If I didn't already have a rimfire I might buy one to fill the void but If all I was doing was shooting small pests around the garden I'd look into a quality .177 pellet gun. Find the most accurate and quietest model you can get. Rifle or pistol, pick your favorite.
A Ruger 10/22 rifle with hand fed super colibris was more quiet than a Crosman Quest 1000 .177 springer rifle. It was powerful but noisy. Fired from 6" revolver the super colibris and the Crosman were roughly the same though the report is quite different. The air rifle and the Ruger look just as "real" from a distance and the springer was louder, even though it was the legal choice for a 5 acre farm near the road.
If you're just playing around try the Beeman P17 pellet pistol. They are a ton of fun and mine worked great 15-20 yards on vermin, even a couple closer rabbits with a head shot. They are cheap and quiet with a nice trigger. You may be impressed with what can be done with a $35 pellet gun a few thousand pellets. With .22 remaining scarce and often overpriced the air gun option may sound even better.
http://www.airgundepot.com/beeman-p17.html
A Ruger 10/22 rifle with hand fed super colibris was more quiet than a Crosman Quest 1000 .177 springer rifle. It was powerful but noisy. Fired from 6" revolver the super colibris and the Crosman were roughly the same though the report is quite different. The air rifle and the Ruger look just as "real" from a distance and the springer was louder, even though it was the legal choice for a 5 acre farm near the road.
If you're just playing around try the Beeman P17 pellet pistol. They are a ton of fun and mine worked great 15-20 yards on vermin, even a couple closer rabbits with a head shot. They are cheap and quiet with a nice trigger. You may be impressed with what can be done with a $35 pellet gun a few thousand pellets. With .22 remaining scarce and often overpriced the air gun option may sound even better.
http://www.airgundepot.com/beeman-p17.html