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Best pellet gun for plunking doves, black birds etc in the back yard?
Posted on 12/27/13 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 12/27/13 at 2:44 pm
I have an old Benjamin 177 but am not pleased with the accuracy and am tired of working the pump after every shot...don't know anything about the crack-pump(CO2?) pellet guns...also live in a neighborhood inside the loop in Houston so nothing louder than the old ben 177...any recs appreciated.
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Posted on 12/27/13 at 2:54 pm to cwill
Gammo 
Posted on 12/27/13 at 2:55 pm to cwill
Posted on 12/27/13 at 3:02 pm to WTIGER
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Gammo
+1
Posted on 12/27/13 at 3:06 pm to cwill
A friend has the gamo bone collector one. Shoots around 1000 fps and it's really accurate.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 3:30 pm to cwill
definitely stay under the 1050 fps...in other words "sub sonic" that way your neighbors don't hear the crack near as much...I'm not saying being sub sonic is undetectable...but you get the idea...don't wanna draw any unnecessary attention to yourself.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 3:53 pm to cwill
.22 with super calibri (sp?) sub sonic bullets. Put a dent in my yard's squirrel population
Posted on 12/27/13 at 4:13 pm to cwill
Whatever you decide look at getting a springer (single shot crack barrel)they're just easier and quicker. Have fun. Pyramyd air
Posted on 12/27/13 at 4:16 pm to tenfoe
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.20 cal Sheridan pump
Beat me to it. This what I had, still have since I was a kid. Silver streak edition. Ring necks and mocking birds didn't stand a chance in my neighborhood when I was a kid.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 4:34 pm to cwill
haha. don't lie. you know you shooting robins, bruh.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 5:16 pm to tigerdup07
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haha. don't lie. you know you shooting robins, bruh.
shot plenty as a kid, but where I live in Houston there aren't many. But there are thousands of white wings...it's unbelievable....just knocked one out of a flock of about 50 sitting in my back neighbors pecan tree. ETA: thanks to all for suggestions.
This post was edited on 12/27/13 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 12/27/13 at 5:17 pm to cwill
Benjamin Trail XL with Nitro piston in .22 cal. Comes with a decent scope and my son's is super accurate with domed pellets. It will tattoo a squirrel pretty easily too. 
edit: adding that it is a single cocking rifle and vary the speed of the pellet by different weights and shapes. One can keep it under 1000fps or exceed if you want to. FWIW, it is most accurate at near 1000 fps.
edit: adding that it is a single cocking rifle and vary the speed of the pellet by different weights and shapes. One can keep it under 1000fps or exceed if you want to. FWIW, it is most accurate at near 1000 fps.
This post was edited on 12/27/13 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 12/27/13 at 5:29 pm to PierPunk
A good bolt action 22 with super calibri 20gr is also badass as mentioned. There's no powder in the case, just a primer. Really quiet but won't cycle in a semi auto.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 6:19 pm to cwill
I have a Stoeger X50 and it is bad arse. The downside is it's pricey and heavy, but it's a killing machine. It comes with a really good scope and one crack give you 1500 FPS. I took my daughter out in the woods Christmas morning and dropped 3 coons and a crow. The first 2 coons came down with 1 shot each.
This post was edited on 12/27/13 at 6:21 pm
Posted on 12/27/13 at 6:29 pm to cwill
Got a Gammo whisper..
It's pretty quiet..
It's pretty quiet..
Posted on 12/27/13 at 6:31 pm to GRIZZ
Benjamin Marauder is pretty bad azz. Shoots half inch groups at 50 with the right tune, pellet, and no wind. Suppressed so the loudest thing you hear is the pellet smacking meat. Pricey but the cheapest of the PCPs that can get it done.
I've had no luck with spring guns but maybe I never had the right one that would shoot minute of squirrel eye groups consistently
I've had no luck with spring guns but maybe I never had the right one that would shoot minute of squirrel eye groups consistently
This post was edited on 12/27/13 at 6:44 pm
Posted on 12/27/13 at 7:51 pm to DTRooster
Gamo and RWS owner here. High powered, accurate and deadly. Like pepperidge said Kinda loud crack over 1000 fps almost like a quiet .22 Mine are 1200 and 1450.
This post was edited on 12/27/13 at 7:55 pm
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