"put it out of its misery" gun....

I have used the Super Colibri in a bolt rifle. At 25' it would go through one side of an empty water bottle but not the other. Yes it was quiet. Yes it was tough to tell if it ever exited the barrel. Yes they can stack up if one does not exit the barrel, and because you are unaware, you keep shooting. Yes there is an easy way to clear that funny lead slug out of the barrel. No, I am not going to tell you what it is.
When it is good and cold out, maybe 1 in 3 will exit the barrel. Not that I would ever consider such a preposterous, stupid, inept, dangerous idea, but yes, carrying some extra .22 shorts COULD be a good idea if you are preposterous, stupid, inept, and a danger to yourself.

Edited to add, they may have been the regular Colibri. Yes, they probably would work much better in a handgun.
 
GET THE GUN YOU WANT.....But for dispatching try this......I have a crossman one cock 22 ca, pellet rifle that has the same speed (1,000 ft per second) as a 22 short and makes almost NO noise...OR....Buy SUBSONIC 22 rounds which travel below 750 feet per second...will kill small game and only make a PHTTTT !! sound, OR see the movie 'Shooter' with Mark Wahlberg and learn how to make a silencer out of a 2 litre plastic coke bottle.
 
It is an unpleasant, but sometimes necessary duty. Use a rifle, not a pistol to keep noise down and to be certain you put the bullet where it must go. The best method by far is to use a single-shot .22 rifle of normal to "longish" barrel length loaded with a high velocity .22 Short round and applied by a contact shot to the part of the head containing the brain. That generally means the back half of the head, say from the ears back. It is absolutely essential that you understand anatomy well enough to put that bullet through the brain! There is much of the head where the bullet will not cause an immediately fatal wound, and that is to be avoided. The purpose of this task is to end misery, not compound it. A .22 Short round will have sufficient penetration to humanely kill animals up to 20 pounds or so when used as I described above, but for larger animals you should use a .22 Long Rifle round to be sure of adequate penetration. The very quiet specialty rounds such as the Aquila Colibri or the CCI CB and CB Long should not be used as they may not have enough penetration to do the job cleanly, even on a small animal. One shot should be all it takes, but if you have any doubt applying a second to be sure won't hurt. Remember, the muzzle should be in contact with or within a very few inches of the head. Then wipe and oil the barrel to be sure there is nothing on it before you put it away.
 
A 3' hardwood stick of 1 1/2" diameter swung THRU the target (back of skull) will kill a bigger creeature than you may believe- coons and possums are no trouble at all.
 
I came in here to say don't use the 12 gauge. seriously. I accidentally hit a baby bunny weedeating one day and it gutted the poor thing. So, I wanted to "dispatch" it like you say and I used the 12 guage. Rabit guts flew for a good 25 feet in every direction. I still find rabit guts on the weedeater. It even hit me in the head.
 
Pellet gun will do the trick. My $29.99 Crossman from Wally World has taken several tree rats.

I may up grade to a Benjamin. They do offer a pump pistol that may be perfect for your need.


tjg
 
if you use a gun on small half dead animals, then what do you use on a bear or deer?

i do like to shoot as much as the next guy too.
 
Get a good Beeman or RWS air rifle. 1000+ fps low report and a heck of a lot of fun to boot.
 
I'd use a 22 cal pellet pistol or rifle. Little noise and they work well, get it with a speed of over 500fps if possible
 
Cross bow pistol. Just the twang of the string and you can reuse the bolt.

Or use the shovel and keep digging to fertilize the soil.
 
Use the excuse to get a M1A1 or FAL. :) But make a gas box and finish 'em using your vehicle's exhaust pipe. It's quick, humane, and clean.
 
magneto said:
But what are you going to tell your wife when she asks you is the new gun working good? Lie to her? And then loose her trust? Women are funny about stuff like that. Check your local gun laws and if it is cool to use a .22 cal. buy the coolest one you can find and use it for what you told her you was going to use it for. Then you can tell your wife later that you had your eye on the coolest gun you ever seen and was tempted to buy it knowing you wouldn't use it to dispatch those little critters but did not want to lie or deceive her. Then she will most likely jump in your arms and tell you how proud she is of you and that she loves you so much and if you really like this other gun go ahead and get it. :D And my choice of guns would be a Ruger 10/22. Good luck.
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Youre kidding, right ? :rolleyes:

Buy what ever you want. Smack em with a shovel and then take your new gun to the range or back 40. - - -
 
runningboar said:
The powderless 22s are called Colibris and Super Colibris and are made by a mexican company named Aguila, and are next to worthless, very inacurate and less powerful than a C02 pellet pistol. Which BTW would be an excellant choice, a crosman 2240, 1322 or 1377 as well as some more expensive air pistols would be perfect as well as some inexpensive plinking and target practice.

If it was me I would buy something I wanted and use an axe handle for a coup de grace device. Chris
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Small ax handle will do most of what you need real well.Imo
Randy
 
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