General Geoff
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I know the use of these is not recommended for much, but it seems there's a critter who just migrated to living within the wall between my bedroom and the adjacent room (bathroom), and he's making very annoying scratching noises randomly. The only way to get into the wall without tearing out drywall is via the crawlspace (attic). When I find the bugger, I don't want to have to go chasing after him with gloves and such and such, especially not while he's scamping through the wall corridor. If he's thoroughly entrapped (say, between studs in the wall) I should be able to capture him with a bit of food and a standard trap. but I want to be prepared to take him out without him somehow escaping.
I don't want to use a standard .22lr round because it could conceivably do some damage to the studs or other materials. So this leaves me with the choice of a .22lr shotshell, or a .22lr super colibri (primer only). Which would you recommend for a small rodent at a range of 5 feet or less? The gun I'll use is a ruger mark III 22/45 (6.5" bbl) if it makes a difference. I know that the use of either of these rounds probably won't cycle the action and thus I'll have a manual repeater.
I don't want to use a standard .22lr round because it could conceivably do some damage to the studs or other materials. So this leaves me with the choice of a .22lr shotshell, or a .22lr super colibri (primer only). Which would you recommend for a small rodent at a range of 5 feet or less? The gun I'll use is a ruger mark III 22/45 (6.5" bbl) if it makes a difference. I know that the use of either of these rounds probably won't cycle the action and thus I'll have a manual repeater.