1SOW
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I have a pear tree that the squirrels 'strip' of pears every year.
I bought a cheap pump-up Daisy BB-gun that shoots both bbs or pellets at about 600'sec.
I've shot and killed 35 squirrels so far this year using both BBs and lead pellets. I've only had about three maybe four "dead when they hit the ground' experiences. All four were head shots. Maybe one of these was with steel BBs. The others fell to the ground but needed a second or third shot to kill. Most were shot with BBs.
I suspect I would have no or very few kills if the gun only developed 200-300 FPS 'bullet speed'. I usually aim at the upper chest to allow some margin of error for me and the gun.
1. You can believe this or not
2. You can trade in your 'Red Rider' with 300 fps, or not
3 You can switch to all lead pellets or not
This is what I experienced. It's information you may or may not value. I can't prove, document or show any pictures, but NEXT summer I may get to eat pears.
I bought a cheap pump-up Daisy BB-gun that shoots both bbs or pellets at about 600'sec.
I've shot and killed 35 squirrels so far this year using both BBs and lead pellets. I've only had about three maybe four "dead when they hit the ground' experiences. All four were head shots. Maybe one of these was with steel BBs. The others fell to the ground but needed a second or third shot to kill. Most were shot with BBs.
I suspect I would have no or very few kills if the gun only developed 200-300 FPS 'bullet speed'. I usually aim at the upper chest to allow some margin of error for me and the gun.
1. You can believe this or not
2. You can trade in your 'Red Rider' with 300 fps, or not
3 You can switch to all lead pellets or not
This is what I experienced. It's information you may or may not value. I can't prove, document or show any pictures, but NEXT summer I may get to eat pears.
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