Ok, I've heard of people using BB Guns for pest control and small game hunting. Now I have an old, and I mean 1980's or so old BB Gun. Last week I found out this gun would not work so well for this. The mail man stopped at my house with a squirrel that was ran over. He found the thing crawling with his front legs across the street (his back half was ran over), and picked it up and brought it over. He did not want to see it suffer and thought I could help. So I dug out the old BB gun and though no problem, a few pumps of the gun and a bb to the head and it would be over. Well, I was wrong. The BB's and a few flat pellets would not manage to do more then get stuck in the fur. We ended up having to dispatch him another way.
So I was thinking this weekend that it may be time to upgrade the old BB gun. I did some searching around amazon.com and found this one. Amazon.com: GAMO Varmint Hunter Air Rifle with 4X32 Scope, Laser, Light and PBA Ammunition (.177 Caliber): Sports & Outdoors But never heard of that brand before. I had actually found this one first Amazon.com: Crosman Air Rifle TAC1-Extreme Kit .177 Rifle Scope Case Pellets Md: CT1K77XKT: Sports & Outdoors But thought it was more in the looks department and less in the power department.
So what are some recomendations from OBC'ers? No real serious hunting, just some pest control and target practice when I get some land. Something that will actually do the job if something like the story above happens agian.
So I was thinking this weekend that it may be time to upgrade the old BB gun. I did some searching around amazon.com and found this one. Amazon.com: GAMO Varmint Hunter Air Rifle with 4X32 Scope, Laser, Light and PBA Ammunition (.177 Caliber): Sports & Outdoors But never heard of that brand before. I had actually found this one first Amazon.com: Crosman Air Rifle TAC1-Extreme Kit .177 Rifle Scope Case Pellets Md: CT1K77XKT: Sports & Outdoors But thought it was more in the looks department and less in the power department.
So what are some recomendations from OBC'ers? No real serious hunting, just some pest control and target practice when I get some land. Something that will actually do the job if something like the story above happens agian.