Backyard snipeing

[trlcavscout]

So I live outside city limits and have a ditch then pasture behind my house, but I have some neighbors that are strange so I dont know their take on shooting. I have a squirrel problem, he keeps tearing up my lawn chair padding then he stares at me when I watch him like he's saying screw you! So last week I chased him off with my sons BB pistol that was on the counter but he keeps coming back. So today I sighted in a 22 rifle I picked up from another board member with sub sonic CCI ammo just for my squirrel friend. Then I found a box of 60gr "Sniper subsonic" from Aguila I had in my closet (never tried it) and I thought man that will be better then the 26gr I was useing. So I loaded 1 round sat at the kitchen table with the back door open and steadied my rifle on the back of a chair like I had done before and BANG!!! It sounded like I shot my AR in the kitchen Good thing the wife is at work. So that ended my backyard target practice, at least until my ears quit ringing!

[StagLefty]

I'm not going to start preaching on firearms and ear protection but ear damage is irreversible !!

[Irving]

I recently tried some subsonics (Remington) and I didn't think they were very quiet either.

[arz]

So that ended my backyard target practice, at least until I get a can!

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[trlcavscout]

I am working on the can! The sub sonic I usually shoot is very quiet. I assumed this would be also.

[Irving]

Probably seems a lot quieter when you're not shooting from inside a box too.

[Troublco]

Subsonic ammo is quieter than normal ammo, but sitting in an enclosed area you still get the effects of the powder burn. The main benefit to subsonic ammo is the lack of the "crack" from the bullet.

[sniper7]

Subsonic ammo is quieter than normal ammo, but sitting in an enclosed area you still get the effects of the powder burn. The main benefit to subsonic ammo is the lack of the "crack" from the bullet.

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if you were closer I would come up with my can and we could fix your little problem

[OneGuy67]

Shoot! I'd get one of those Gamo air rifles that shoot .177 or .22 calibre pellets at 1,400 fps. That will take care of the little rat with a furry tail.

A friend has one and has been taking care of his squirrel problem quietly, doing much the same as you: sniping from inside the kitchen. The only problem he has is, the furry bodies falling into the neighbors yard and piling up. He has to sneak over and get the body!

[gnihcraes]

+1 on the air rifle. They work great.