Which is better to use for squirrel hunting? These or the hunting pellets? Rifle is Gamo Silent Cat with 1250FPS.
2042805
I would think that this pellet would be ideal for squirrel hunting because of it's penetration and full expansion, being a hollow point. Happy hunting
2042806
I believe either or would do. I personally haven't shot one yet but that's just me.
2042807
They work very good on tough skinned critters. I do like them a lot better than the others.
2042808
What do you mean by hunting pellets? If you mean just regular pointy tip the definetly the destroyers... The destroyers do exactly that, the destroy. So if you are of the brain a little it will blow a big enough hole to kill it instantly. Whereas with pointy tip they have more penetration (which is not usually good) and if you are of by a little then you might not get instant death
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I dont hunt squirrels, but think this Destroyer pellet would be just fine in that case. It is designed to mushroom upon impact rather than going completely through your target. My only kill so far was a crow, and it took off right after I fired, making me think I missed. Wrong, found crow dead on the far side of a fence 100 ft away.
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I have had my gun to the range a few times and have shot Crossman, Daises and Gamo pellets. The Gamo master point and Magnum have shot the best . Nice pointed pellet your best bet is to target shoot some with different ammo and see what works best for you . I am going to squirrel hunt with mine this year ,(live in Ohio and it legal here) so I am using a pointed pellet . Hope this helps . Shoot safe and have fun .
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well I think it depends on your rifle and how strong it is. I have the gamo big cat 1250 and most of the time I don't hear it, in some occasions the crack is there but they pack a hell of a punch. They're accurate and travel pretty fast considering their weight. I honestly highly recommend these
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I have taken rabbits and skunks with this rifle. As long as you are not shooting from too far a distance, and your shot placement is good, you should have no problems taking down a ground hog. I shoot mine without the scope, as I was unable to get the scope to stay zeroed. You might also want to consider a .22 air rifle instead of a .177. Although you will not get the same fps, you will get better knock down power. Some of the newer .22 air rifles have a pretty respectable fps rating, if you are willing to spend a little more. I also recommend the Gamo Rocket pellets. I have experienced better accuracy and penetration with these pellets. Happy hunting! I have taken rabbits and skunks with this rifle. As long as you are not shooting from too far a distance, and your shot placement is good, you should have no problems taking down a ground hog. I shoot mine without the scope, as I was unable to get the scope to stay zeroed. You might also want to consider a .22 air rifle instead of a .177. Although you will not get the same fps, you will get better knock down power. Some of the newer .22 air rifles have a pretty respectable fps rating, if you are willing to spend a little more. I also recommend the Gamo Rocket pellets. I have experienced... » Read More I have taken rabbits and skunks with this rifle. As long as you are not shooting from too far a distance, and your shot placement is good, you should have no problems taking down a ground hog. I shoot mine without the scope, as I was unable to get the scope to stay zeroed. You might also want to consider a .22 air rifle instead of a .177. Although you will not get the same fps, you will get better knock down power. Some of the newer .22 air rifles have a pretty respectable fps rating, if you are willing to spend a little more. I also recommend the Gamo Rocket pellets. I have experienced better accuracy and penetration with these pellets. Happy hunting! « Show Less
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These are lead.From a 1200 FPS rifle, they travel 1000 FPS.They are devastating. There are heavier hunting pellets and lighter alloy pellets. These are just right.
1247456
Shooting a crossman hollow point or a similar domed pellet at 14.3 grains the muzzle energry is about 14 to 15 fp of muzzel energy. Plenty for taking squirrels. It shoots the above pellets at about 670 fps not the advertised 950.
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No, you want something with much more power. A pellet rifle would work much better, look for something with at least 900-1200 fps. For comparison, that's three times as much power as this pistol. This is perfect for shooting cans and punching holes in paper, but not much more.
