Very Quiet & Accurate Air Rifle/Pistol for Backyard Sparrow Hunting
The other day I was talking to my across the alley neighbor
_ about a unknown dog in the common alley.
In our discussion, he mentioned he had recently heard someone firing a BB or pellet gun.
I let him know that it was I shooting at sparrows raiding my house finch feeders.
This information began to bother me.
I currently own a Daisy (Chinese) 880 pneumatic rifle.
Most of my shots have be at three to five compression strokes - never a full ten.
As such, there is not much more that I can do to reduce my noise signature
_ in my backyard - other than a quieter air gun/pistol.
Moreover, yesterday my wife witnessed/spied a less than precisely placed shot.
I wounded a sparrow - not an instantaneous kill.
The bird furiously fluttered around.
Then, ran away ... screeching terribly - all the while.
I felt very bad ... my wife felt even worse.
And, give she gave me much grief about eradicating sparrows and my bad shooting.
In my defense I retorted ... I need a more accurate gun and a telescopic sight.
In my mind I added ... quieter and, preferably, a repeater.
On a limited budget, I'm looking at a Baikal/Izhevsky IZH-46M
Or, a Daisy Model 853C Legend EX.
However, I'm not adverse to spending more money.
As such, the Crosman .177 Marauder is another rifle I'm seriously considering - CO2/Air 2000 psi.
It is quiet, accurate, a repeater and powerful.
However, the inconvenience and expense of PCP support concerns me.
Where I live doesn't have an in-town source for high-pressure compressed air.
I'm open to other suggestions or better ideas on air rifle/pistol that is by priority:
Very Quiet, Accurate, Repeater (preferably) and powerful enough to humanely take small pests.
The other day I was talking to my across the alley neighbor
_ about a unknown dog in the common alley.
In our discussion, he mentioned he had recently heard someone firing a BB or pellet gun.
I let him know that it was I shooting at sparrows raiding my house finch feeders.
This information began to bother me.
I currently own a Daisy (Chinese) 880 pneumatic rifle.
Most of my shots have be at three to five compression strokes - never a full ten.
As such, there is not much more that I can do to reduce my noise signature
_ in my backyard - other than a quieter air gun/pistol.
Moreover, yesterday my wife witnessed/spied a less than precisely placed shot.
I wounded a sparrow - not an instantaneous kill.
The bird furiously fluttered around.
Then, ran away ... screeching terribly - all the while.
I felt very bad ... my wife felt even worse.
And, give she gave me much grief about eradicating sparrows and my bad shooting.
In my defense I retorted ... I need a more accurate gun and a telescopic sight.
In my mind I added ... quieter and, preferably, a repeater.
On a limited budget, I'm looking at a Baikal/Izhevsky IZH-46M
Or, a Daisy Model 853C Legend EX.
However, I'm not adverse to spending more money.
As such, the Crosman .177 Marauder is another rifle I'm seriously considering - CO2/Air 2000 psi.
It is quiet, accurate, a repeater and powerful.
However, the inconvenience and expense of PCP support concerns me.
Where I live doesn't have an in-town source for high-pressure compressed air.
I'm open to other suggestions or better ideas on air rifle/pistol that is by priority:
Very Quiet, Accurate, Repeater (preferably) and powerful enough to humanely take small pests.