Killing a Squirrel : BB or Pellet Gun?
 

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RE: Killing a Squirrel : BB or Pellet Gun?
 

My personal favorite is a howitzer, followed by naval gunfire........


I have killed many of squirrels with both, very effectively, though Pellets are most likely goingto work better since there are many out there specifically for hunting. Hollow points and such.

RE: Killing a Squirrel : BB or Pellet Gun?
 

Lol

well by personal experience, the pellet gun would be more accurate, the bb gun will still be accurate but at shorter ranges unless lead bb's (if they exist) are used, this basicly comes down to the rifling on the gun where lead pellets and bb's will becom rifled, steel bb's will not be effected by the rifling on the gun due to their size.


choice is yours man, may i ask if it will be a sping-piston, pump up, or pcp pellet/bb gun?

RE: Killing a Squirrel : BB or Pellet Gun?
 

I've had some heroic squirrelsgo pretty farafter being shot point blank in the chest with a BB gun. Nothing like having your neighbors watch as a mortally wounded squirrel half runs half crawls across the street bleeding everywhere.


I never thought I'd have to consider something "not enough gun" for a squirrel but I'd go with pellets.

.22 short is what I use now.

RE: Killing a Squirrel : BB or Pellet Gun?
 

I prefer my 12 gauge number 8's or .22 LR. My .270 also works... ;)

RE: Killing a Squirrel : BB or Pellet Gun?
 

A BB gun is more effective against Squirrels. I use to shoot my pellet gun at Squirrels all the time and it just bounced right off them. A BB gun is more powerful, use that.

RE: Killing a Squirrel : BB or Pellet Gun?
 

It depends on what model of pellet/BB gun you're comparing . I have seen BB guns could easily kill a squirrel,but they're not very effective at long ranges and not very accurate. What is themodel of the pellet gun you own?

For squirrel hunting, I would have tochoose my powerline pellet gun. Fast and accurate.

RE: Killing a Squirrel : BB or Pellet Gun?
 

Oh. Mine was some cheap M-16 model pellet gun. Not that strong. i never owned a powerful pellet gun, and I don't really hunt with my rifle pellet gun, i bowhunt.

RE: Killing a Squirrel : BB or Pellet Gun?
 

What the hell are you talking about?

A pellet beats a BB in every category; accuracy, power, penetration, you name it.

RE: Killing a Squirrel : BB or Pellet Gun?
 

Im sorry, I thought you guys were talking about a damn plastic pellet.

RE: Killing a Squirrel : BB or Pellet Gun?
 

GAMO 4TW!!

now that u have done your research, have a deeper look into pellet guns, what kind do you want ? Pre-Charged pneumatic? pump up or spring piston?

we cant just tell you what you want, its your choice, plus i have no idea what guns are available to you.

AirArms
GamoUSA
AirForce

are all great well known brands and would more than surfice your needs to my knowledge.

http://www.pyramydair.com/cgi-bin/model.pl?model_id=379

is a personal favourite of mine, but everyone has thier own opinion.

RE: Killing a Squirrel : BB or Pellet Gun?
 

Remington Airmaster 77. Cheap and effective.

RE: Killing a Squirrel : BB or Pellet Gun?
 

My springer with a 4 grain lead pellet will get a pass through on a steel can at 25-30 yards, I don't know of many bb guns that can do that.

RE: Killing a Squirrel : BB or Pellet Gun?
 

4 grains!??! Never use something that light to hunt with!!!!Plenty of bb guns. Wait, steel bucket or oil drum, or like a soup can? And it's a pellet gun if it shoots pellets.
BTW, mini-coaxial homemade guns can get 1000 fps out of a plastic pellet, at short range that will kill a squirrel.

If you look at the date of the op and the responses you will see this threat is 17 years old.