not just a matter of fps. It has more to do with fpe (foot pound of energy) at the target. Of which, a .22 is better at then a .177. Without starting the .177 vs .22 debate yet again, is it possible to kill a skunk with a .177. You will of course need to find the heaviest pellet you can find in this caliber. I believe it's Beeman that makes a 10gr .177 kodiak. I "think" it's eun jin that makes a 12gr .177 pellet as well. Keep in mind though a heavier pellet won't be traveling as fast nor will it have the same range as a lighter one. This means you're going to have to get close to those skunks in order to make a good head shot kill. I'd also like to add, in this caliber, I would in now way attempt a body shot. The thick hair and fat layer underneath would slow it down too much to make it leathal. Nothing worse then injuring an animal and have to hear/see it go through a long painful death. Just a word of caution though, being as close as you will need to Mr. Pepe Le Pew, and if you miss...I REALLY hope you can run fast!!! And if it's Mrs. Le Pew with any lil Pews around...you best be an olympic sprinter!!!! Good point! getting sprayed wouldn't be a-lot of fun   Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:50 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" A skunk isn't that large, and if you are a good shot and the rifle in question is consistent, you could get mid-size skunks with a .177 10.xgr pellet, of which there are a few- Crosman has two, one labelled as a Benjamin Discovery pellet, the other a Crosman Ultra Magnum, Beeman has one or two, H&N I believe has one as well. Try to stick to a pointed or hollow-point pellet. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:37 am Crosman140 Senior Member Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 663 Location: USA I would add...lure them with bait away from the house and pets and children. Most likely they will spray no matter where you shoot them...head, body, little toe. And the "end" result will be a very pungent one. Even live-trap them away from the house in an area you can shoot them. Then, when they settle down...pow, right in the kisser. _________________ My Critter Gitters .22 Crosman 140 (1955) .177 Crosman G1 (2009) .177 Crosman 1377 (2009) .177 Daisy 880 (2019) BB Daisy Red Ryder (2012) BB Daisy Buck (2019) BB Crosman 1600 (1980) BB Marksman 1010 (1979)   Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:56 am Rogerflat Silver Status Member Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 2051 I seen a coon shot at point blank range with a 1000 fps .177 and it still took a couple minutes to die. I don't think .177 is suitable for anything larger than a bunny. _________________ I done been assisted by the trees and rivers. Never needed any minister to figure my divinity.   Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:56 pm Crosman140 Senior Member Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 663 Location: USA Rogerflat wrote: I seen a coon shot at point blank range with a 1000 fps .177 and it still took a couple minutes to die. I don't think .177 is suitable for anything larger than a bunny. Well, some might also argue that .177 is not suitable for a bunny, but as I always say, shoot what you got. It's the indian, not his arrows that do the killing. _________________ My Critter Gitters .22 Crosman 140 (1955) .177 Crosman G1 (2009) .177 Crosman 1377 (2009) .177 Daisy 880 (2019) BB Daisy Red Ryder (2012) BB Daisy Buck (2019) BB Crosman 1600 (1980) BB Marksman 1010 (1979)   Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:33 pm Mark5043 Silver Status Member Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 1379 sniper wrote: eun jins in .177 are 16 grain. your springer will not get these fast enough for skunk. a springer develops the highest fpe with pellets in the middle weight range. 8 grain for .177. 14-15 in .22. you will need .22. something 20fpe+. this is what i know from this forum. personally i debate medium powered AG's on an animal that big as i've killed raccon at near point blank with a .22 LR hollowpoint (headshot between the eyes) and it still ran 20 feet before falling. this was 36 grains @ 1300 fps. i'm sure someone will challenge me. just my personal opinion! No challenge from me here.I agree with you from what other have said.I just ordered a Gamo Whisper in .22 with some crow magnums.That should work!   Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:42 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho you'll get max 575-600 fps with crow mags. still don't think that's enough. _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it.......   Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:58 pm Mark5043 Silver Status Member Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 1379 sniper wrote: you'll get max 575-600 fps with crow mags.fps still don't think that's enough. Then I'll have to get some Gamo PBA's and bump it up to about 950.   Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:57 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho opinion: pba is a crap marketing ploy by gamo. i'm surprised very few people are chiming in on this thread. there is a balance between fps/fpe which has a narrow margin with springers.... pneumatics work well with heavier pellets. pumpers/pcp springers run well in the middle pellet weight... www.airgunweb.com look at the review on the gamo whisper. it's a 15fpe rilfe no matter what you feed it! _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it.......   Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:55 am AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" sniper wrote: you'll get max 575-600 fps with crow mags. still don't think that's enough. Why not? It's the retained energy in the pellet that matters. Those .50 cal Korean airguns shoot at around 300fps, but I think we can all be reasonably certain they will kill a mid-size animal like a large dog. All someone has to do is penetrate the skull or neck with the projectile, not drive it so fast it comes out the other side. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:01 am kanyon Silver Status Member Joined: 09 Aug 2008 Posts: 1582 Location: New Zealand . 22 JSB PREDITORS   Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:47 am fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia I put my vote in for the .44 magnum. "It's the most powerful handgun in the world, it will blow your head clean off!" If you keep the whisper then use some crosman premier hollowpoint. They should get the max power out of a mid-high powered springer. _________________ "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. 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