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I bought it as a gift for my grandson. I played around with it before I gave it to him. It only takes .177 Cal pellets. It depends on what you are hunting. .177 pellets may kill small rodents and birds at fairly close range. Crows, rats, squirrels, maybe small raccoons and possum. The most deadly and accurate are the pellets that are hollow pointed. The gun will jam if you load some pointed pellets in the magazine. If you are hunting something bigger, you need a gun (preferably, a rifle) that will shoot .22 cal. pellets. You need high velocity to get a clean kill on something larger than rodents. P-25 is only about 420 fps with a fresh Co2 cartridge. I bought it as a gift for my grandson. I played around with it before I gave it to him. It only takes .177 Cal pellets. It depends on what you are hunting. .177 pellets may kill small rodents and birds at fairly close range. Crows, rats, squirrels, maybe small raccoons and possum. The most deadly and accurate are the pellets that are hollow pointed. The gun will jam if you load some pointed pellets in the magazine. If you are hunting something bigger, you need a gun (preferably, a rifle) that will shoot .22 cal. pellets. You need high velocity to get a clean kill on something larger than... » Read More I bought it as a gift for my grandson. I played around with it before I gave it to him. It only takes .177 Cal pellets. It depends on what you are hunting. .177 pellets may kill small rodents and birds at fairly close range. Crows, rats, squirrels, maybe small raccoons and possum. The most deadly and accurate are the pellets that are hollow pointed. The gun will jam if you load some pointed pellets in the magazine. If you are hunting something bigger, you need a gun (preferably, a rifle) that will shoot .22 cal. pellets. You need high velocity to get a clean kill on something larger than rodents. P-25 is only about 420 fps with a fresh Co2 cartridge. « Show Less
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I fired ten pellets across my chronograph and they averaged 264.6 fps with a high of 280.3 fps and a low of 245.4 fps with Peak .22 wadcutters, a chinese brand, that average 13.9 grs. I've got the same gun in .177 cal. It avgeraged 302.6 fps, high 339.7, low 268.4, also with Peaks that average 8.6 grs. The guns are Industry Brand S2-1's made by the Shanghi Air Gun Factory. They're fairly accurate. The pellets that come with them make a good paper weight only. I took'em out of the wood stock and without disassembly any further, soaked them in gasoline over night and poured the gas thru them to get that brown packing grease out of them, and let them dry. Then sqiurted a little lube oil in them and cleaned the barrel before I tested them. Don't put petrolem based oil in the compression chamber. Good shooting, later! (Rosemary is my wife)
977652
they are as loud as your pellet rifle is....these pellets AREN'T good quality, consistent size, and many are smashed into strange shapes. Gamo seems to be junk from China and I buy different brands after this purchase.
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I have Browning made by Umarex 1000fps. I tested several "heavy" pellets with these, beeman pellets topping the list. I suggest try several types and weights to get the best accuracy. The faster you rifle shoot generally means the heavier the pellet for best accuracy. Mine shoots a 3/4" group at 25 yds. with these beeman pellets. Hope this helps!
1231519
You should buy a test fire pack has different styles of pellets too see which holds a better firing group I have a gamo and that is the best that fired for my rifle.
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Yes, but I wouldn't try to shoot one at ranges farther than about 15 or 20 yards away because power would be a little on the weak side out to there. At 25 to 30 feet away you should get a clean kill with a good head shot. For general hunting purposes for squirrels this would not be my first choice because a pistols velocity and accuracy are for close range. For hunting squirrels I would recommend a rifle in the 1000 to 1200 feet per second range. There are several on the market at around 100.00 and less. But if you're just trying to keep squirrels away from your bird feeder this should do just fine....Hope this helps...J Yes, but I wouldn't try to shoot one at ranges farther than about 15 or 20 yards away because power would be a little on the weak side out to there. At 25 to 30 feet away you should get a clean kill with a good head shot. For general hunting purposes for squirrels this would not be my first choice because a pistols velocity and accuracy are for close range. For hunting squirrels I would recommend a rifle in the 1000 to 1200 feet per second range. There are several on the market at around 100.00 and less. But if you're just trying to keep squirrels away from your bird feeder this should do... » Read More Yes, but I wouldn't try to shoot one at ranges farther than about 15 or 20 yards away because power would be a little on the weak side out to there. At 25 to 30 feet away you should get a clean kill with a good head shot. For general hunting purposes for squirrels this would not be my first choice because a pistols velocity and accuracy are for close range. For hunting squirrels I would recommend a rifle in the 1000 to 1200 feet per second range. There are several on the market at around 100.00 and less. But if you're just trying to keep squirrels away from your bird feeder this should do just fine....Hope this helps...J « Show Less
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These pellet guns will kill a man let alone a rabbit. I had a shot with Crossman express pellets go through a bird from the rump to the neck. The pellet traveled a full 5 inches through that bird. I carry mine when I hike, in case a run into a mountain lion. Anything over 1100 fps is faster than the speed of sound, so you get a sonic boom with the prioritized ammo. I used heavy grain lead pellets which drop my shots below the speed of sound - then it sounds like a regular bb gun. That said these weapons are still more powerful than anything I had as a kid, and as I said they will kill you. Note, the brain shot on a rabbit is between the eye and the ear. You hit a rabbit there and they die every time.
