Aguila Blanca
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Earlier this year I had a raccoon trash an attic vent louver and take up residence in my attic. I brought in a professional pest control guy to remove the raccoon and the babies, but for one reason after another, I never quite got around to replacing the screen said racoon tore open. I also forgot that I live in a 'burb with a full complement of tree rodents.
It appears that some have now taken up residence in the attic, no doubt using the same entry the raccoon so conveniently opened up. I will try trapping it/them, but I may also try sniping the point of entry. But ... I live in a neighborhood where houses are close enough together that it is illegal for me to discharge a firearm anywhere on my property. I probably could get away with subsonics out of a .22 carbine, but I prefer not to risk being seen and arrested. But it isn't illegal to use a BB gun in the yard. So --
How much BB gun do I need to snipe squirrels? The old Daisy I had as a teen disappeared many years ago. I have a CO2-powered Daisy BB pistol, complete with a Daisy red-dot holo sight -- but I question both the accuracy and power level of it. I'm looking to buy a BB rifle, but money is tight. I want enough "gun" to do the job, but I don't want to spend more than necessary. Wal-Mart has a few in the $40 to $60 range that claim velocities around 750 fps. Is that enough? Or do I go mail order and look for something in the 1000 fps range? Do all BB guns come with rifled barrels, or only the up-scale models? Many of the "specifications" don't mention it -- is it safe to assume if it doesn't say "rifled barrel" it doesn't have one? If the likely distance will be 10 to 15 yards, is a rifled barrel all that important?
Thanks for any advice.
It appears that some have now taken up residence in the attic, no doubt using the same entry the raccoon so conveniently opened up. I will try trapping it/them, but I may also try sniping the point of entry. But ... I live in a neighborhood where houses are close enough together that it is illegal for me to discharge a firearm anywhere on my property. I probably could get away with subsonics out of a .22 carbine, but I prefer not to risk being seen and arrested. But it isn't illegal to use a BB gun in the yard. So --
How much BB gun do I need to snipe squirrels? The old Daisy I had as a teen disappeared many years ago. I have a CO2-powered Daisy BB pistol, complete with a Daisy red-dot holo sight -- but I question both the accuracy and power level of it. I'm looking to buy a BB rifle, but money is tight. I want enough "gun" to do the job, but I don't want to spend more than necessary. Wal-Mart has a few in the $40 to $60 range that claim velocities around 750 fps. Is that enough? Or do I go mail order and look for something in the 1000 fps range? Do all BB guns come with rifled barrels, or only the up-scale models? Many of the "specifications" don't mention it -- is it safe to assume if it doesn't say "rifled barrel" it doesn't have one? If the likely distance will be 10 to 15 yards, is a rifled barrel all that important?
Thanks for any advice.