LCHIEN
Anyone have fun with these?
It's a blast!
Laser aiming thingy on the bottom of the barrel.
"Be Careful, it will put out your eye!"
It's a blast!
Laser aiming thingy on the bottom of the barrel.
"Be Careful, it will put out your eye!"
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Last edited by LCHIEN; 11-29-2008, 01:23 AM.
Loring in Katy, TX USA
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Those can be fun, but I prefer a weapon that has a bit more oomph.
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But, not usable in the backyard...Loring in Katy, TX USA
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Still not enough ooomphLast edited by shoottx; 12-27-2008, 11:17 AM.Often in error - Never in doubt
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Loring in Katy, TX USA
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I had a CO2 pistol a long time ago. It was not as nice as the one you illustrate but it was still fun to use. I have to go to the range to target shoot now. Haven't been for awhile. Too many woodworking projects for the kids.
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I need one of those for the Squirels in our back yard.
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Loring
What brand and model is that pellet gun? I'm in the market for one.Comment
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Lchien has a point, there's something about being able to draw a gun in your backyard and squeeze off some lead after a hard days work! I too have one and enjoy it when I cant get to the range. But for more oompf...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs0A2p5AaIU
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Hey Loring, what is that thing? I've got a 380 but you're right, something for fun in the basement or outside would be a blast.Comment
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Loring, I had one of those when I was 12. I bought a replacement grip that turned it into a rifle. Well at least it added a shoulder stock but the barrel was still pistol length. It did make it more accurate though.David
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Its a Crosman 1088 - under $50 at Walmart. Shoots 8-shot magazines of .177 pellets at 410 FPS with CO2, about 60 shots per CO2. CO2 carts cost about $10 for 25.
Pellets I bought - 250 or 500 for around $3. Buy 3-4 extra magazines, you'll go thru those in a hurry. Lasers add about $15-25 but boy, they are fun.
If you want a little nicer pistola, check out www.pyramidair.com, under $100-150 will buy a Gamo or Crosman pistol with muzzle compensators, lasers, red-dot sights and or scopes and varmit lights. Some really look cool. I'd advise just get pellet-only guns instead of the combo BB and pellet.
(pictures from the www.Pyramidair.com site)
For tree-rats, I'd not use the pistol. Two things, not accurate enuf for a high percentage kill shot and not powerful enuf for a high percentage kill shot. It's not very humane to have shot-injured squirrels running around even if you hate them.
For tree rats I'd advise a 1000 fps class spring-piston air rifle with a 4X scope like the Crosman Quest 1000x (or very similar Crosman or Gamo models) that sells for around $120 on the internet or $100 at Walmart. Shoots .177 pellets at near 1000 FPS for 4 times the knockdown power of the pistol and a lot more accuracy (you need to be able to group shots at about 10-15-20 yards in a 1" circle). You have to be more careful with these since my experimentation shows it will drill a perfect hole thru 5/8" cedar fence boards. But, I know nothing about this, really, since its illegal to shoot squirrels in TX with an airgun.
They sell 1000 FPS rated pellet traps if you want to fire these in the backyard or basement.
PM me if you need more specific recommendations on a rifle or pistol.Last edited by LCHIEN; 11-28-2008, 10:53 PM.Loring in Katy, TX USA
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I'll go w/ the 1088. The 1000x would be just too tempting for me to take outside, and I'd probably get busted (pretty densely populated here).Comment
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