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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 by cwill
Member since Jan 2005
54753 posts
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.
Posted by WTIGER
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2011
991 posts
Posted on 12/27/13 at 2:54 pm to
Gammo
Posted by DTRooster
Belle River, La
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 12/27/13 at 2:55 pm to
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Posted by A_bear
baton rouge
Member since Sep 2013
1977 posts
Posted on 12/27/13 at 3:06 pm to
A friend has the gamo bone collector one. Shoots around 1000 fps and it's really accurate.
Posted by Pepperidge
Slidell
Member since Apr 2011
4314 posts
Posted on 12/27/13 at 3:30 pm to
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 by tenfoe
Member since Jun 2011
6854 posts
Posted on 12/27/13 at 3:30 pm to
.20 cal Sheridan pump
Posted by PierPunk
#BugaNation
Member since Apr 2013
3292 posts
Posted on 12/27/13 at 3:53 pm to
.22 with super calibri (sp?) sub sonic bullets. Put a dent in my yard's squirrel population
Posted by Stexas
SWLA
Member since May 2013
6039 posts
Posted on 12/27/13 at 4:13 pm to
Whatever you decide look at getting a springer (single shot crack barrel)they're just easier and quicker. Have fun. Pyramyd air
Posted by tigerdup07
Member since Dec 2007
21974 posts
Posted on 12/27/13 at 4:34 pm to
haha. don't lie. you know you shooting robins, bruh.
Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
20103 posts
Posted on 12/27/13 at 5:17 pm to
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.
This post was edited on 12/27/13 at 5:59 pm
Posted by GRIZZ
PRAIRIEVILLE
Member since Nov 2009
5284 posts
Posted on 12/27/13 at 6:19 pm to
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 by aVatiger
Water
Member since Jan 2006
27967 posts
Posted on 12/27/13 at 6:29 pm to
Got a Gammo whisper..



It's pretty quiet..
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