Talon SS question
I’ve been reading up a little on some of the high performance pellet guns. I had a few questions that I hoped you all could help with.
I really want a silent gun that can take out some of the larger racoons and possums plaguing my trash cans. I was thinking about just using a legally suppressed .22lr with subsonic ammo, But I really don’t want to have an NFA firearm and all the bs that goes wih owning one, and it would also be against the law to fire one with-in city limits, i do not belive it is against the law to shoot an air rifle.
So I was thinking about going with a shrouded AF SS in .22 or .25. They seem to be rather expensive, but if the peformance is there it would be worth it to me. I don’t want to buy one and then waste money upgrading it later, I’d rather just buy what I need for the start.
So would a standard 12″ AF .22 SS take out a racoon or possum at 30-50 yards?
If I upgraded to a 12″ .25 barrel would it do better? Would I need to change out anything else to enhance the performance like the air cylinder to upgrade to a .25.
I’d like to keep the barrel as short as possible (preferrably 12″) but I still need terminal performance, so please let me know what you would suggest for a 30-50 yard urban possum/racoon hunter. A longer barrel is not out of the question, but noise is, I need it to be quiet so I don’t alarm/wake-up my neighbors at night.
Thanks
Tim
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Raccoons are tough, and a stock SS might not be enough. It could work, but you’d probably do a lot more wounding than killing.
.A condor could handle that no problem. You could look at getting one from one of the custom guys (tony does it, I think airhog will too) and get it with a shroud. That will get it quiet enough, and a condor will have plenty of power in .22 or .25. A long barrel will obviously make the gun longer, but if you don’t mind the length, a shroud will have it nice and quiet. Your neighbors will never know. 😀
They are expensive, but I never shoot my .22lr anymore. They are awesome guns.
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shooting in a city…… well I doubt it matters whether it is a PB or airgun
Imagine you are a slightly nervous neighbor, some guy is waving his ‘gun’ around sniping starlings, well you don’t know any better and you call it in…… well see how it can go?
Go ask around and see what the deal is perhaps you are surrounded by gun-friendly neighbors! we can only hope eh 🙂
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