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#3120735 - 01/12/13 05:11 PM Pellet/bb question
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What is legal to squirrel hunt with? Are BB's okay or does it have to be pellets of some sort?
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#3120742 - 01/12/13 05:13 PM Re: Pellet/bb question [Re: Bowdacious]
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It doesn't specify.
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#3120753 - 01/12/13 05:17 PM Re: Pellet/bb question [Re: scn]
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i started this earlier today wondering if bb's would be considered fmj.
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#3120760 - 01/12/13 05:19 PM Re: Pellet/bb question [Re: scn]
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 Originally Posted By: scn
It doesn't specify.

Thanks Steve. You're the best!. I would have hated to get a ticket over a bb and lose my new toy. :-).
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#3120941 - 01/12/13 06:59 PM Re: Pellet/bb question [Re: stik]
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 Originally Posted By: stik
i started this earlier today wondering if bb's would be considered fmj.


Interesting thought.

I would think the pellets would be better for hunting, anyway.

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#3120992 - 01/12/13 07:32 PM Re: Pellet/bb question [Re: scn]
catman529
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 Originally Posted By: scn
 Originally Posted By: stik
i started this earlier today wondering if bb's would be considered fmj.


Interesting thought.

I would think the pellets would be better for hunting, anyway.
pellets are more accurate but bbs penetrate better.... I've killed my share with both pellets and bbs, and they both do the job. My most recent air gun kills were with bbs including one lung shot and a couple neck shots. Gun shoots 800 fps give or take if I remember correctly.
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#3120995 - 01/12/13 07:34 PM Re: Pellet/bb question [Re: catman529]
stik
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 Originally Posted By: catman529
 Originally Posted By: scn
 Originally Posted By: stik
i started this earlier today wondering if bb's would be considered fmj.


Interesting thought.

I would think the pellets would be better for hunting, anyway.
pellets are more accurate but bbs penetrate better.... I've killed my share with both pellets and bbs, and they both do the job. My most recent air gun kills were with bbs including one lung shot and a couple neck shots. Gun shoots 800 fps give or take if I remember correctly.


match grade bb's are much more accurate than pellets in my daisy.
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#3121096 - 01/12/13 08:17 PM Re: Pellet/bb question [Re: stik]
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 Originally Posted By: stik
 Originally Posted By: catman529
 Originally Posted By: scn
 Originally Posted By: stik
i started this earlier today wondering if bb's would be considered fmj.


Interesting thought.

I would think the pellets would be better for hunting, anyway.
pellets are more accurate but bbs penetrate better.... I've killed my share with both pellets and bbs, and they both do the job. My most recent air gun kills were with bbs including one lung shot and a couple neck shots. Gun shoots 800 fps give or take if I remember correctly.



match grade bb's are much more accurate than pellets in my daisy.

I'll have to see what mine likes best. The booklet says mi e shoots 1000 fps. I reckon that is good. ;\)
I also have to decide on whether or not to use the scope.
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#3121340 - 01/12/13 11:10 PM Re: Pellet/bb question [Re: Bowdacious]
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for what its worth I shot the same squirrel 6 times with a .177 pellet and he got away pretty unharmed. I'd suggest finding a .22 pellet rifle if you dont already have one.
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#3121380 - 01/12/13 11:48 PM Re: Pellet/bb question [Re: Jroberts238]
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 Originally Posted By: Jroberts238
for what its worth I shot the same squirrel 6 times with a .177 pellet and he got away pretty unharmed. I'd suggest finding a .22 pellet rifle if you dont already have one.

Must be one mean squirrel, one weak pellet rifle or 6 misses!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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