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

[yorketransport]

I like to use Agulia .22 *censored* SNIPER SUB. 60GR or 22 SUPER COLIBRI both is much quieter than my RWS .177.

I used these to put down a coon 2 nights ago on my back deck. The wife didn't even hear the shot. They don't stabilize out of most guns, but at across the deck range, they work well enough.

Andrew

[demontang]

Dont get me wrong I wouldnt shoot a racoon with a low powered pellet gun. I was thinking of the pcp 22cal and up and I would go for head shots.

like the .357 crossmen

[high country]

If my rws in 177 will not kill a coon at 20 paces I will eat my hat. I shot it 40 to 50 feet in my shop at a piece of 1/2" osb. It went through the wood, through the steel garbage can holding the wood up and stopped inside......I was floored. They don't use the mamby pamby pellets you get at wallmart and they let the neighbors know you might be nuts......but it is not a firearm.

The 38 and 45 cal guns would be like barking off a 38spl or 45acp......very angry.

[demontang]

Man My hw77 20 cal wont go through 1/2 plywood but it does make the back side break where the pellet stops. Ill have to try the osb and see how it fairs against it. I think most air rifles are louder then a 22 cb long

[FC]

My 1000fps Crosman is significantly quieter than my 21" barreled Savage 22 with 22longs in it and has plenty of power to go clean through a crow at 30-40 yards, the hp pellets I use make a pretty big exit wound too. I used to shoot opossums all the time with my old RWS 900fps gun and they barely even wiggled if you shot them in the head, I would shoot a problem coon with it without reservation.

As someone else said, these later more powerful air rifles definitely ain't your old Red Ryder! They are incredibly accurate and far more powerful.

[huntinguy]

Hmmm.... It is all a mater of shot placement... Sorry to say.

I may have it on good authority that a 9gr. .177 pill properly placed will solve the problem out to 20 yards or so when started in the 900 fps neighborhood. (that would be a $100.00 range pellet rifle). Spring guns (single stroke barrel cocking rifle) is much quieter that the shooter thinks. Much of the sound is from the spring, transferred into the cheekbone and then to the ear drum.) The new gas pistons are quieter from what I have heard...

I also may have it on good authority that a 22CB Long will have minimal effect with a poorly placed head shot at 10 feet. Raccoons must have small brains or something. And... don't ask me what I may know about a CB body shot... 

I also may have reliable information that a 12 gauge 3inch number 2s work without any questions asked. For some reason this method is not so shot placement critical.

[ICEMAN]

Live trap and drown it in a trash can. Silent and deadly.

[Heredoggydoggy]

I'd shoot a coon with my .177 Benjamin Discovery PCP airgun, but it would have to be an eye or ear shot.  It's death on starlings, sparrows, and other lightly feathered birds.  Pigeons and Collared Doves, not so positive a kill, so I just got a Benjamin Marauder .22 PCP pistol, with shoulder stock.  THAT I would definitely shoot a coon with.  I temporarily stuck a cheapie Bushnell scope on it just to try it out, and it went through target, cardboard, and 1/2" cedar fence boards like hot knife thru butter.  Can't wait for the good scope to get here and try it for real.  The manual keeps saying airguns are not toys, and they are sure right!

[1911fan]

I had an old Beeman R1 that lost it's poop, so I sent it out for rebuild and upgrades.  Since I got it back, my friend and I have killed 100+ rockchucks and a bunch of starlings with it, out to about 45 yards.  If it'll kill chucks at that distance, it'll sure kill a coon.


1911fan

[addicted]

Single shot or bolt 22 with subsonic rounds.

[Helix]

shot a largeish coon a while back with a 10/22 and cb longs.  If you are going to use them I'd suggest a bolt gun, while they are quiet they don't have enough gas to reliably cycle a semi auto .22.  the Coon was in a live trap and being uncooperative so he sealed his fate to be shot.  however it took about 8 hits with cb longs to ge the job done.  First was an attempt at a heart shot.  The coon just rubbed the spot it went in for a second and then looked uber pissed off and thrashed he trap for a while.  The second was a shot between the eyes.  No visible effect but there was a sick thwack sound and the coon made an even more evil expression, then turned around.  several more vitals shots and finally the rest of them in the head finally spilled a spray of coon blood and he keeled over.  Gave me a whole new respect for the durability of a thick skinned thick skulled coon.  If you can use mini mags or Remington hollow points in your .22 you will have much better results as far as lethality but that comes with a lot more noise.  however in may places you can still get away with a few shots from a .22 even with super sonic rounds.  just don't go johny-jihad and dump fire a bunch of rounds.  a shot or two can't easily be distinguished from a pneumatic nailer.  especially if there is a second or two between shots.  Not that I am advocating breaking any laws.      

[carpsniperg2]

A good pellet gun is as much as a 10/22 now days! I bought a gamo shadow like 5 years ago and it was a great gun and hard hitter. They are like 180.00, I do agree with the others. If you are in a area you can shoot a 22 safe I would go with the cb and knock them dead

[marlin]

Aguila super quiet Colibri.. 20gr bullet with no powder charge out of a .22 rifle..

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/AMM066-5.html

I love this stuff..  The longer your barrel the quieter it is. A marlin 39a would be perfect for this stuff. I use my remington 512 with it because it has the longest barrel at 25"

[bobcat]

Aguila super quiet Colibri.. 20gr bullet with no powder charge out of a .22 rifle..

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/AMM066-5.html

I love this stuff..  The longer your barrel the quieter it is. A marlin 39a would be perfect for this stuff. I use my remington 512 with it because it has the longest barrel at 25"

 
What about this warning?
 
 

Not recommended for use in long barreled guns as the projectile may become lodged and be dangerous (lethal) if a regular cartridge is shot as a follow up. Will not cycle in semi auto guns.
Uses: Indoor training, pest control.

[marlin]

yeah i know about the warning.. I just know from experience the longer the barrel the less noise it makes. You can see the impact.. so I feel that I would know when i got one lodged in there, though it hasnt happened yet. Lodged bullets are alot easier to get out then lodged boresnakes btw.. i loaded some 9mm ammo once that wasnt crimped well enough and had to dislodge a bullet.. I noticed before shooting another round btw.. even with earmuffs.