Duce
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Cape buffalo have been taken with air rifles. Think I would want a back up shooter.
BB gun shooting
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Egg Shooter
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Im leaning towards the .257 Texan. Designed for long range target shooting using lead bullets not pellets. You can buy or cast your own.
Egg Shooter
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Quackenbush air rifles make some very powerful big game air rifles.
motoOzarks
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I looked into getting an air gun to plink with
Then I seen the price on the ones big enough to take small game
That was before the ammo shortage, so someday it may make sense
Then I seen the price on the ones big enough to take small game
That was before the ammo shortage, so someday it may make sense
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Geez, and here I'm tickled to hit a red squirrel in the head at 50 feet.
SpaceBus
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We bought a decently powerful PCP last year. If all else fails it will take a turkey, maybe even a deer, with a well placed shot. So far I just zeroed the scope and not much else. I have a hand pump, but it does get tiring, and then I have to slow my breathing back down to shoot accurately at 75+ yards. This thing could put out both eyes on a squirrel with a single .25 slug. I'd like to get an electric compressor this year so I can enjoy it more. Mostly we bought the rifle to use it in case a coyote or something comes around our chickens or alpacas. Some day I want to buy a PBBA 20 for dealing with critters at close range, closer than 25 feet I mean. Our rifle has a 4-12 scope so not that great for close up stuff.
