I've had situations that squirrels were on tree branches three feet above me and birds five feet on the ground. Commonly, you are correct that typically an animal will flee before that distance is reached, however, not always. As stated above, you never know the odd situations someone may find themselves in. I've even found possums that were sleeping. Additionally, I by no means asked will a 200fps to 400fps pistol is capable of a clean humane kill within that range, I asked opinions of It's effectiveness. Whether the animal is already injured too badly to move, indoor pest control, or the animal could even be trapped, allowing much more than five feet. I think if you focus on what exactly is being asked instead of twisting my topic into what it seems, it would be a lot more cooperative. And yet I still don't understand why someone enjoys being rude in someones' topic when they have no intentions of helping. This is a free forum and none of us are paid to respond. Than start to wonder to whom the real trolls are. Again, if you have no intentions of helping or trying to help, just don't respond. Being rude won't make anything better.