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05-20-2019, 22:35
OtterbatHellcat

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Originally Posted by brutal

Keep it .22cal and use hollow points. Don't know if they make the Whisper in 22 cal anymore. Got mine years back on a steal of a deal.

FWIW, My silenced 10/22 with subs is quieter than the dang air rifle.

Yeah, they still make it in 22 but call it a Wildcat now. I looked at a bunch of reviews and articles and the quietest Whisper is the 177, and that's what I think I need for this property right now. Another $150 purchase ain't takin' food off the table.. :) I saw the whisper line of pellets, or version thereof, and like anything else, I should do extensive research for the best stuff for the job. I'm doing what I can do NOW and get it here. Both of these air rifles will be useful for my GF and I for a long time and that suits us well.

As usual, I'm always interested in hearing input from you guys about this stuff. I also don't mind getting a Whisper in 22 later on.

It is a bummer to hear about the truck however, that shit sucks no matter what, but it always seems a bit harder to absorb when it's self inflicted. I am familiar with the feeling.
05-20-2019, 22:38
OtterbatHellcat

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Originally Posted by Irving

My 26" .22lr bolt action with CCI quiets is WAY more quiet than my neighbor's Gamo Whisper. No way I'd mess with it with the bike path/green belt as a back stop though.

I really only mentioned the bike path as a source of people that could hear or see what I was doing. I would hope all of you would expect I wouldn't shoot towards it, and not question that.
05-20-2019, 22:45
Irving

I wasn't sure if you lived directly off the green belt or not.

To be fair to my neighbor's Whisper, while it is significantly louder than my .22, the sound is different. I just sounds like a loud spring noise. Also, I'd still be more likely to shoot at stuff with that Gamo than a .22. I don't have enough yard to mess around with that.
05-20-2019, 23:10
brutal

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irving

I wasn't sure if you lived directly off the green belt or not.

To be fair to my neighbor's Whisper, while it is significantly louder than my .22, the sound is different. I just sounds like a loud spring noise. Also, I'd still be more likely to shoot at stuff with that Gamo than a .22. I don't have enough yard to mess around with that.

A bolt .22 with subs should be barely louder than the hammer drop. :-) The 10/22 isn't even close with the auto action. I haven't tried holding it closed, I understand that cuts it down a lot.

The air rifle *is* different. I wouldn't' call the Whisper "springy" as there isn't one, just an air cylinder. Hard to describe.
05-20-2019, 23:13
brutal

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Originally Posted by OtterbatHellcat

It is a bummer to hear about the truck however, that shit sucks no matter what, but it always seems a bit harder to absorb when it's self inflicted. I am familiar with the feeling.

The only slightly saving grace on the truck ding is I had just put on 3M door edge tape on the camper compartment door precisely because it didn't clear the tailgate. It appears that may have saved the paint a bit more than otherwise.
05-20-2019, 23:15
Irving

Pretty sure my neighbor's Whisper is a spring. I could be wrong, but it certainly sounds like a spring. TONG.

OBC, I wasn't saying you'd shoot at a bike path, since the first thing you said was that you couldn't because of the path. I assumed you meant it was in line, but I understand what you mean.

Brutal, I don't have a can, which is why it's so impressive that my .22 is more quiet than the Whisper next door. The CCI quiets are louder in my .22 but I think it's more due to the shorter barrel because the Quiets won't cycle the action.
05-20-2019, 23:44
brutal

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irving

Pretty sure my neighbor's Whisper is a spring. I could be wrong, but it certainly sounds like a spring. TONG.

OBC, I wasn't saying you'd shoot at a bike path, since the first thing you said was that you couldn't because of the path. I assumed you meant it was in line, but I understand what you mean.

Brutal, I don't have a can, which is why it's so impressive that my .22 is more quiet than the Whisper next door. The CCI quiets are louder in my .22 but I think it's more due to the shorter barrel because the Quiets won't cycle the action.

Sorry, I misread "silenced" into your post.

Your neighbor might be using supersonic pellets. The Crossman hollow points I use are subsonic out of this rifle @750FPS (though now that I have one, I want to chrono them!)

I double checked an my rifle is specifically the: Silent Stalker Whisper .22 Cal Air Rifle with Scope

https://www.gamousa.com/product.aspx...&productID=406

The other is probably a spring model.
05-21-2019, 01:04
Great-Kazoo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irving

My 26" .22lr bolt action with CCI quiets is WAY more quiet than my neighbor's Gamo Whisper. No way I'd mess with it with the bike path/green belt as a back stop though.

The penalty is the same for either. However you should try 22 shorts, or stick with the pellet gun..
05-21-2019, 06:48
MrPrena

Wasn't a huge fan but RIP Nikki Lauda.
05-21-2019, 08:28
ChickNorris

G'morning folks
05-21-2019, 09:17
whitewalrus

Good morning, was out late last night trying in vain to knock snow off branches before they broke
05-21-2019, 09:25
ray1970

I?m lucky my couple of trees don?t have leaves yet. They?re always late bloomers.
05-21-2019, 09:28
whitewalrus

All of mine do, so I have plenty of broken branches, including some big ones
05-21-2019, 10:05
ChickNorris

Yep. I'll be carting around a couple of chainsaws for the next few days.
05-21-2019, 10:12
ChickNorris

Anyone have a particular smoking wood on their wish list? I suspect there will be an assortment available
05-21-2019, 10:12
wyome

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Originally Posted by ChickNorris

Yep. I'll be carting around a couple of chainsaws for the next few days.

