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GraceG

Posted on 01/02/2013 11:18:54 AM PST by GraceG

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To: GraceG

“You’ll shoot your eye out.”

When I was small, my brother shot me in the eye with a BB gun. Had to go to doctor to get BB out. The BB hit the side of my eye (missed the eye proper) and kept going to lodge in my nose.

Back in those days, there was no eye protection for anyone. If you got shot, you got shot.

I always said he did it on purpose. He was four years older than I and, like most boys, thought I was in his way all the time.


41 posted on 01/02/2013 11:50:24 AM PST by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
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To: golux

well within the power range to put down a varmint within two hundred yards.


200 yards with a pelet gun? Obviously my standards are low. I don’t trust most 22’s at that distance.


42 posted on 01/02/2013 11:50:38 AM PST by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: GraceG
For a squirrel problem, check out this device. It's designed for mice, but a larger version (larger bucket) will work for squirrels. The trap is easy to build, and it works:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Mzsq07GAk

43 posted on 01/02/2013 11:51:24 AM PST by Leaning Right
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To: GraceG
BEEMAN GRIZZLY X2 .177/.22 BREAK-BARREL.

We use the .22 most of the time. Powerful.

44 posted on 01/02/2013 11:51:51 AM PST by NELSON111
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To: GraceG

RWS or Gamo, and in .22 cal.

.177 cal pellet rifles are more typical among the accuracy shooters, but they’re underpowered for taking down a squirrel or rabbit. I’ve shot many squirrels with a .22 cal pellet rifle.

Squirrels are nothing more or less than rats with a good PR machine behind them. If you look up the latin classification/taxonomy of rats and squirrels, you’ll see that my quip isn’t a joke.


45 posted on 01/02/2013 11:51:58 AM PST by NVDave
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To: GraceG

“You’ll shoot your eye out.”

When I was small, my brother shot me in the eye with a BB gun. Had to go to doctor to get BB out. The BB hit the side of my eye (missed the eye proper) and kept going to lodge in my nose.

Back in those days, there was no eye protection for anyone. If you got shot, you got shot.

I always said he did it on purpose. He was four years older than I and, like most boys, thought I was in his way all the time.


46 posted on 01/02/2013 11:52:42 AM PST by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
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To: G Larry; GraceG

Good point. If you live in a town or a subdivision, the best way is to shoot from indoors. I used to kill rats in my neighbor’s trash pile that way. The SOB denied that he (and therefore I) had a rat problem so I took matters into my own hands. I’d just open a window and fire from inside a dark room without exposing the gun barrel. No one ever caught on. I imagine that he wondered about all the dead rats that he started finding, but I never jeopardized my position by asking.


47 posted on 01/02/2013 11:52:47 AM PST by jboot (This isn't your father's America. Stay safe and keep your powder dry.)
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To: GraceG

Any pellet gun from Walmart should work nicely.

The .22 are way to strong in a suburban or urban area and you have to be aware of where the bullet will be going after you miss. You could injure someone with it.


48 posted on 01/02/2013 11:53:00 AM PST by buffaloguy
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To: Elderberry

In case you run up against strobe-resistant rats in the future, check out my post #43 on this thread.


49 posted on 01/02/2013 11:56:06 AM PST by Leaning Right
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To: GraceG
If you have a Farm supply store near you, there are some wonderful chemical repellents on the market.
However if you live within 200yards of another dwelling, stay with the Airgun idea.
50 posted on 01/02/2013 11:56:29 AM PST by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day. I'm off to the edge of the World to Scream, be back later.)
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To: GraceG

I’d go the Wal mart route....assuming your yard is standard size, that should be plenty accurate.

No there is a peculiar issue with the sight on an air rifle. They have to be able to withstand the ‘shock’ from firing it, which is different than that of an ordinary rifle. So you have to make sure the scope is meant for an air rifle.

And, the Wal Mart stuff all comes in one box, so you know it all matches.


51 posted on 01/02/2013 11:58:47 AM PST by lacrew (Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
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To: GraceG

Crosman Nitro Venom Dusk NP .22 Air Rifle with Scope $144.50 - WALMART


52 posted on 01/02/2013 12:00:00 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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To: NVDave

In my small experience rats and squirrels generally take 2 rounds of .177, one to pin them and one to finish them. I actually love squirrels, but if I had to “thin the herd” (it happens-there is definitely such a thing as too many squirrels) one shot with a .22 is a lot quicker and cleaner.


53 posted on 01/02/2013 12:00:09 PM PST by jboot (This isn't your father's America. Stay safe and keep your powder dry.)
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To: showme_the_Glory

Too funny! Thanks :)


54 posted on 01/02/2013 12:00:22 PM PST by snoringbear (Government is the Pimp,)
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To: GraceG
I like the Benjamin pump and not the CO2 model. I have used both the .177 and .22 cal. on those tree rats. The .177 would kill them but not knock the out of the tree. Whereas the .22 would kill them and punch them out of the tree. Then we fried them up - Good eating.
Could pump the gun up 12 times and get off two shots. But this was back in the early 50’s.
55 posted on 01/02/2013 12:02:33 PM PST by Don_Ret_USAF ( "Smile Before Bed, You'll Sleep Better.")
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To: GraceG

I would stay away from the Co2 pellet guns. Go with a model that uses air pressure because it is always available.


56 posted on 01/02/2013 12:06:55 PM PST by buffaloguy
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To: capt B

I just used mothballs too and it seems to have helped

also Oil of Pepperment (for some reason the small critters hate it, especially mice)

I stuffed mothballs into every crack and crevice I could find in the attic and basement- be sure to check your house outside for entrance holes, and also on the ledge formed by the top of the concrete house footer and in the rafters and vent holes.

I waited outside to watch once because I had no clue how they were getting in- they were crawling through a hole I never would have dreamed possible for them to fit through


57 posted on 01/02/2013 12:08:24 PM PST by Mr. K (There are lies, dammed lies, statistics, and democrap talking points.)
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To: GraceG

Ruger 10/22 22LR - don’t waste your time with BB or Pellets.


58 posted on 01/02/2013 12:09:22 PM PST by TNoldman (AN AMERICAN FOR A MUSLIM/BHO FREE AMERICA.)
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To: GraceG

Don’t forget to check your state’s hunting laws before you start taking out the Varmint Cong. Your best bet would be using a trap, as previously mentioned.

And don’t forget to have a sturdy pair of gloves on when you let ‘em loose.


59 posted on 01/02/2013 12:13:10 PM PST by Biff55 (Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets.)
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To: GraceG

In addition to the other deterents already mentioned, I’d like to note that I used a electric eye motion sensing sprinkler to control some deer. It has worked well.


60 posted on 01/02/2013 12:13:10 PM PST by rey
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