willobi 0 Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 can any one help with any advice on killing rats with airpistols i have just in an benjamin EB 22 pistol for ratting. is this any good for the job? Quote Link to post
gazandjen 54 Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 I use a beretta 8 shot and pal uses a 35shot daisy(great) both.177 pistols and we have had quite a few Rats. They only shoot 3-400 ft per sec so you need to be quite close or be able to load it full of lead to slow it down but it does work. We also have lasers on for blasting in the right direction at least. Quote Link to post
bill88 6 Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Not acurate enough,and not powerful enough. Quote Link to post
gazandjen 54 Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Not acurate enough,and not powerful enough. but so much fun Quote Link to post
fielder 18 Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Let us know how you get on with the EB22, what is its pwer and accuracy like? All the best. Quote Link to post
Guest somnophore Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 It's inhumane to hunt rats with pistols, you'd need a full power HW pistol and be within 10 feet or so, as mentioned best for shooting in live traps Quote Link to post
Deker 3,478 Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Bottom line is, regardles of your situation and circumstances and the quarry. Please have some respect, no true hunter wants to injure anything, we ALWAYS kill as quickly as possible...just accept that this is not an appropriate tool for the job and move on. Cheers Deker Quote Link to post
Ratman2 2 Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Bottom line is, regardles of your situation and circumstances and the quarry. Please have some respect, no true hunter wants to injure anything, we ALWAYS kill as quickly as possible...just accept that this is not an appropriate tool for the job and move on. Cheers Deker Yep! spot on, air pistols are best for a bit of tin can shooting or target shooting or live trap dispatching. As much as I hate and loathe rats a clean kill is essential, squeelers and runners are to be avoided at all cost. Do the decent thing chaps and get a rifle for ratting. Quote Link to post
Coney 3 Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 A cheap .22 springer will do the job better than a pistol and would tend to be a lot more accurate. Quote Link to post
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