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Best pellet gun for killing squirrels
Posted on 4/6/26 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 4/6/26 at 5:00 pm
Gonna start offing a few in the backyard. Too close to the city to use a .22. Suggestions?
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Posted on 4/6/26 at 5:00 pm to Yesca11
Not today Mr. Green Jeans 
Posted on 4/6/26 at 5:04 pm to Yesca11
If you have a bolt or revolver or single shot, I'd suggest a 22 using cci quiet cb. Very quiet. If you have a semi, maybe cci quiet semi auto. If you insist on a pellet, I can't help you but there, but there are some low noise 22 options.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 5:36 pm to Yesca11
Got a Gamo from a local hardware store. Came with a scope. Spend a little time sighting in the scope and it works great.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 5:45 pm to SloaneRanger
I have a gamo that I can’t sight in…I even changed scopes and I’m all over the place with it. Squirrels are safe!
Posted on 4/6/26 at 6:13 pm to lukestar
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I have a gamo that I can’t sight in…I even changed scopes and I’m all over the place with it. Squirrels are safe!
I have a gamo that has the same issue. No matter what I do it won't group better than about 3' at 20 yards. Its honestly impressive.
Do you have a 22 that can shoot shorts? If not you can get subsonics and shoot them from inside the house and you cant hear the outside.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 6:27 pm to Yesca11
I have a Benjamin 392 and it's deadly on squirrels. I also have a Volquartsen .22LR I built and with a Dead Air Mask there is no comparison, the Vol is far quieter than the Benj. I shoot RWS sub sonics in the .22 Vol
Posted on 4/6/26 at 6:31 pm to therick711
.22 rimfire in any variation is classified as a firearm.
Your standard hardware store/tractor supply pellet gun is not. It matters if you hit a car or a window or get a visit from green jeans.
Your standard hardware store/tractor supply pellet gun is not. It matters if you hit a car or a window or get a visit from green jeans.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 7:15 pm to Yesca11
I got a Crosman from Midway USA a few years ago. Scope is crap but the few shots I take after sighting in (before having to re-sight it) punishes a squirrel. 1200 fps.
You may have to buy several different pellets to see what works best. Mine loves Crosman HPs best.
I use a tripod rest and have killed dozens of squirrels with it, but I really need a better scope.
You may have to buy several different pellets to see what works best. Mine loves Crosman HPs best.
I use a tripod rest and have killed dozens of squirrels with it, but I really need a better scope.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 7:23 pm to lukestar
You have to find the one that hold a group. It took throwing away a few cans, but I found one. I do not remember the name, but it is a match pellet with a point.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 7:28 pm to lukestar
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I have a gamo that I can’t sight in…I even changed scopes and I’m all over the place with it
Is your scope moving? A pellet gun doesn’t recoil like a normal rifle. The recoil is forward which causes the scope to move rearward.
I’m assuming the scope is the dovetail type mount? If so, there is a little block that you can put behind it that will stop it. I had to put one on mine.
Gamo scope stop
To the OP, a .22 bolt action with subs and a silencer is way quieter than a pellet gun.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 6:34 am to Yesca11
If you can find a Sig ASP20, get it. There's one on eBay right now. I have as much confidence in mine as I do my . 22 and .17 Mach 2.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 7:08 am to lukestar
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I have a gamo that I can’t sight in…I even changed scopes and I’m all over the place with it. Squirrels are safe!
Exact same. I hit about 1 out of every 20 squirrels. They don't even run when they see me come out of the back door with it anymore.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 9:42 am to LSUballs
Gamo is just not a great brand, but sometimes it's the pellet/gun match. I've had three different air guns of different quality over the last 5 years. Each one liked a different pellet and weight was always a factor.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 9:58 am to bbvdd
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To the OP, a .22 bolt action with subs and a silencer is way quieter than a pellet gun.
This is the answer. At least as far as noise. The neighbors won’t hear it. But if you’ll be seen then that’s still a problem.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 10:10 am to Yesca11
I have a Crosman Nirto Venom .22 break barrel and Hatsan Sniper Vortex .22 break barrel. Both are great. The Hatsan is a little more powerful but also heavier. Both have provided sufficient varmint control over the years.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 10:19 am to biglego
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But if you’ll be seen then that’s still a problem.
I’ve had people see me with mine and none of them would be able to discern it from a pellet gun.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 10:29 am to Yesca11
.22 caliber Benjamin pumped 8 times has been known to kill quite a few squirrels.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 10:44 am to Yesca11
Only took two posts for someone to mention a .22. I'll never understand how it occurs to you people to mention one when the question is about air rifles. Happens every damn time though.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 10:46 am to AP83
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.22 caliber Benjamin pumped 8 times has been known to kill quite a few squirrels.
man my Benjamin has lost its seals. but as a kid, that Daisy pump .177 took alot of squirrels for me.
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