"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
06/02/2019 at 19:01 • Filed to: None
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"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
06/02/2019 at 19:01 • Filed to: None | 2
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Having a quiet Sunday before another meat grinder of a week.
Ash78, voting early and often
> ImmoralMinority
06/02/2019 at 19:14 |
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My cat will sometimes tree them, then they’re so fixated on the cat, I can take them down with the air rifle from close range (more humanely).
I’m normally more of a “live and let live” type of guy (I don’t hunt or even own any firearms) , but I’m pretty zero tolerance on rodents. Especially the ones that invade homes and start fires.
Just Jeepin'
> Ash78, voting early and often
06/02/2019 at 19:19 |
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What the hell kind of squirrels do you have roaming around that arson is something you’re concerned about?
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> ImmoralMinority
06/02/2019 at 19:36 |
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That’s a very nice photo. A tiny bit of cropping with an eye toward the rule of thirds, and BAM.
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> Ash78, voting early and often
06/02/2019 at 19:39 |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.22_BB
This is what you need. It’s what I’d use. My grandfather -- “Pappy” -- used them. Sounds more like an old school cap going off than a bullet.
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Ash78, voting early and often
> Just Jeepin'
06/02/2019 at 19:50 |
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Second leading cause of house fires in North America. You virtually can’t keep them out of your house (Eastern US) unless you live in a clear-cut neighborhood. I’ve had pest control people and roofers say there’s no way in...they find a way.
The hawks, cats, and snakes can’t keep up. I’m just doing my part.
I’m not talking about those wussy little squirrels out west, they’re like friendly chipmunks . ;)
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Ash78, voting early and often
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/02/2019 at 19:51 |
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Yep, but technically that’s a firearm and I’d be breaking the law. With the larger-grain .177 it still packs a decent punch and stays subsonic to reduce attention.
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Ash78, voting early and often
06/02/2019 at 19:55 |
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Right. Not even technically. What range can you use that .177 accurately?
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Just Jeepin'
> Ash78, voting early and often
06/02/2019 at 19:58 |
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I live in Indiana, I’m no stranger to Eastern squirrels.
I can’t find anything to back up your “2nd leading cause” assertion. Even a website with a vested interest in helping people get rid of pests says this, which is a far cry from that :
Nearly one quarter of fires with unknown causes are believed by experts to be caused by rodent damage.
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Ash78, voting early and often
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 09:29 |
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I meant technically because I’ve also heard air rifles being prosecuted as firearms in some case; with an actual powder charge or even a primer, it’s no doubt.
The gun is supposedly good to 400 yards or so, but I’ve got it sighted in to about 50'-70' based on my backyard.
400 yards would require a tiny round (higher fps) with incredible build quality...you just don’t get that at 1-2 cents/round.
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Ash78, voting early and often
06/03/2019 at 12:51 |
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I hope I did not sound like I was trying to troll you; that was not my intent. As carefully as we type, all the nuance of face-to-face talk is lost.
If you can be accurate at 50-70' and have solid mortality results, then the .177 action might be interesting. I bet there are some super-tricked-out models, too.
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Ash78, voting early and often
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/03/2019 at 12:55 |
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Nope, I didn’t interpret it that way at all...I was just elaborating on “technically” (like “literally” and “ironically” it’s far too overused...)
I won’t say I’m totally lethal at 50' every time, but it’s hard to tell. Squirrels are so twitchy, then tend to keep running around like chickens even when you place a good shot in the upper torso.
I’ve thought about using 4-5 BBs in the gun as quasi-birdshot, but I don’t want to destroy the rifling. Plus I can’t get crappy BBs to cluster well enough to make them worthwhile.