I have a old BSA 22 cal pellet rifle its nice and quiet for here in town but if i see ole pusyykitty out in the field he's lible to have anything from a .17 hrm to 45-70 thrown in its direction.read a while back they kill more than a million songbirds a yr here in Missouri. time to do some serious thinning. I come home at night and theres prob 20 cats in 2 bloc area all out in the street . got 5 live traps baited in the back a the truck tonight little tuna juice down the drive way for a trailing scent they dont want to bring out the trapper in me LOL But it did seam like season closed to soon this yr. RayA