Pistols.

[minion 29]

Jusy a quick question. Im not really clued up on airguns. Had a BSA Superstar and HW97K a few years back but dont shoot anymore.

 

My question is the pistols that have the small compressed air bottles in the handles and fire 177 pellets - what sort of power do they have? I assume they are ment for plinking? but would the kill a rabbit from point blank range with a single shot humanely?

 

The reason I ask is my mates lurcher returns rabbits to hand live and his wife works the dog. She cant break the neck properly and doesnt like using a preist. We were talking about these but I dont know what sort of power they have?

 

Or, what would you recomend?

 

Another mate had a Crossman .22 pump up pistol that was fairly powerful (from memory, talking 15 years ago)

 

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

Cheers

[Malt 379]

You can get a crosman 2240, (I think, not sure) it's also called the ratbuster pistol, in .22. It's a pistol version of the ratcatcher rifle.

Runs on CO2 powerlets & puts out the legal limit of 6 ft/lbs. It would easly be powerfull enough to despatch at close range.

It's about £100.

I've dug out some info for you.

Crossman Ratbuster

 

Hope this helps.

[stork 1]

I have got a Anics Skiff A-3000 long barrel .177 28 shot mag does the job on rabbits rate squirrels in cager £100-130 depending on wher you go hope this helps.

[minion 29]

cheers for the replies guys.

 

Appreciated.

[stork 1]

bloodey hell 28 shot that sounds fun is it co2 ?

Yep co2

[gazandjen 54]

I have a co2 beretta and I've shot a few rats (on the run) and a few headshots (died instantly). I would think point blank on a rabbit would do.

Edited December 20, 2007 by gazandjen