Need some help with an air rifle to take care of some raccoons

[TheHunt]

I stabbed one with my bow and now they know what that does and they take off.  I need an air rifle.  If you have knowledge of an air rifle that is quiet but had knock down power that would be great. 

I am also wondering if the price of a nice air rifle is as high as a silencer for a 22 it might push me to that solution. 

[boneaddict]

the price of a nice air rifle is amazingly high, AND they are not quiet.   Its louder than my .22   Great gun, but definately if you are trying to stay under the urban radar, the silencer may be what you need to look at. 

[Bulldozer]

Single shot or bolt 22 with subsonic rounds.

[jackmaster]

a .22 with some cb longs will do the trick, ya just gotta hit them right coons are pretty damn tuff a shot at the base of the ear or through the eye will knock the down for good oh and the the cb long is so quit you wont believe its out of a 22 good luck to ya keep us posted

[bobcat]

I agree with jackmaster. The cb longs are what you need. Your standard air rifle will not pack enough punch to get the job done. Yes there are air rifles that do have enough power, but it would be way more money than you're going to want to spend.

[let.it.fly]

yea nice air rifles are loud once you pass the 1000 fps mark, i just picked one up for yotes trying to get my dogs. its an older gun but it has put a yote down, hit it, spun a few times staggard off and i found it the next day hung up in my barbwire fence. i live in southern cali now, inland just south of lake elsinor on ten acres, the yotes here arent big, but the go after cats and dogs like its cool. and there everywhere. i just lunged him, im not worried about recovery, just my two jack russels. anyways the gun i got kicks hard enough it gave my girl scope eye. its silly how powerful these things can be. i will get pictures up if i can figure it out.

[Heredoggydoggy]

a .22 with some cb longs will do the trick, ya just gotta hit them right coons are pretty damn tuff a shot at the base of the ear or through the eye will knock the down for good oh and the the cb long is so quit you wont believe its out of a 22 good luck to ya keep us posted

I second the CB Longs.  Surprisingly, they are quieter than CB Shorts.  And lots quieter than my .177 Air rifle.

[MP123]

I'll third the CB longs!  And also mention that air rifles aren't legal for hunting in WA...

[TheHunt]

Great advice.  I think I will pick up a box of CB Longs and go shoot them. 

[Muskrat]

Great advice.  I think I will pick up a box of CB Longs and go shoot them.

Hunt, here in the Olympia City limits, it is illegal to discharge a firearm. An air rifle is not a firearm. I have a Gamo and with the proper projectile it will achieve 1200 FPS. However, I do not think the kinetic power is enough to do a coon in. I have taken inumerable eastern squirrels with it, but have not tried it on the racoons. In my opinion, the CB's from the .22 is the way to go if you are not concerned about discharging a firearm. I use CB Caps, they are
pretty deadly, and very quiet. I have not tried the CB Longs, sounds like a good idea. Congratulations on the awesome bull you bow killed it was beauty. Muskrat, an immigrant from the BTC website. 

[let.it.fly]

some air rifles are rediculas. they have the KE for a coon. look on youtube and you will see at 150 lbs hog done in by an air rifle, dogs on it and right between the eyes at about 10 yards. it dropped.

[bobcat]

Yes, some air rifles are powerful enough for big game. But how much would one like that cost? $1000, $2000?
 
A box of CB longs is what- about $5.00?

[jackmaster]

Yes, some air rifles are powerful enough for big game. But how much would one like that cost? $1000, $2000?
 
A box of CB longs is what- about $5.00?

bobcat hit it on the head, those type of pellet guns arent cheap and who dont have a 22 and the cb longs are cheap

[boneaddict]

I could probably kill a deer with my air rifle though I wouldn't attempt it. 

anyways the gun i got kicks hard enough it gave my girl scope eye.

Same thing with my daughter.   She'd rather shoot the 32 spl than that air rifle.   Caught her pretty good in the eye. 

[FC]

I have a Crossman air rifle I got from Wally World for $100, lead hp pellets at 1000 fps or the alloy pellets at 1200! It takes crows down no problem and is very accurate although I swapped out the scope it came with, it was so cheap it was like looking through the peep-hole on your front door  talk about fisheyed!