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I have a squirrel and gopher problem-digging holes and eating cedar shake roof, any recommendations on a good pellet gun.
Thanks

Usually a 12 gauge, with #6 shot will solve the critter problem.


If you want I have a pellet handgun, but the accuracy diminished with any real distance.

JDR,
I live in St Paul and don't think the commies who run this town would take kindly to a 12 gauge.
What kind of pellet gun? The distance I need is about 12 feet.

Tee wrote:JDR,
I live in St Paul and don't think the commies who run this town would take kindly to a 12 gauge.
What kind of pellet gun? The distance I need is about 12 feet.

I don't have any specific recommendation but I have seen that even a 30 year old pump pellet gun will take care of problems like that

The Dragon .50-caliber
A new big bore rifle exclusively from Pyramyd Air

The Dragon operates from a 3,000 psi fill of air. You fill it from a scuba tank or a hand pump, though I caution you that because of the enormous amount of air this rifle uses, you won't want to pump it. There are a great many shots available, but I limited the total to five, with were in pretty tight range of one another. I see no reason why 12 or even 15 shots are not possible, though the first five will give the best accuracy at ranges beyond 25 yards. I topped off after each five shots for best performance.

Velocity of the 225-grain Pelletman bullets ranged between a high of 613 f.p.s. and a low of 581 f.p.s. for five shots on a fresh 3,000 psi fill. The average for a five-shot string was 601 f.p.s., but the average for the first three shots was a healthy 609 f.p.s. That velocity gives an energy of 185.34 foot-pounds of energy.

Of course, you also have to mount it on a humvee in order to cart it around!

cmj685 wrote:Of course, you also have to mount it on a humvee in order to cart it around!

...and the problem with that is...........

To get back to subject, I use a Gamo Hunter Sport New Air Rifle, Pellet gun Combo .177 cal 1200 fps. For $140 it has arranged for a yearly average of 20-25 rat like critters to be elevated to the giant oak tree in the sky....................

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Rather than a pellet gun have you consider some CCI CB caps, or Aquila primer only 22 caliber rounds.

They won't operate a semi-auto. All of these are as quiet as a pellet rifle. Thay are accurate at out to about 30 feet. I don't think they will stop a squirrel, but will rabbits, birds, gophers etc.

I still have my Crossman Model 766 from 25 years ago. Shoots bbs and pellets. You pump it up, up to 10 times. I used to kill jack rabbits with it so a squirrel wouldn't be any trouble. I see that this same model is still sold in most sporting goods stores. Not sure if they build them like they used to, but I'd probably still buy one of these again when it's time to get my sons their own guns. I doubt they run more than $40 to $50.

Crosman 4.5mm (.177cal) C40 "handgun".




However ,I have a .22 cal. Henry lever-action with a 10 power scope and tiny "mini shorts".

Makes less noise than the Crosman and VERY accurate.

Some pellet guns do make alot of noise so be carefull. I also think discharging a pellet gun could get you in trouble too, so be very carefull.

I bought some commie pellet gun that had a side-lever cocking device at Sportsman's Guide. I put a decent air-rifle scope on it (the idea of spending more on the glass than the gun is something I have lived by for years) and it has gone through a ton of squirrels, as well as seven 'coons in a friend on Lake Minnetonka's yard.

If it is going to be something you actually use a lot, go with a Beeman R9

http://www.straightshooters.com/beeman/r9.html

These guys are in St Cloud, and are good people.