This is the 4th or fifth time I've seen a coyote in my backyard usually early in the morning just at sunrise. Since I'm not out in the yard at that time it's not bothering me currently. However if I see it personally up close and maybe motivated to take some corrective action. I only have a 60 FPE 0.25 currently which I think would be inadequate for anything but a headshot. But as Max as posted many times their head bobs up and down and rarely stay still long enough to ensure a good brain shot. I'm thinking of getting a 200 plus FPE 357 but even then I don't think it'd be enough for a lung shot for to not run 50 yards or more. At the target location it's only about 25 yards to the next property. Although it would have to jump a fence wounded.
I posted this earlier and I should have been more specific. I meant for animals of raccoon size or larger. Obviously if you hit a mouse in the ass with even a 0.177 it will most likely prove fatal and it won't walk far.
Stupid censorship rules. To view the link you have to change "alphabet org" change back to "F B I" with only the three letters with spaces removed in the link. It discusses shooting raccoons with a 38 special and how there often don't DRT. I consider a high power .357 air gun to be about the same as a .38 special shot out of a 6" revolver.
I posted this earlier and I should have been more specific. I meant for animals of raccoon size or larger. Obviously if you hit a mouse in the ass with even a 0.177 it will most likely prove fatal and it won't walk far.
Stupid censorship rules. To view the link you have to change "alphabet org" change back to "F B I" with only the three letters with spaces removed in the link. It discusses shooting raccoons with a 38 special and how there often don't DRT. I consider a high power .357 air gun to be about the same as a .38 special shot out of a 6" revolver.
If you don't want your targets running into neighboring properties.
If you must dispatch an animal with an air gun that you want DRT a good 0.22 or better that can reliability penetrate the skull and reach the brain is your best option. More gun isn't going to change a well placed shot to the skull with a decent 0.22. Even with big bores, If you take lung or...
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