killing birds in my barn`

[cofi]

what low velocity .22 ammo would you guys use i need something accurate but that wont punch hols in the side of my barn if i(when i) miss im using the cmmg kit in my ar15

[Atrain1]

Got get your self a Daisy Powerline 1000, that is what I used on some squirrels that were attacking my little cat. They would jump on the cats back and I got worried they would give him a disease, it worked great for that very accurate I was able to hit one on a powerline that was running.

[gnihcraes]

Get some 22 shot shells. Not sure if you can find them still, but winchester made brass shotshells - crimped on the ends. Work great at short distance. Have used them for years. Still have some too! Some rural hardware stores usually have them.

If not, use the 600-1000 fps pellet rifle as Atrain1 suggested. $30-100 at walmart etc. Lot's of fun.

[ray1970]

Don't most people just whack the birds out of the air with a shovel or a rake? [Coffee]

[mcantar18c]

Get some 22 shot shells. Not sure if you can find them still, but winchester made brass shotshells - crimped on the ends. Work great at short distance. Have used them for years. Still have some too! Some rural hardware stores usually have them.

Was about to post this.
I was at Wallyworld yesterday, got some ammo and saw a box of .22 shotshells for pretty cheap.

[cofi]

Was about to post this.
I was at Wallyworld yesterday, got some ammo and saw a box of .22 shotshells for pretty cheap.


sounds good to me.....are these going to mess up my barrel???

[ronaldrwl]

.22 Snake shot shells

[mcantar18c]

sounds good to me.....are these going to mess up my barrel???

Nope. They're made to be shot out of a .22LR. People have used em since Jesus walked the earth with no ill effects to their guns that I've ever heard of.
I've used em for mice, birds, etc. in the barn and it works just fine. You'll see it packaged as ".22 shot shells," "rat shot," "snake shot," or the like. I've seen ones with crimped ends and ones that have a thin plastic capsule filled with shot in place of a bullet... both will work, just make sure you clean your barrel after shooting (crimped ones will foul more than a standard copper-plated bullet and the plastic is self-explanatory).

[cofi]

awesome on my way out to wally world.....fwiw i have tried everything to get these little guys out they just are not getting the picture

[mcantar18c]

awesome on my way out to wally world.....fwiw i have tried everything to get these little guys out they just are not getting the picture

Personally I never saw the point in doing anything other than killing em if you want them gone. My ex had a problem where rabbits were eating holes through hay bales in her barn, and of course eating through the strings in the process, and then when we'd try to move em they'd fall apart. When I asked why she didn't just kill em she said they were too cute to kill (she'd tried everything she could think of to simply keep them out, but it didn't work).
One night I decided to take the .22, a flashlight, and a plastic water bottle filled with things other than water and sit in the rafters in the barn. She still thinks the rabbits just moved [ROFL1]
Anyway, moral of the story: killing them is the only way to stop them (just think of them as Muzzies [Tooth])

[SideShow Bob]

Don't know if you can still get them, but .22 CB caps are good for in the barn or garage short range pest control. They won't cycle a semi auto, and need to be loaded single shot, but work fine in a revolver.

[Atrain1]

Don't know if you can still get them, but .22 CB caps are good for in the barn or garage short range pest control. They won't cycle a semi auto, and need to be loaded single shot, but work fine in a revolver. I was going to recommend those but I think he is using a rifle like you said they work great in a revolver but I am not sure if they will make it out of the barrel of a rifle, there is a guy shooting something simular on youtube in his garage and he is using a rifle and if I remember right he thinks it is compressed air, from my understanding I think it is just a primer but we could be talking about something different, maybe some one here has used them in a rifle and will know.

[WBAR]

The CB caps are still around and I use them in my Henry lever .22. They work great at short range.

[cofi]

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i got these me and my old lady went out to the barn......lots of poops but not one bird to be seen maybe they are forum lurkers and found out what was about to go down

[Colorado_Outback]

Crafty bastards..

[cwripinz]

...lots of poops but not one bird to be seen maybe they are forum lurkers and found out what was about to go down

When the temp drops and the snow flies, they will return and you will have a nasty little "welcome back" for the winged rats!!

[TFOGGER]

I was going to recommend those but I think he is using a rifle like you said they work great in a revolver but I am not sure if they will make it out of the barrel of a rifle, there is a guy shooting something simular on youtube in his garage and he is using a rifle and if I remember right he thinks it is compressed air, from my understanding I think it is just a primer but we could be talking about something different, maybe some one here has used them in a rifle and will know.

I put roughly a bazillion rounds of these through various rifles over the years, and never had an issue. Same for BB caps, although they lacked accuracy due to the round ball. And they fouled like a mother...[Rant1]

CB cap:
http://www.pyramydair.com/blog/images/10-07-09-04.jpg

BB caps
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ICuLB148bJU/TA4apImyFAI/AAAAAAAADnA/x07b6lOGWfc/s400/bb+caps.jpg

FWIW: Crows pretty much laugh at BB caps...[LOL]

[DFBrews]

I bought a pack of the shotshells one time loaded 9 in and the last one a mini mag dumped all nine of them ay a sparrow 15 feet away missed on all of them except the mini dropped the little bastard and then repaired the hole in the shop I still call It a win

[ARtact15]

The CB caps are still around and I use them in my Henry lever .22. They work great at short range.
Yep. .22 cbs will do the job, they wont cycle the action, but you should be able to load a few in the mag and hand cycle it. BTW if you need some help getting those birds out i have plenty of cb rounds and a bolt action .22 that'll take a rabbits eye out at 30 yards. Let me know if you want some company [AR15]

[hatidua]

Be careful with .22 birdshot/shotshells used toward anything that "gives" or flexes at close range, such as plastic, fiberglass, etc. The shot pellets WILL come right back at you.