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I own 2 scoped RWS 34 T06 .177's sighted in at 25 yrds. (measured) for nuisance pest (limited to squirrels/rabbits/birds) elimination around my farm. The rifle is capable of much longer distances but to quickly and humanely dispatch these pests with a 1 shot 1 kill head shot I keep the range to 25 yrds. & under. Air rifle hunters, particularly with .177's, need to be able to consistently group pellets within a 1/2" circle (which is about the vital organ area) at 25-30 yrds. for humane kills. The last thing you want is a wounded animal suffering a long and painful death or running off and dying in your neighbors yard because of a misplaced shot. I own 2 scoped RWS 34 T06 .177's sighted in at 25 yrds. (measured) for nuisance pest (limited to squirrels/rabbits/birds) elimination around my farm. The rifle is capable of much longer distances but to quickly and humanely dispatch these pests with a 1 shot 1 kill head shot I keep the range to 25 yrds. & under. Air rifle hunters, particularly with .177's, need to be able to consistently group pellets within a 1/2" circle (which is about the vital organ area) at 25-30 yrds. for humane kills. The last thing you want is a wounded animal suffering a long and painful death or running off... » Read More I own 2 scoped RWS 34 T06 .177's sighted in at 25 yrds. (measured) for nuisance pest (limited to squirrels/rabbits/birds) elimination around my farm. The rifle is capable of much longer distances but to quickly and humanely dispatch these pests with a 1 shot 1 kill head shot I keep the range to 25 yrds. & under. Air rifle hunters, particularly with .177's, need to be able to consistently group pellets within a 1/2" circle (which is about the vital organ area) at 25-30 yrds. for humane kills. The last thing you want is a wounded animal suffering a long and painful death or running off and dying in your neighbors yard because of a misplaced shot. « Show Less
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These pellet guns will kill a man let alone a rabbit. I had a shot with Crossman express pellets go through a bird from the rump to the neck. The pellet traveled a full 5 inches through that bird. I carry mine when I hike, in case a run into a mountain lion. Anything over 1100 fps is faster than the speed of sound, so you get a sonic boom with the prioritized ammo. I used heavy grain lead pellets which drop my shots below the speed of sound - then it sounds like a regular bb gun. That said these weapons are still more powerful than anything I had as a kid, and as I said they will kill you. Note, the brain shot on a rabbit is between the eye and the ear. You hit a rabbit there and they die every time. These pellet guns will kill a man let alone a rabbit. I had a shot with Crossman express pellets go through a bird from the rump to the neck. The pellet traveled a full 5 inches through that bird. I carry mine when I hike, in case a run into a mountain lion. Anything over 1100 fps is faster than the speed of sound, so you get a sonic boom with the prioritized ammo. I used heavy grain lead pellets which drop my shots below the speed of sound - then it sounds like a regular bb gun. That said these weapons are still more powerful than anything I had as a kid, and as I said they will kill you.... » Read More These pellet guns will kill a man let alone a rabbit. I had a shot with Crossman express pellets go through a bird from the rump to the neck. The pellet traveled a full 5 inches through that bird. I carry mine when I hike, in case a run into a mountain lion. Anything over 1100 fps is faster than the speed of sound, so you get a sonic boom with the prioritized ammo. I used heavy grain lead pellets which drop my shots below the speed of sound - then it sounds like a regular bb gun. That said these weapons are still more powerful than anything I had as a kid, and as I said they will kill you. Note, the brain shot on a rabbit is between the eye and the ear. You hit a rabbit there and they die every time. « Show Less
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Yeah I shoot my Gamo silent cat all the time. Maybe switch out the end from push button to the one you grab to turn on.