Pcp for coons, again.

[Peskådot671]

Ghoststalker, 

Maybe you should take a look at the American Air Arms Slayer or Evol if you want a repeater. I'm not sure how their customer service is right now though. If you want to go a more affordable route, maybe take a look at the Evanix Rainstorm in .30cal.

 

[Steveguy]

Just easily dispatched one cleanly with a 44fpe .22 between the eyes,A little nerve firing twictching,and it was all over 25 yards. rangemaster 25.38 grains@890/fps

 

[delooper]

I eradicated my raccoon problem with an Edgun Leshiy 2 in .22. Well, I also live-trapped the babies. The gun was for the wiley adults that wouldn't walk into the trap.

I probably could have done it all with the gun, but a live trap for the dumb ones really speeds things up, and takes far less time and energy.

The larger calibres aren't needed. But if you aren't very confident in your aim it would help. I also have a .30 cal Edgun Leshiy 2 setup, but I haven't tried it yet. .22 is fine for almost all my purposes.

 

[bowopt]

If you are hunting with an airgun out of necessity, I would go for a 30 cal, budget airgun because most budget airguns are not high-power. A 30-cal pellet flying stably at a short distance (I imagine that 30 metres is about how far you need to snipe at the coons) would do the job. Unless you're investing in an airgun because of a hobby, then I would consider higher-end PCP.

FX airguns are fun to tinker with, but wear and tear will 'kill' the gun, and like me, you'd spend more time repairing it than shooting it. Another one that came to mind is RTI Arms Prophet 2 Performance; that gun is robust and powerful. But both cost a fortune. It's not worth buying a high-end airgun if you don't enjoy arigunning as a hobby.

It's just my two cents.

Hope it helps.

 

[dizzums]

depends on the situation, theres a difference between casual 'lets get one of those coons at the garbage can with the .22' and big 'raiders' attacking your chickens at night .. if its serious id use something thats going to work if that perfect shot isnt there .. i use the.35 for that ..

 

[bowopt]

depends on the situation, theres a difference between casual 'lets get one of those coons at the garbage can with the .22' and big 'raiders' attacking your chickens at night .. if its serious id use something thats going to work if that perfect shot isnt there .. i use the.35 for that ..

Actually, the bigger the cannon, the better. The sound of the impact when the pellet hits a target is so satisfying with a bigger caliber gun.

 

[Chief55]

The rule of thumb is 25 FPE for coons, so any gun & pellet combination that will make 25 FPE is fine. Generally .25s are recommended.

 

[BlackICE]

I'm using a .25 at 60 FPE. What would a .357 at over 170+ fpe do better than my .25 on a brain shot. Will they still do the death dance for up to a minute? Thinking of a RTI Mora shooting 100g+ ZANs. Would that do this?

 

[rangur1]

Taipan veteran long 25 cal or a AGT Vulcan 3 in 25 cal or 30 cal. A 25 cal Vet 2 as well will easily clear out your issue and are both simple to work on and are built like tanks.

 

[bowopt]

I'm using a .25 at 60 FPE. What would a .357 at over 170+ fpe do better than my .25 on a brain shot. Will they still do the death dance for up to a minute? Thinking of a RTI Mora shooting 100g+ ZANs. Would that do this?

I've been waiting for Mora's review. I am very interested in the gun, although I won't be able to afford it. But one can dream, right?

 

[cmatera]

Today, I feel the .30 Sidewinder would be/is perfect. I have one; my other coon gun is a .30 Wildcat BT 600mm.

 

[Vana2]

I've lived in the suburbs and now in a rural area (for 6 decades) where raccoons regularly become a problem pest to be dealt with.

If you HUNT raccoons, you can be sporting about it and use a gun, if you have to get rid of a pest then don't screw around, get a trap.

A typical .22 caliber, 30fpe PCP is adequate to kill a raccoon with a well placed shot head shot. A larger caliber, more powerful PCP - or better yet a .22 rimfire is recommended. Raccoons are tough characters and can cover a lot of distance (even with a solid hit).

That being said, before shooting at a raccoon, please consider...
- it has to be legal to discharge a gun (at that time of day and location).
- you may need the appropriate permits (some places class raccoons as "fur bearing animals") though the "defense of property" clause may be a loophole.
- you need to wait for them to show up (usually in the middle of the night).
- you need understanding neighbors who won't call the police because of shooting or if the raccoon makes it to their yard (under their deck ) before it expires.

Considering that problems with the law or upsetting the neighbors is not a good thing, it's much more practical to trap pest raccoons then decide how to get rid of them. Live traps are safest - you can release any cats . There's no cats in my area (the Fishers eat them) so I use a Conibear 220 in a box set placed off the ground where skunks and dogs won't get into it.

With a beaver flood on my property, there's lots of raccoons (and all kinds of other critters) and I'm good with that. On the other hand, if a raccoon decides forage in around the house I won't hesitate to put out a trap and feed him to the vultures.

I'm just saying, think about it before grabbing a gun.

Cheers!

 

[RAMJET66]

my shop yard is over run with them , there is a canal & small woods connected to my property lines, last night i got one with the GK1 , 22 cal Doing 900 fps w/Cphp's head shot 80' ,1st shot put it into the dance , popped again to make sure..

 

[RickH]

I have two Gauntlets in .25 and wouldn’t hesitate with that for two reasons. First, it has plenty of power for the job. Second, I’m confident in my shooting. Just my opinion here but if you don’t know proper shot placement and can’t confidently make one shot kills you shouldn’t be hunting. If I need a good rifle for pest problems then the Gauntlet can handle it.

Rick H.