Air Rifles
- Thread starter Shawn
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Tacoma
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- far enough away
I mean to say, no shooting .22's at pests in Shawn's yard, which is in relatively close proximity to many humans, which present a clear risk for accidental injuries directly related to firearms, proximity, and discharge of the aforementioned firearms... and stuff.
So there. Bring me some ICE CREAM!!!!
So there. Bring me some ICE CREAM!!!!
Tacoma
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- far enough away
BUT...where's the fun in that?
You poke them with pencils when they're caught. It's hilarious!
BUT...where's the fun in that?
Guess I left out the part about what you do with them after you catch them.
As far as danger to other's saftey, the kiondof pellet gun he is looking for isn't really any safer than a .22 short. It's just not illegal to shoot because it isn't a FIREarm
Doesnt that depend on what city you are in? I know a few cities that consider pellet guns, airsoft, bows, etc all as firearms.
Some allow it, some dont, some require notification before use...
Tacoma
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I totally agree with everything already posted in this awesome thread. To the max.
yep... Here is the link to the Sandy City code
http://webserv.sandy.utah.gov/sandycode/criminal/Chapter 9/7-9-9.html
"Firearms" means pistols, revolvers, sawed-off shotguns, or sawed-off rifles, and/or any device that could be used as a weapon from which is expelled a projectile by any force, regardless of whether the motive force by which the projectile is expelled is air, gun-powder, a chemical combination, gas or any other element.
Tacoma
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- far enough away
- Location
- West Bountiful, UT
Racoon are pretty tough, tenacious animals. A big boar will go over 30 lb's, too. That's getting into "big game" territory for an air rifle. With any of the cheap Wally world .177 calibers like the Gamo or Crossman, you'll be limited to head shots only if you want a clean kill. And I'd limit the range to less than 20 yards too - 10 yards much mo betta. 'Coon have pretty tough skulls.
All that said... I've killed a dozen or so with my Beeman R9 .20 caliber, using 14 gr. Crosman Premiere's at about 850 fps. All were under 15 yards, and shot cleanly between the eyeball and the ear.
Traps are by far the most effective way to deal with racoon though. I'd much rather use a conibear in a bucket set and kill them outright than deal with trying to get them into a box trap and catch them alive though.
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All that said... I've killed a dozen or so with my Beeman R9 .20 caliber, using 14 gr. Crosman Premiere's at about 850 fps. All were under 15 yards, and shot cleanly between the eyeball and the ear.
Traps are by far the most effective way to deal with racoon though. I'd much rather use a conibear in a bucket set and kill them outright than deal with trying to get them into a box trap and catch them alive though.
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ID Bronco
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- Idaho Falls, ID
Please tell me how this is achieved, with pics please
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someone mentioned them, soooo.......
FREAKIN" RAKINS!!!
FREAKIN" RAKINS!!!
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- Grantsville, Utah
You can use CB caps in a regular .22 rimfire. I've shot some through a 10/22 and it was just as loud as the airgun we were shooting at the same time.