co2 shotgun and pest birds?
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Bud Tugly
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Why not just use a pellet rifle or even a BB gun?
RevolvingGarbage
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I know Gamo makes a break barrel air gun with a smooth bore .22 barrel that can take special "shells" filled with your choice of birdshot, is that what you are talking about?
I havent seen one that uses Co2.
I havent seen one that uses Co2.
JImbothefiveth
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I think it launches 9 #12 pellets. Not an effective killer.
Bud Tugly
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You probably also need to check your local regulations. If you're in a town it may be illegal to fire even an air rifle.
My brother-in-law and sister live in a small town and have a swimming pool with large trees near it. Starlings were making a mess of the pool but there was an ordinance against firing any type of gun within the city limits.
He went to the chief of police and explained the situation. The chief gave him a special permit to use a pellet rifle for pest eradication, so now he can do it legally.
I've used .22 shot shells on small birds, but their range is very limited (maybe 25-30 feet for reliable kills).
My brother-in-law and sister live in a small town and have a swimming pool with large trees near it. Starlings were making a mess of the pool but there was an ordinance against firing any type of gun within the city limits.
He went to the chief of police and explained the situation. The chief gave him a special permit to use a pellet rifle for pest eradication, so now he can do it legally.
I've used .22 shot shells on small birds, but their range is very limited (maybe 25-30 feet for reliable kills).
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RevolvingGarbage
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As far as efftiveness goes, I would tend to disagree. Ive used a load of 8-9 #7 birdshot in my dinky $30 crosman pump bb rifle to take down small birds at <20 feet. I would think the high velocity and larger bore of the break barrel would make for even better range than that.
rcmodel
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mgkdrgn
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Ya might want to be careful there. Some of those "pest" birds are migratory, which makes them federally protected. You might find yourself in a world of stink.
RevolvingGarbage
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rcmodel,
Good to see some actual test results. Im very disappointed in that performance. Just by stuffing bathroom tissue and a bit of shot down the barrel of my old 760 Pumpmaster I managed better patterns and certainly better velocity than that Gamo is capable of.
Good to see some actual test results. Im very disappointed in that performance. Just by stuffing bathroom tissue and a bit of shot down the barrel of my old 760 Pumpmaster I managed better patterns and certainly better velocity than that Gamo is capable of.
starlings protected? no. no limit. they're non-native, just like the english sparrow you can kill them to your heart's content. As to city limits, no but there may be a law about discharging a firearm within 100 years of another residence. I can't substantiate it, but it's reasonable.
the area we're having trouble with is in a not exactly town. no ordinances, only that which applies to county. not that when I lived in town I did't occasionally discharge my air rifle to deal with starlings or the neighbor's retarded akita. bees and wasps?
.22 shotshells. did shoot a gigantic bee (size of my thumb) with a .17 benjamin pistol that doesn't make good pressure. knocked it's head clean off, pellet ricocheted.
the shotgun I speak of is the crosman 1100 trapmaster.
the area we're having trouble with is in a not exactly town. no ordinances, only that which applies to county. not that when I lived in town I did't occasionally discharge my air rifle to deal with starlings or the neighbor's retarded akita. bees and wasps?
.22 shotshells. did shoot a gigantic bee (size of my thumb) with a .17 benjamin pistol that doesn't make good pressure. knocked it's head clean off, pellet ricocheted.
the shotgun I speak of is the crosman 1100 trapmaster.
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