Thanks for the explanation HK.
You have a pretty good arsenal of weapons to choose from there. 16 going on 17 - yeah, not really a kid are you?
Those Chippers can be a nuisance at times. I have some living under the back porch and they get into the garage sometimes and raid the bird feed sacks. It doesn't happen unless I leave the door open too long when I'm working out there. I haven't had to shoot any of them yet - but I will if they get too numerous and start damaging things. My wife loves to watch them stuffing their cheeks under the bird feeders.
Good luck with the pellet rifle.