Busse Pellet / Air Rifle

idahoskunk

idahoskunk

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ok, this is a lil off topic which is very unusual for me. i need an extremely accurate pellet rifle (50 yrds) to handle a home pest problem in and around my safe and shop. i'm talking 1" or less.

i found rat and starling poop on one of my busse's.

short and serious input needed here. :thumbup:
 
Names that come to mind for me are RWS or Beeman or Sheridan or (maybe) Gamo or Benjamin.

Or you could just use an M1 Carbine: http://rat-hunter.com/
 
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I have a similar problem with a woodpecker, he's killing my house, so PLEASE help! ACCURACY COUNTS, and please reccommend a good scope too. the bird moves too much to try it without! LOL
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I agree that the Barrett would easily be enough gun.
 
Skunk,

I'm sure you already have the required equipment.
A accurate .22 shooting subsonic ammo does the trick for me.

dave
 
i've been using a kimber 17mII but a couple new houses have blocked my fav shooting lanes. believe it or not i don't have an accurate 22, i do have a ruger but its a semi and a bitch to feed shorts.
maybe i should get a bolt or pump that will feed the short subs?
as far as i know a 22 might be the same price as a quality air rifle.
 
idahoskunk said:
ok, this is a lil off topic which is very unusual for me. i need an extremely accurate pellet rifle (50 yrds) to handle a home pest problem in and around my safe and shop. i'm talking 1" or less.

i found rat and starling poop on one of my busse's.

short and serious input needed here. :thumbup:
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Have you ever thought about using a sticky/glue pad? They come in two sizes, small for mice and large for rats. You can buy them at most hardware stores in the pest isle. Mice and rats travel along the edges/borders of rooms/hallways, You'll hardly ever see one out in the open or not close to a wall. They do this because they use their wiskers as a sort of curb detector. Place the sticky/glue pad on the floor pushed up to the wall and, if you want, put a small ball of peanut butter in the middle.

All rats should be lined up and shot. :D ;)
 
If you want a .22 then the only one is the Remington Nylon 66...that thing is the most accurate .22 I ever had! And it shoots shorts!
 
It is really a price question. If you need accuracy, it won't be cheap. Depending on pest size an AirArms TX200, or a Beeman HW77 or 97 or R11 might be sufficient. For large pests, you need something like a Beeman RX2 or a Theoben. A scope would be helpful as well. For the hard hitting spring piston rifles you can not use just any scope, because the double recoil will shake the optics loose.

Visit www.straightshooters.com . You should be finding all the information you need including tested velocities. You can also talk to the folks at www.airgunsofarizona.com (their webpage is not nearly as informative)
 
Gravelface said:
If you want a .22 then the only one is the Remington Nylon 66...that thing is the most accurate .22 I ever had! And it shoots shorts!
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I'll take that bet!:D I have an old NRA Certified Remington Model 34, bolt action, takes ,22 shorts, longs, long rifles. That will blow the wings off your butterfly at 50 yards!:eek: :D :D
 
For a .177 air rifle scope BSA 3-7 X32. It runs around 70 bucks maybe more buts been real good on my Gamo Hunter Extreme. I shoot the new Raptor Pellets out of it. but its a lil pricy a gun at around 450 but its REAL accurate and sends them out around 1600 FPS. After that my dads Winchester air rifle has been a tack driver and 1000 fps.
 
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