A Hunting Air Rifle?

[midland man]

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ruger-Air...fault&beacon_version=1.0.1&findingMethod=p13n and I found this cheaper at Walmart!

 

[AJumbo]

When I was a good bit younger, I had a .177 Crosman 7600 that killed a truckload of Arizona cottontails and about as many quail and dove, plus a stinkload of pigeons. I used whatever pellets I could find and very rarely lost game if I didn't push past the capabilities of the rifle, projectile, or the shooter. I kept my shots under 20 yards for bunnies and always tried for a head shot. About that time I acquired a Crosman pump-up pistol; using Beeman Superdome pellets, I could swat a quail at 15 yards depend on not losing a wounded bird.

A friend loaned me his Benjamin .22, and it was a revelation. I used it at slightly longer ranges than I had the .177, and it slapped rabbits down in their tracks, even with a heart/lung shot. It didn't seem to ruin too much quail or dove meat, either. I had to give the rifle back, and have always had a .22 air rifle on my ''Someday" list. "Someday" hasn't come yet.

If I was buying an air rifle to hunt with, I'd get a good springer or nitro rifle in .22, put a good scope on it, and call it good. A .177 will kill just about anything the OP wants to kill, PROVIDED HE GETS HEAD SHOTS. You can't always count on this.

 

[Kookla]

Years back, I used a Crosman 2100 to great effect on squirrels. Most of my shots were within 20 yards. I used crosman wadcutters and took only head shots.

I remember the first time I used a benjamin 392 on a squirrel- head shot like above, but with much greater effect.