Opinions on .177 air rifles-pump action

[MossRoad]

Get caught with that pop bottle on your rifle and you'll be really, really sorry. :laughing:

 

[mcfarmall]

Get caught with that pop bottle on your rifle and you'll be really, really sorry. :laughing:

I doubt if he'd be walking around town with it on!!

 

[TheMan419]

How close do you live to your neighbors that a 22 lr would cause them to call the cops? Would it also be a potential threat to injure if you were to miss? I realize the pellet gun likely would not be. However it would seem 22 lr is a much better choice. Of course more expensive, but we love to spend others $$.

 

[Gem99ultra]

A Crossman 760 might be able to hit them at your price range of $50. The problem is that it is a pump gun so you would have to keep it pumped up to be able to get off a shot. I never kept air in mine for toooooo long. Maybe 10-15 minutes.

Hard to believe that the coyotes are staying around long enough to be seen much less shot at. :shocked: I have only seen one at our place but have heard them many times. Thankfully, if they were stopping and staring at us, I could shoot them without worrying about the someone calling the law. Someone to our east was spending a bunch of money rapid firing 15ish rounds at a time for an hour to two. :laughing:

Later,
Dan

I have a Crossman 760, and have fun with it. But if you need to make a second shot at a coyote, I think the required pumping up of the '760' is going to scare them off. My next one, if I ever buy another one, will have the CO2 feature. More rapid fire capability

 

[CobyRupert]

.22 Subsonic still have a pop, but are much less quieter than the standard .22LR.

Just don't shoot more than once (or twice) and neighbors won't likely notice or get enough info to answer "What/where was that?" (i.e. Think about it, when you hear a pop, most times you don't know what/where it is until you hear other shots.)

Crossbows are silent too.

Store the gun in your trunk. If the police show up there's always: "Gee, now that you're asking about it, I think I heard something too. Can't say where it came from." (due to the 5th Amendment ). "No, there's no guns in this house!"

 

[bigdeano]

I think the OP just wants to sting them, not injure them, thus a pellet gun is the way to go. A .22 would be better than a .177 due to the larger frontal area which will be less likely to penetrate, especially with flat nose pellets. The break action guns are very convenient and fast to load but would penetrate a coyote hide. Maybe the main spring could be shortened a little bit to reduce the power.

Don't use a firearm any place you're not supposed to or where it's unsafe. You can get into a lot of trouble.

 

[dmccarty]

I have a Crossman 760, and have fun with it. But if you need to make a second shot at a coyote, I think the required pumping up of the '760' is going to scare them off. My next one, if I ever buy another one, will have the CO2 feature. More rapid fire capability

I am shocked/surprised the OP has coyotes standing around where he can even get a shot off. If he can get multiple shots, he needs to buy a lottery ticket! :laughing::laughing::laughing:

Later,
Dan

 

[MarkF48]

If the OP has a 'cheap' 22 bolt action rifle that can load a single shot, try a 22 nail gun cartridge 'blank' and fairly cheap at Lowe's. The sound may be enough to spook the coyote from coming back. Otherwise a 177 pellet rifle, which is good as well for small pests. I have a Benjamin break action 22 pellet rifle that will hold air for a week or better.
I sort of know the town where the OP lives and guessing most that reside in the town (as work in Boston/live in the 'country') are 'sensitive' to things like firearms and gun shots. Difficult to get normal 22LR in MA, never mind varieties of subsonic loads and mail order is out of the question.

 

[4570Man]

A pellet rifle is still going to break the skin at any reasonable distance. If you're shooting to kill a 22 short hits harder than the average 22 caliber pellet gun.

 

[TheMan419]

.22 Subsonic still have a pop, but are much less quieter than the standard .22LR.

Just don't shoot more than once (or twice) and neighbors won't likely notice or get enough info to answer "What/where was that?" (i.e. Think about it, when you hear a pop, most times you don't know what/where it is until you hear other shots.)

Crossbows are silent too.

Store the gun in your trunk. If the police show up there's always: "Gee, now that you're asking about it, I think I heard something too. Can't say where it came from." (due to the 5th Amendment ). "No, there's no guns in this house!"

Oh good lie to the police. That is sure not to cause other problems....