what to shoot with a pellet gun?
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Depends on the pellet and the gun. Serious airgunners seem to consistently SAY you not attempt anything larger than a cottontail (and the jury's out on squirrels, considered tougher critters) with a .177, yet people on those same forums hunt up to racoons with that caliber, usually with specialty pellets. You should be able to take a fox easily with a .22 air rifle. Large game can be and has been taken with precharged pneumatic bigbores.
That said -- these aren't firearms, and the distinction is not trivial. Manufacturers advertise velocity, but faster isn't necessarily better. Slower, heavier pellets reportedly do better for hunting.
If you're serious about using your pellet gun for hunting, get serious about using it -- You need to be pretty accurate.
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I prefer using air rifles as teaching tools for youngsters/I let them carry them empty first correcting as we walk. As far as shooting I start with large bull eyes on paper targets up close.TO keep it fun i'll let'em shoot empty cans with pebbles in them so they rattle when struck, As thier skills get better i blow up ballons and as they drift they start shooting moving targets, To have some real fun i'll tie several on a kite tail in a safe area and let'm shoot .
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