Fashion accessories?
05-21-2019, 10:32
ChickNorris

Darn tootin
05-21-2019, 10:36
CS1983

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Originally Posted by ChickNorris

Yep. I'll be carting around a couple of chainsaws for the next few days.

Let us know if we can borrow one.
05-21-2019, 10:39
ChickNorris

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Originally Posted by CavSct1983

Let us know if we can borrow one.

Ha!
05-21-2019, 13:13
ChickNorris

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Originally Posted by buffalobo

I burned that house down.

?
05-21-2019, 13:31
wyome

I'm around town for lunch, and my taco truck hookup ain't around because of the snow....grrrrrrrr
05-21-2019, 13:51
buffalobo

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Originally Posted by ChickNorris

?

I despise the fact that PeeWee Herman even exists/existed.
05-21-2019, 13:58
ChickNorris

Quote:

Originally Posted by buffalobo

I despise the fact that PeeWee Herman even exists/existed.

I see
05-21-2019, 14:10
CS1983

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Originally Posted by buffalobo

I despise the fact that PeeWee Herman even exists/existed.

Then you'll really love Blippi
05-21-2019, 14:13
buffalobo

I really love the fact that I have no clue who Blippi is.
05-21-2019, 14:21
ChickNorris

I policed all the neighbor's broken branches as well as @ my other properties & there is less outright breakage than I would have thought. I'm a bit of a pruning nazi by comparison to most folks who seemingly don't bother @ all so I'm pleased to say not one of my Chanticleers lost a branch, much less a twig. Unfortunately & suprisingly however the snow snapped a good but small branch on my mature autumn ash. . .

Lost a couple small bits off the Norway but the squirrel's relentlessness to tear at the cambium predisposed the attrition.

Lots of incidental lilac damage, mostly on the upper branches already heavy with bloom. Will make for a few lovely & very large bouquets so there's that for an upside.
05-21-2019, 14:33
ChickNorris

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Originally Posted by CavSct1983

Then you'll really love Blippi

Quote:

Originally Posted by buffalobo

I really love the fact that I have no clue who Blippi is.

Neither do I
05-21-2019, 15:02
sellersm

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Originally Posted by ChickNorris

I policed all the neighbor's broken branches as well as @ my other properties & there is less outright breakage than I would have thought. I'm a bit of a pruning nazi by comparison to most folks who seemingly don't bother @ all so I'm pleased to say not one of my Chanticleers lost a branch, much less a twig. Unfortunately & suprisingly however the snow snapped a good but small branch on my mature autumn ash. . .

Lost a couple small bits off the Norway but the squirrel's relentlessness to tear at the cambium predisposed the attrition.

Lots of incidental lilac damage, mostly on the upper branches already heavy with bloom. Will make for a few lovely & very large bouquets so there's that for an upside.

Our lilac damage is pretty severe unfortunately. Lost a handful of branches off our other trees but all the neighbors didn?t fare as well.

Now I need to find someone with some good tree tools here in COS...

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05-21-2019, 16:15
MrPrena

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Originally Posted by ChickNorris

Like peewee's playhouse

What is today's peewee secret word?
05-21-2019, 16:55
ChickNorris

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrPrena

What is today's peewee secret word?

: )

Defraculator
05-21-2019, 17:30
whitewalrus

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChickNorris

Yep. I'll be carting around a couple of chainsaws for the next few days.

Well I should have borrowed yours then. Just ran 2 tanks of gas taking care of my yard and a neighbors. Had a few large branches come down.
05-21-2019, 17:34
MrPrena

Made up word from cartoon.
Still better than "Tide-pod"as a secret word.
05-21-2019, 17:35
ChickNorris

Pickle Rick is one of my favorite episodes.
05-21-2019, 17:40
ChickNorris

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrPrena

Made up word from cartoon.
Still better than "Tide-pod"as a secret word.

Like the Turbo Encabulator only different.

https://youtu.be/Ac7G7xOG2Ag
05-21-2019, 21:14
brutal

Quote:

Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo

The penalty is the same for either. However you should try 22 shorts, or stick with the pellet gun..

Any truth to .22 shorts eroding the chamber?
05-21-2019, 21:20
ChickNorris

Ehem, finally got a video to embed properly. : )
05-21-2019, 22:23
MrPrena

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChickNorris

Like the Turbo Encabulator only different.

https://youtu.be/Ac7G7xOG2Ag

Learned something new.
05-21-2019, 23:57
Great-Kazoo

Quote:

Originally Posted by brutal

Any truth to .22 shorts eroding the chamber?

Not an issue, if you clean the chamber & bore afterward. Like shooting 38 spl in a 357 chambered revolver, one needs to clean the cylinder. However i recommend shooting in a firearm that will accept 22 shorts.
05-22-2019, 01:02
MrPrena

My kid will have a busy summer.

She is registered to do:
1. 2 - summer camps in Church in Aurora and Centennial (1 week each)
2. 1 month Thornton Summer camp (waitlist)
3. Tennis Lesson 1mo- 2/week
4. Racquetball Lesson 1mo 1/week
5. Taekwondo Lesson 1mo 2/week
6. Swimming Lesson 2mo 5/week
7. Golf Camp at Thorncreek (due to time conflict with week summer camp , we are going to dropout of it)

Things I need to do:

1. I have all the equipment, except the Taekwondo uniform.
2. I need Spray Paint the Sparring equipment left over from friends taekwondo place. Example:

____'s Taekwondo
Centennial Colorado

^needs to be spray painted. :D
05-22-2019, 07:14
ChickNorris

Wow. That sounds like all the fun.

I want to go to some form of rifle camp for lack of a better description. I should look into it.