Re: Pellet rifle guys
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02/09/24 01:02 PM
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AirportTrapper
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I use alot of the 21g Barracudas by h&n
If it makes a track on this earth , I can catch it.
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Re: Pellet rifle guys
[Re: AirportTrapper]
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02/09/24 01:17 PM
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silkyplainscoyot
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I use alot of the 21g Barracudas by h&n If doing control work, I would go with the above mentioned. If shooting inside of buildings get the above in a hollow point.
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Re: Pellet rifle guys
[Re: warrior]
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02/09/24 01:51 PM
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Gary Benson
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For inside work how do you guys deal with the risk of over pentration and possible damage to structure. My girlfriend complains about that all the time.
Life ain't supposed to be easy.
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Re: Pellet rifle guys
[Re: Gary Benson]
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02/09/24 02:44 PM
02/09/24 02:44 PM
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I shot a lot of raccoons with Beaman Silver Arrow pellets. I don't recall the weight and don't know if they are still available. For inside work how do you guys deal with the risk of over penetration and possible damage to structure. Shot angle, is the best way. You need to fit flat, and having the body behind the head is ideal.
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Re: Pellet rifle guys
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#8072845
02/09/24 03:33 PM
02/09/24 03:33 PM
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I turn the gun down , most times the pellet stays in the bird. I do alot of pigeons in hangar work.
If it makes a track on this earth , I can catch it.
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Re: Pellet rifle guys
[Re: Gary Benson]
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02/09/24 05:39 PM
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Ridge Runner1960
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For inside work how do you guys deal with the risk of over pentration and possible damage to structure. My girlfriend complains about that all the time. legend in his own mind!
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Re: Pellet rifle guys
[Re: JEckman]
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02/09/24 06:02 PM
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warrior
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Do they make a shorter strong enough for dispatching pellet gun comparable to a cricket 22? Marauder woods walker comes to mind and there are other makes as well but nothing you would consider a holsterable much less pocketable pistol.
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Re: Pellet rifle guys
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02/09/24 06:04 PM
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seniortrap
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I watched a trapper video the other day of a guy using a pellet gun for dispatching coon. He traps like 1000 or more a season.
His claim its not a problem with law enforcement as its in the back of this pickup. A head shot and remove the animal.
He's using the trap that catches their foot down in.
The rifle was a spring cocking version.
Last edited by seniortrap; 02/09/24 06:05 PM.
Vietnam--1967 46th. Const./Combat Engineers
"Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction." "After the first shot, all plans go out the window!"
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Re: Pellet rifle guys
[Re: gcs]
#8073031
02/09/24 07:42 PM
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Wolfdog91
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So some stuff. Now slugs are kinda a new thing and they work about different then pellets . There not 100% non interchange but their also not 100% interchangeable. Honestly if you not going to be pissing the long range air gun hunting game I don't see too much point then them when you have speciality pellets like the HADES.
Also remember when it comes to springers or nitro positions DO NOT SHOOT THEM LIKE A REGULAR RIFLE. They have a double recoil and at harmonic nightmares they generally WILL NOT generally shoot well if you try to shoot them as you wouldn't anything else. Ive had a lot of guys in ox me saying how they couldn't keep anything in a group smaller then a pie plate @ 25 yd . 9/10 times their tying to shoot it like a regular gunAlso they will break scopes that are not air gun rated ..I'm not joking. If your $700 leupold isn't airgun rated a $100 springers will break it usually before you get though a tin of pellets.
Personally I'd go with a PCP their stupid Cheap now days
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Re: Pellet rifle guys
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02/09/24 09:29 PM
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AirportTrapper
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Its not a kids game now, It's pretty expensive. buying a new gun,$1400, new scope $450, then you need a tank you can fill the pcp guns with looks like another $500. lets try some ammo $15-$20 a tin. cost more than most of my powder burning guns. I have a couple jobs I need to get done, cost is going up. Little lone insurance. You can go cheaper but I hate Amazon, and the Swiss make good quality equipment.
wws I've got $600 in my complete setup
If it makes a track on this earth , I can catch it.
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Re: Pellet rifle guys
[Re: gcs]
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02/09/24 10:02 PM
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Posts: 226 southern Indiana
blackoak
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I have about 450 bucks in my 22 cal. PCP gun. It is a cheaper Beeman gun. I think I got the gun and the hand pump air pump for around 300$ and I put a 150$ Hammers air rifle scope on it. I can shoot 1" groups at 25 yards off a bench most of the time shooting Crosman Premire hollow point pellets. I'm sure the gun is more accurate than I am. Hand pumping it up to 3000 psi can be hard especially if you are a fat, out-of-shape, a pack of smokes a day guy like me. I got it at Pyramid Air online.
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Re: Pellet rifle guys
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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02/09/24 10:09 PM
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blackoak
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So some stuff. Now slugs are kinda a new thing and they work about different then pellets . There not 100% non interchange but their also not 100% interchangeable. Honestly if you not going to be pissing the long range air gun hunting game I don't see too much point then them when you have speciality pellets like the HADES.
Also remember when it comes to springers or nitro positions DO NOT SHOOT THEM LIKE A REGULAR RIFLE. They have a double recoil and at harmonic nightmares they generally WILL NOT generally shoot well if you try to shoot them as you wouldn't anything else. Ive had a lot of guys in ox me saying how they couldn't keep anything in a group smaller then a pie plate @ 25 yd . 9/10 times their tying to shoot it like a regular gunAlso they will break scopes that are not air gun rated ..I'm not joking. If your $700 leupold isn't airgun rated a $100 springers will break it usually before you get though a tin of pellets.
Personally I'd go with a PCP their stupid
Good thing it is a 700$ Leupold scope. They will fix it for you if it breaks!!
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