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My wife wants me to buy her an air pistol for her birthday coming up in 2 weeks. She wants this for pest control as we have rabbits eating up our garden. We live in a semirural location at the edge of a town and the backyard consists of a creek backup up by woods and a cornfield, and the shots will be downhill into the ground, so its fairly safe to shoot off the back patio, but we do have neighbors so some discretion is necessary.
We've been popping pests (rabbits and woodchucks) with a bolt action .22 shooting CB caps, as its quite a bit more powerful than alot of airrifles and quieter also. I'm also having a hard time locating a decent air pistol that has enough power for rabbits- its seems that most of the really well made pistols are low velocity target guns.
Now for my line of thinking: would a revolver shooting CB caps be quieter than a high powered air pistol shooting pellets?
Is it safe to shoot CB cpas in a revolver such as a Single Six?
I'm leaning towards a Single Six because its the revolver I learned on when I was a kid, and I saw one in a shop today that seemed to have smaller grips than what I remember that should fit my wife's hands pretty well. The only thing I'm concerned about is the sights- a notch in the rear of the frame and a front blade- not sure if the front blade is driftable for adjustment.
They also had another model I think it was called a 'Super Single Six' which looked the the gun I grew up with- bigger grips, longer barrel, and adjustable sights. Maybe I'll have to take her to the shop to see which one she likes if at all.
We've been popping pests (rabbits and woodchucks) with a bolt action .22 shooting CB caps, as its quite a bit more powerful than alot of airrifles and quieter also. I'm also having a hard time locating a decent air pistol that has enough power for rabbits- its seems that most of the really well made pistols are low velocity target guns.
Now for my line of thinking: would a revolver shooting CB caps be quieter than a high powered air pistol shooting pellets?
Is it safe to shoot CB cpas in a revolver such as a Single Six?
I'm leaning towards a Single Six because its the revolver I learned on when I was a kid, and I saw one in a shop today that seemed to have smaller grips than what I remember that should fit my wife's hands pretty well. The only thing I'm concerned about is the sights- a notch in the rear of the frame and a front blade- not sure if the front blade is driftable for adjustment.
They also had another model I think it was called a 'Super Single Six' which looked the the gun I grew up with- bigger grips, longer barrel, and adjustable sights. Maybe I'll have to take her to the shop to see which one she likes if at all.