The Property Manager of my condominium suggested I get a pellet gun to shoot troublesome squirrel. What would be best for a small 78-year old woman?
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This is a powerful gun and requires cartridges. It would not kill a squirrel but injure it and cause pain unless you hit in the head or an organ which would be very difficult to do. The squirrel must have a food source. Remove the food source and it shouldn't bother you any more. If you are feeding birds get a squirrel free feeder and watch the entertainment of squirrels trying to get in it.
449955
THis is not a very powerful pistol, not accurate enough or powerful enough to kill squirrels reliably. OTOH its powerful enough to do property damage or put someone's eye out. E.g. you must use a lot of care even with low powered air guns. To shoot squirrels with a high chance of hitting them in a lethal spot and with enough power you need a spring piston air rifle, at the least. BTW its illegal to shoot squirrels with air guns in many states.
449956
This air pistol will only shoot crossman pellets and uses co2 cartridges like crazy. I use it to scare off birds that use my sidewalk and autos for target practice. Because of all the cons with this pistol I would not buy it again! There's got to be a better air pistol out there.
1576543
My air rifle has 1200 ft. Per second velocity. With that it's deadly to squirrels.
1508181
Yes and no.....think about it...circumstance, opportunity,distance, experience, ...........You can kill a squirrel with a sling shot if you are so Inclined ......Gamo armor .177 or .22 are a piercing advantage hunting load, that is one opinion, search always , for a second and 3rd opinion as there are major variables Involved with the answering of your question, again yes and no ...........'happy hunting, be safe be well ' ( Joe Friday, I drive car 54 )
1903213
No, I don't think it would kill a squirrel. Not enough power behind the shot.
2061839
Personally, I think it would be very good on that rifle. It's a clean, simple reticle and the center dot would be fine enough for squirrels out to 50 and target out to 100. The illumination of the center dot would also be helpful in dark woods. I recommend getting a good mount, and as light a mount as possible.I recommend the AeroPrecision extended mount. It is only 3 ounces. if you are patient can probably find one for 60-70$.Hope this helps.
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Just like with any small calibre firearm or bow shot placement is key. If you can place a kill shot on the rabbit i believe it will get the job done. If you're looking for a sure thing then i would recommend a .22 calibre gun. i believe the hornet is sold as .22, but i was unable to find it on amazon. hope this help you.
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good question...... I really do not know.......just tried it. no squirrels.. too bad. looks like you can just load pellet and shoot. it may shoot pellet and bb at same time, but no bad effect . thx fstedd
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I have not, and would not use a revolver like this for squirrel. It would be far better and more responsible to use a rifle or other more suitable pellet gun for this. This is a fine revolver in my opinion but not powerful enough to reliably and humanely kill even relatively small animals.
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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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I never had the opportunity to shoot the .25 but with the .22 I killed 3 squirrels with single shots to the chest with 14.3 grain crosman premier hollow points. For coons I would probably go with 18 grain JSB.
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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.
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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Buy it!! Squirrels Rabbits even a crow .I have had mine for about 2 years great 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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NO! This pistol only makes around 2 foot pounds of muzzle energy. Minimum recommended energy for hunting squirrels and small pests is at least 12. If you were to shoot a skunk with this, all you would do is wound it and make it angry. If you're wanting to take down a skunk, get some thing in at least a .22 caliber that shoots at least 750 fps. That will put you at around 18 foot pounds which with a good head shot will easily take a skunk.
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Ehh I'd wait til he/she was 14-16 Its pretty heavy (i use a rest usually and im 24yrs old 6'2 180lbs) There is a little bit of recoil which could scare them. its a bit noisy If u don't use heavy pellets (can break the sound barrier creating a sonic boom) and the piston action is tough to actuate. even after its broken in after 100 shots or so. Plus it has enough muzzle energy to kill or maim animals easily. I'd stay with a multipump or lever action bb gun til he/she is older. I actually have a 20$ one from Walmart that's fun as heck and just the right fit for a 12 year old. Get 500 BBS and some tin cans and its fun for hours for dirt cheap. This gun is for doing work on vermin or shooting tacks at 50 feet.
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Well this pellets worked best on my rifle that hit around 1100 fps ..my 850 fps one didn't do good on target it would go off ...the more fps in the better ..the Orange plastic gets stuck to the target while the middle pellet keeps going I got 2 squirrels with one .