Whats better to use to kill things like large birds ground hogs rabbits for the GAMO HUNTER EXTREME .22 .117?

Question

i want the better .cal i want my gun to be verry accurate and power ful and all to gether to be able to take out my listings of animals plz reply and if u have any other guns 2 sugg. plz list them

Answer 1

you want 1000 fps. I know they make it in .177 at 1000 fps but I think the.22 is only 800 fps. You also can buy hollow point pellets, which work well. the speed of the .177 will out do the size difference of the .22, especially with a hollow point.

Answer 2

I suggest you learn how the "check spelling" function works, you might sound less retarded.

Answer 3

I live in a state where the use of rifles for hunting is pretty restricted.  This has caused me to lean on the 12 ga. shotgun.  It's the best gun in the world.  It's a rifle and a scatter gun built in one.  It just depends on what ammo you use.  For rabbits and ground hogs, I use number 6 shot.  For birds, I would stick with 7.  By "large birds" I assume you are referring to red tail hawks, turkey, etc.  For birds of this girth, I suggest that you try number 6.

Answer 4

Both calibers are fine for what you are asking about. The "big secret" is putting the pellet/BB where it needs to be, not necessarily how much "power" it has. The .177 is generally lighter, so it will fly faster and have a flatter trajectory (resulting in "better" accuracy at longer distances) -- but a .22 of the same design has more mass, resulting in a "harder" hit even though it has a lower fps than the .177.

Really, it's a trade-off: Speed for mass, and mass for speed. It's up to YOU to make sure that you are accurate -- by becoming so familiar with your weapon that you ***know*** where the pellet/BB is going to hit before you pull the trigger.

I've knocked down rabbits with my Daisy "Powerline 880" .177 caliber many times, and it isn't really all that "accurate" -- or "powerful" -- an air rifle. I simply know where to aim, to compensate for the rifle's inadequacies.

But I do have to ask: Do you have a real need to kill these animals, or do you merely "want to" kill them? Killing for food or to control a pest problem is one thing...killing for the "thrill of it" is totally different. If it's just for the thrill, take your rifle to a target range.