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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Hunting, Pest Control, Varminting » Hunting rats Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic    Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:53 am oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA I don't know but it hits hard enough to knock a rat off a rafter at 10 yards. It barks too. _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:34 am Jetronic Member Joined: 05 Jan 2013 Posts: 33 Location: Belgium oddtodd wrote: I don't know but it hits hard enough to knock a rat off a rafter at 10 yards. It barks too. barking rats? sure you didn't shoot a chiuahua?   Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:05 am whm1974 Veteran Member Joined: 05 Feb 2013 Posts: 337 I think he means the rifle.   Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:50 am Jetronic Member Joined: 05 Jan 2013 Posts: 33 Location: Belgium whm1974 wrote: I think he means the rifle. I'm sure he did, but chihuahua's remind me of rats and they bark, so.....   Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:37 pm oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA Chihuahuas are barking mexican rats. _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:03 pm toadmyster223 Senior Member Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Posts: 501 Location: Fayette Nam, PA Oddtodd, your rat-sicle (as in popsicle? I don't like how that word looks) idea is golden! I never thought to freeze my bait up. Good stuff, kudos buddy   Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:19 pm oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA That's the great part. It doesn't really freeze. It gets hard like a no-bake cookie. lol _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:08 am whm1974 Veteran Member Joined: 05 Feb 2013 Posts: 337 So have you eaten one? How do they taste?   Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:11 am oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA Like a fried peanut butter cookie with maple seasoning. There's nothing in it that will hurt anything. My stomach bitched a while from the bacon grease though. lol _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:14 am whm1974 Veteran Member Joined: 05 Feb 2013 Posts: 337 Quote: My stomach bitched a while from the bacon grease though. I know what you mean, I get the runs every time I fry something in bacon grease.   Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 4:13 am Staffy1 Member Joined: 06 Mar 2013 Posts: 38 Location: Isle of Wight UK whm1974 wrote: Quote: I want one sooooo bad!!!! YouAreAGod I may get one after Crosman releases it and after I read some reviews on it. At 1000 fps, I'm wondering if it's overkill for rats since a lot rat hunting is done around buildings and equipment. We are restricted to 12ftlb energy here. I used to hunt rats on a chicken farm here and guns as low as 9ftlb will easily kill a rat out to twenty meters or so, most ratting with airguns is short range 5-10 meters and often in a farmers expensive building. Too much power and your pellet may well start putting holes in a wood or metal barn which wont please the farmer !!! It is great sport and controls rats which are nasty little so an so's who spread diseases. In Uk they carry weils disease and other nastys , be careful around water were they are rats as they pee in in and that's how it spreads weils. Like the main post said cover any cuts, wear some rubber gloves when picking up and use tongs or a litter picker to pick up the dead ones . If your asking for permission to shoot lots of farmers will just say they poison thier rats. If the farm appears to have a big problem though explain that shooting will reduce numbers so the poison works better on those left and quite often If your polite and dress smartly youll get the go ahead to shoot. _________________ Hw77 Feinwerkbau sport   Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:28 am oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA Well, I did a little research. THe crosman Bugout Kit puts out 7.3 ft lbs at full pump. Pyramyd Air has them on sale. It would be marginal. but you could do it. THrow a steel breech on it and you are scopeable. You can use the little v-blocks, but they shift real easy.THe 1322 is just a little too light at 6.1 ft lbs for my tastes. Hope this helps! _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:46 am whm1974 Veteran Member Joined: 05 Feb 2013 Posts: 337 Quote: I used to hunt rats on a chicken farm here and guns as low as 9ftlb will easily kill a rat out to twenty meters or so, most ratting with airguns is short range 5-10 meters and often in a farmers expensive building. Too much power and your pellet may well start putting holes in a wood or metal barn which wont please the farmer !!! I didn't think you would need much power to kill a rat. And I do see the point about being careful about your surroundings.   Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:00 am whm1974 Veteran Member Joined: 05 Feb 2013 Posts: 337 Quote: Well, I did a little research. THe crosman Bugout Kit puts out 7.3 ft lbs at full pump. Pyramyd Air has them on sale. It would be marginal. but you could do it. THrow a steel breech on it and you are scopeable. You can use the little v-blocks, but they shift real easy.THe 1322 is just a little too light at 6.1 ft lbs for my tastes. Hope this helps! It's starting to sound like rat hunting can/will be an expensive hobby to pursue. I was thinking about getting the Bugout Kit, but here in IL, airguns over .177 caliber are considered to be firearms.   Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 5:01 am Staffy1 Member Joined: 06 Mar 2013 Posts: 38 Location: Isle of Wight UK whm1974 wrote: Quote: I used to hunt rats on a chicken farm here and guns as low as 9ftlb will easily kill a rat out to twenty meters or so, most ratting with airguns is short range 5-10 meters and often in a farmers expensive building. Too much power and your pellet may well start putting holes in a wood or metal barn which wont please the farmer !!! I didn't think you would need much power to kill a rat. And I do see the point about being careful about your surroundings. Yeah I d say I would want maybe 8ftlb out to twenty meters but at shorter ranges lower power should be fine. Edgun shows a cheap Crosman pump on his utube video about getting started. I say accuracy is more important than power a pellet reaching/hitting a rats head at 3ftlb will be terminal a pellet from a more powerful gun hitting a rat in the leg or stomach would only wound. One thing thing for ratting is you need a reasonable scope the little 4x 20 scopes most people buy wont probably gather enough light and unless the building is well lit you shooting in or around you just wont see them. A cheap scope over here can be picked up for about thirty pounds you need maybe a 4x32 or 4x40. _________________ Hw77 Feinwerkbau sport Hunting rats     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 7 of 9   Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9  Next 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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