You have $300 burning a hole in your pocket and,,,,,

MDriskill said:

Nice as the HW 30 (R7) is, you'd want a bit more power to zap rodents at distance - either the HW 50S or HW 35 would be excellent. The 50 is lighter and handier; the 35 heavier and more traditionally made with the threaded-on rear receiver end. A nice detail of the 35 is that the manual barrel latch allows you to both open and close the breech silently.

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Mike you know I love you but, Chipmunks? Pester? My HW30s have removed more than a few gray squirrels to the ends of my last property. Twenty yard's. I'm sure it'd work fine another five yards. Gray squirrels are frigging tough rodents. Chipmunks on the other hand are the only thing I could think of that's softer and easier to kill than cottontails. I'm sure the biggest challenge at killing chipmunks is their small size and inability to stay still. That applies to any gun, at any power level.

I'm sure my 177 HW30s could eradicate chipmunks at any range you could possibly hit them with any springer. What the HW30s lack in power they make up with accuracy.

Nobody suggested a pistol so here you go;

Mycapt65 said:

Mike you know I love you but, Chipmunks? Pester? My HW30s have removed more than a few gray squirrels to the ends of my last property. Twenty yard's. I'm sure it'd work fine another five yards. Gray squirrels are frigging tough rodents. Chipmunks on the other hand are the only thing I could think of that's softer and easier to kill than cottontails. I'm sure the biggest challenge at killing chipmunks is their small size and inability to stay still. That applies to any gun, at any power level.

I'm sure my 177 HW30s could eradicate chipmunks at any range you could possibly hit them with any springer. What the HW30s lack in power they make up with accuracy.

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I am no hunting guru and yield!

I remember a series of forum posts years ago from a fellow (whose name escapes my feeble brain), who used a tuned R7 to very consistently clobber prairie dogs at 50 yards and beyond. Also another guy who used an FWB 300S as his main squirrel gun. Accuracy does indeed count more than speed.

I guess I was leaning on the side of caution and thinking the two bigger models are better all-rounders for a "one and only gun" situation. They would add some critter size and distance to the equation while still being pleasant to shoot.

$300 only? That's very limiting.

OK thinking outside the box.

Invest in penny stocks.
OR
Bitcoin.

When it reaches $5000-4000, cash out pay the 25% capital gain tax. (extra $ cushion there for the investment horizon ...and assuming the price of March scope hasn't increase)

Then Buy a March scope.
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True story...I was in my mid-late 20's about 30 years ago. I worked part-time and saved up about $5000, I went to an investment fair? and was told by this A-hole. Don't waste your money investing go hitch hiking and spend it. I guess I wasn't the "whale" he was looking to hook and land.
Imagine...$5000 into Apple stock...30 years ago...
The roads not taken.

pssst anyone got any lead on penny stocks? (shhhh PM me, I'm taking all the roads this time)

Thinking for $300, you could get a used RWS 34. Fine powerful accurate springer. Hope your deal works out.

Since you are most likely going used, I would add a Beeman R9 or R10 to the short list. One of those would be nice and might be obtained in that price range without a scope.

HW 30

Buy a HW 30