Air Rifle for squirrel hunting ??????
#5
RWS, Diana, Gamo, Benjamin, etc,... all are good more higher powered air rifles. They get high feet-per-second with only one pump.
My favorite squirrel killer of all time is still the 880 Daisy bb/pellet gun. I've killed all kinds of birds, chipmunks, squirrels, a few rabbits and grouse with them. Very accurate too.
iSnipe
My favorite squirrel killer of all time is still the 880 Daisy bb/pellet gun. I've killed all kinds of birds, chipmunks, squirrels, a few rabbits and grouse with them. Very accurate too.
iSnipe
#8
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 48
Any good air rifle will be very effective on squirrels. I killed plenty growing up with a plain pump Crosman and iron sights. Air rifles have come a loooong way in the 30 years since. I would have to think that my old bb guns would be considered crap today..
Maybe someone in the know can answer another question that this brings up. For what possible reason are people buying these four and five hundred dollar airguns?
You can buy a 10/22, put a $100 scope on and accessorize it for less than some of these new airguns cost. I just don't get it...
Maybe someone in the know can answer another question that this brings up. For what possible reason are people buying these four and five hundred dollar airguns?
You can buy a 10/22, put a $100 scope on and accessorize it for less than some of these new airguns cost. I just don't get it...
#9
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 96
Enjoyment
I guess for the pure enjoyment people spend a lot of money to get the best on the market. I love to shoot pellets at squirrels and prefer the .22 caliber over the .177 for killing power. I would definitely spend what I could afford.
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Polk City, FL
Posts: 232
There's also quite a few who shoot in competition. My Dad used to be the instructor for a High School air-gun team. Like any thing else, if it's your hobby, most people want the best they can afford. There are some extreme examples of air-guns in .45 caliber that will take down large game!