Hunting Squirrels With an Air Rifle?
10-13-2007, 07:31 AM
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RE: Hunting Squirrels With an Air Rifle?
Use wadcutter pellets at close range, points at longer range, and ALWAYS go for the brain. If you can get them, Predator Polymags are amazing hunting pellets.
Squirrels are tough little critters, don't be surprised if at least one out of your bag limitrequires a second shot.
Squirrels are tough little critters, don't be surprised if at least one out of your bag limitrequires a second shot.
10-14-2007, 09:02 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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RE: Hunting Squirrels With an Air Rifle?
i hunt alot with airrifles i hunt coons with them, pest birds with them, crows and squirrels with them. your airgun is probably a little week. but if you can get about 15 or so yards from a squirrel and make a head shot it would probably do the job. but if you really want to hunt with air rifles go to www.gamo.com or www.gamoairguns.com
10-15-2007, 04:37 PM
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Typical Buck
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RE: Hunting Squirrels With an Air Rifle?
Have hunted everything from birds, frogs, and squirrels to rabbits, coons, and this past weekend back yard ground hogs with my RWS. It fires that pellet at a pretty fast speed, close to 1200 fps. Took the ground hog this weekend from about 18 yds away. head shot. killed instantly. I wouldn't recommend taking shots any farther than 20yds
10-26-2007, 08:02 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Location: Tennessee
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RE: Hunting Squirrels With an Air Rifle?
The 2100 is a great squirrel gun, heck I've killed them w/a Crossman 760. Try some Crow Magnum pellets. WONDERFUL huntin' pellet. I've killed them w/several different types but nothing expands like those do. Most other pellets I would only take head shots but I'm not afraid to take a lung shot w/those.
10-30-2007, 10:56 AM
#10
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: USA
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RE: Hunting Squirrels With an Air Rifle?
I am looking to get an air rifle just to do some shooting around my yard. I am curious how much room you need. If I were to get a medium power one. It is fairly wooded, so what do you guys think is enough room. Thanks for the help