....How many of you have ever seen a .22CB? When I lived in the city, I used them in a single shot to eradicate some pesky squirrels that wound up in a wild rice and sausage pilau...
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For in-town varmint eradication, consider a .17 pump air rifle, some develop about 2/3rds the power of a .22 LR.. Plus, silent.
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Right. These aren’t your granddaddy’s Daisy.
Unbelievably accurate. From high school to adults clubs, they shoot matches with them.
Plus they are a whole lot cheaper per shot.
If I have to take out a pesky squirrel here in the city that is what I use,
I use the pellets tho, not the BBs. as they seem to be more accurate. You can watch a damm BB fly like a curve ball, no idea where it may hit.
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LOL.
Yes. Pellets in .177, .20, or .22 caliber in some spring, forced air [pumped], or gas fed work for rodent control.
And just so anyone thinks air rifles are restricted to "BB" guns balls or pellets, in the who'd a'thunk category, Lewis & Clark had a .46 caliber air rifle with them on their Voyage of Discovery. The rifle was made in the 1790s. By comparison a .46 caliber led ball may weigh in around 5x+ a .22 so the air reservoir must have been substantial.