will this kill rabbits? What is its actual lead pellet fps? And if it can kill a rabbit what is the maximum distance for a humane kill.
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Sorry for the delay, In my personal expirience, im affraid it could kill a rabbit but at very short range (about 12 feet, with pellets. a humane killing its very unlikely with this gun, unless you hit at very short range in some spots of the head (face). Regards
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in my opinion it doesn't have enough velosity for a humane kill with a fresh cartridge they claim 400 fps. get a break action pellet rifle with 1000 fps or higher
224547
This is the bb version and it could possibly kill a rat at close range. The pellet version if they are out now will work more effectively
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Pine pellets are pretty high in phenols which adversely affect my Rabbit's health. I use the fresh scent and it doesn't seem to bother my bunnies. I researched it a while back and found it was less harmful that fabric softener. I wish I could show you where I found the info, but it was a few years ago, and I've been using this product since with no complications if that helps.
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Hi JT, I don't have rabbits in my area (or they have never been an issue), I use it to keep away the neighborhood cats who were using my yard as a litter box. I use the setting for cats, (mid-range) and it has been working really well, I am very pleased and can recommend the strobe Yard Sentinel for the same situation :)
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I guess if you beat it over the head with the airgun you might. I don't think it is powerful enough to kill anything larger than a rabbit (maybe) or a squirell. I guess you could shoot its eye out and then run over it.
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No it cannot, its just a pellet gun. You can however use it for small game such a rabbit, squirrel and pigeon.
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Depends on the game? Small game like squirrels,rabbits,raccoon's,and birds.Yes! Medium to large game like pigs,boars,deer,bears,and humans.No!Its accurate as is at 25 yards with a scope or red dot 50-75 max.If your looking for something to hunt small-medium game i would suggest Benjamin Marauder .22 or equivalent .22 or higher P.C.P.(precharged pneumatic) rifle. Any questions dont hesitate to ask? Sincerely,Mr.Vreeland-AkA: (The Stach) ;})
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I have not killed anything with mine. It will send a hollow point pellet through both sides of a steel can. I imagine that a head shot made at close range would dispatch a small animal.
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I shoot them out of my Gamo Silent Cat which is rated at 1000 fps for lead pellets. I only get 625 fps out of that gun with these 11.6 grain ones but they do a lot of damage to what they hit. But I would not use them in a low powered rifle. I switched to 10.3 grain H&N; Barracuda hollow points for more tissue damage but the Silver Arrow does a good job.
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I shot a rabbit with it the other day. The rabbit sat there for quite a while. Then dropped over dead..I thought I had missed..Yes went right through the rabbit. I'm very pleased with the rifle after I sighted it in.
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It's multi-pump up to 10 times. I can kill the ground squirrels that burrow around my house with it using hollow-point pellets, my best shot being from about 30 ft, though some accuracy can be lost at that distance as well. If I were to buy one again, I would consider spending a little more for a single pump with more power.
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this is a powerful pellet rifle and could easily kill a bird at more than 30 feet. Because it is powerful, extreme caution must be taken to make sure the pellet does not ricochet and hurt someone or damage something.
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I tend to agree with the others. This pistol shoots small plastic pellets and the velocity is quite low. It may be enough to annoy a raccoon and get them to leave you alone, but fussing at them with a stick would do just as well. I've not encountered a raccoon or similar critter that was any more eager to have a close encounter than I was. If it's a rabid animal, I certainly wouldn't trust my safety to this item, which is essentially a toy that shoots plastic BBs via a spring-loaded mechanism. As Alan Cranford says, there are other effective ways to handle critters short of a firearm, and it's not a bad idea to keep at least a .22LR around just in case. I tend to agree with the others. This pistol shoots small plastic pellets and the velocity is quite low. It may be enough to annoy a raccoon and get them to leave you alone, but fussing at them with a stick would do just as well. I've not encountered a raccoon or similar critter that was any more eager to have a close encounter than I was. If it's a rabid animal, I certainly wouldn't trust my safety to this item, which is essentially a toy that shoots plastic BBs via a spring-loaded mechanism. As Alan Cranford says, there are other effective ways to handle critters short of a firearm, and... » Read More I tend to agree with the others. This pistol shoots small plastic pellets and the velocity is quite low. It may be enough to annoy a raccoon and get them to leave you alone, but fussing at them with a stick would do just as well. I've not encountered a raccoon or similar critter that was any more eager to have a close encounter than I was. If it's a rabid animal, I certainly wouldn't trust my safety to this item, which is essentially a toy that shoots plastic BBs via a spring-loaded mechanism. As Alan Cranford says, there are other effective ways to handle critters short of a firearm, and it's not a bad idea to keep at least a .22LR around just in case. « Show Less
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Don't know how to answer that exactly. I have dispatched several squirrels from up to 50 plus yards away. As an experiment I set a 4 pound pork roast on a table lengthwise & from 40 ft shot at end of the roast, the 22 cal. pellet exited the opposite end .Plus, it is very accurate ! I have been super pleased with its performance! It is so accurate that I have not even mounted the scope!
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I had mine shooting 1 1/2 inch groups at 25 yards after less than 20 shots It should improve as I get closer to 100 rounds. Also, it shoots dime size groups at 33 feet. However, At 50 yards, the group opens up to 6 to 7 inches with 14.5 gr. pellets, and 8 inches with 13.8 gr. This puts the maximum accuracy range for small pests such as squirrels at 30 yards, in my opinion. In my last post, I said how bad the trigger was. I have had a after market trigger group installed, and it is now excellent. To bad the company couldn't have done that.
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I have never shot a gopher. Do yourself a favor and don't use BB's, they are light an innacurate, plus you would need to find some .22 caliber ones to use them in this gun anyways. It is a great gun for small stuff. I have taken a snowshoe hare at 20-25 yards, and birds out to 35 with it. It is good for small stuff at close ranges. Make sure you aim for the kill zone on whatever animal you are going for, center of mass doesn't always mean center of kill zone.
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Christine, you could, I suppose, use this range-finder to hunt squirrel and rabbit, if you can get them to stand still long enough to get a reading on them. I like that idea though; I am a sharpshooter and prefer to use a .22 for the squirrel also, it's just more of a challenge. My rifle scope does the range-finding for me in that scenario. Try it out. You'll find several uses for this range-finder. It's a good one. I really like mine.