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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Hunting, Pest Control, Varminting » Declaring war on critters; what do I need?    View previous topic :: View next topic  Declaring war on critters; what do I need?   Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:17 pm KentuckyBlue New Member Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 2 We live in a subdivision with standard size lots. A person a few doors down insists on depositing food scraps in their compost pile. As a result, we get "night creatures" (skunks, opossums, raccoons) in our yard. Access to the food supply is gained via a pathway across the back of my yard. I love animals and quit hunting because I don't need them for food and could no longer kill them. However, I have a dog and she has had more than one late night encounter with a visitor. Luckily she has not been bitten but she has been sprayed twice in the face by a skunk. I do not want her hurt or getting rabies. I will kill for her. So what do I need in terms of gun and ammo? Range is probably 20-30 yards. Minimal carry as the neighbor's house is 10-20 yards beyond range. No noise. Thanks.   Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:34 pm The outdoorsman Veteran Member Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 240 Location: Canada well given your circumstances... i wopuld suggest a rimfire but with neibours so close are you sure they dont have a problem with you shooting? for the size of game a .25 cal is probably needed webly patriot _________________ ' I dont think of the audiance as anything different than me, you have to seduce the audiance ya cant beat'em and ya cant kiss their a$$" Harison Ford   Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:31 pm KentuckyBlue New Member Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 2 The outdoorsman wrote: well given your circumstances... i wopuld suggest a rimfire but with neibours so close are you sure they dont have a problem with you shooting? for the size of game a .25 cal is probably needed webly patriot They can't know.   Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:55 pm 23ib0d0n Moderator Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 757 What is your funding criteria? You can build co2 rifles that would deliver the goods starting from a Crosman rifle or buy a ready built Korean or Philipine PCP as well as a few other options including springers. What did you have in mind?   Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:13 am AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" Raccoons and skunks aren't that hard to kill with a .22 putting out enough power (i.e. 14fpe or so) using good hollow point pellets. Noise level, however, gets to be an issue. I think J. has the right idea with using a PCP gun- many are made with built-in suppressors (some good, some not)- but the cheapest PCP gun out there, with a pump- is the Benjamin Discovery at $399.00 directly from Crosman: http://www.crosman.com/site/listing/1395 http://www.airguns.com/portal/ProdList.nsf/ProductDetail?OpenForm&itemnumber=BP9M22PSL But it has no suppressor built-in. Silencers/suppressors that you add on fall under the same laws as silencers on a standard firearm- i.e. totally illegal if one doesn't have a BATF permit for it. -And, if anyone says "use a rimfire" one more time without reading the complete question, I think I'm going to snap. This is an AIRGUN forum- not a "I'm too young to own a firearm, so I play with airguns and consider them toys and really yearn for a 'real' gun" forum. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:01 am The outdoorsman Veteran Member Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 240 Location: Canada AirGunEric wrote: -And, if anyone says "use a rimfire" one more time without reading the complete question, I think I'm going to snap. This is an AIRGUN forum- not a "I'm too young to own a firearm, so I play with airguns and consider them toys and really yearn for a 'real' gun" forum. lol i only said that because hunting raccons is a big sport in the south...he should understand that a raccon is no easy quary.. opposums are much easier to kill would you suggest that i tell him something that could wound the animal instead of killing it? _________________ ' I dont think of the audiance as anything different than me, you have to seduce the audiance ya cant beat'em and ya cant kiss their a$$" Harison Ford Declaring war on critters; what do I need?     Air Gun Home Forum Index » Hunting, Pest Control, Varminting You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." 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