Are the shots loud enough to scare away black birds in the yard?
2074888
Not really. It's as loud as if you clapped your hand. The bbs could scare the birds away however. They go very far with the co2.
2100085
I have only used them once for shooting practice. It did a good job silencing the gun noise and I couldn't hear people's voices very much. Not sure how it would be for your use.
1413310
No, not really. Great for birds several yards away, but not suitable for miles.
1664036
Dam straight within 20 yards, and it will not kill the squirrles!!but it will mak r them think twice. I got these because crows tease my dogs not anymore they dont.
1971429
No, not even close. This is actually very quiet. I use it to protect my tomatoes from squirrels. And if I miss from 30-40 ft away they don't get scared. A real gun would send them running from 200 ft away.
1576763
It rather goes "POP" like an air gun might, enough sound to startle a bird or two, but not annoying to a neighbor unless you are a punk shooting at their windows.
1186503
Yes, but it will need to be in rilfe mode and set to it's highest power level. I only know this since I took it on a hunting trip as fun gun but ended up using it, A LOT! I will say you may need to take a second shot with this rilfe because it did stun some of the birds. For small birds you really need a pellet, not a BB, and a rifle that can shoot up to 600fps, this rilfe can't.
432187
Definitely. I use mine to keep birds away from my patio. A friend thought it was real from a distance. It's been out all winter long and still looks brand new.
1695987
these do not scare birds but they have worked on birds hitting my window. But I do have to replace them every few years. I cut up yarn and put in suet cake holders and the birds love it. I go through a ton of yard.
152247
Yes the mesh is small enough to keep birds out. We've had this in our back yard for over a year and never had any issues.
1842059
It isn't very quiet. It makes as much (if not more) noise than a nail gun. You should definitely be shooting into a substantial backstop. I've had Pellets penetrate 1/2" plywood at 10 yards.
248156
They are very effective at removing steady background sounds, for example from aircraft engines as heard by passengers, or the air handlers and machinery noise in an office environment. They will muffle sudden sounds, but I do not think they would help much with the shock waves from gun shots since they are so fast and unpredictable.
687993
As pellet guns go, it's pretty loud. Very similar to a .22LR rim fire. My son used to shoot his in our backyard that was 30'x15' with neighbors on all sides. (Supervised with positive backstop) no neighbors complained but they could have. I hope this helps.
1252408
I dont think it is loud enough to disturb your neighbors, but it might annoy your dog if you have one.. :-)
1364857
I only just picked up this gun the other day and tested it out last night. With only 7 shots through it (sighting it in), it is still fairly loud for a neighborhood, but I am hopeful that it will quiet down soon. I am using the heavier lead pellets.
388510
I use mine when I am mowing the grass, using the string trimmer, and target shooting. It works very well for me. It does not dampen 100% because I can still hear things going on around me. It certainly dampens most of the loud noises.
129034
It depends on how close you can get or how loud the sound is. This is not a shotgun mic, so it won't pick up sounds at a distance, but it would be a good environmental mic, if you're in close or hearing sounds all around. Most shotgun mics aren't real stereo. If you were in the woods with birds chirping right and left, this might work out very nicely. If you're going to be using a telephoto lens to video birds 30 or 50 yards away, and you want to isolate that bird's song, then probably not.