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 Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/19/17 01:43 AM
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Man that match grade pellet really does a number when you put it in the right spot  
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/19/17 07:26 AM
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My brother and I would work our tails off moving hay in the loft just to get a few seconds of pellet shooting. We had a fox terrier that would rack up a bigger kill count that my brother and I put together. When you live on a farm entertainment came in many forms, as long as it did not require money or electricity.
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/19/17 11:03 PM
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Just got another one. Heart shot 
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/19/17 11:41 PM
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Michael W.
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Good shooting. What model Gamo do you have
A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/20/17 12:14 AM
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Good shooting. What model Gamo do you have I'd have to look later on but I know it was one of the cheaper ones. I had issues with accuracy consistency so I bought a one piece mount and a descent scope now I can am pretty much in a 1/4 inch circle every time at 15 yards which is the distance I'm shooting the rats and mice at.
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/20/17 10:18 PM
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Another one bites the dust 
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/20/17 10:19 PM
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Good shooting. What model Gamo do you have its a Gamo whisper .17 cal
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/22/17 01:49 PM
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Every once in a while MidwayUSA will have a closeout on an air rifle. Just recently they had the Crosman Redtail 0.22 cal for $65 marked down from $119-$149. It is overkill (21 ft-lbs at muzzle) for mice/rats and out of the box is louder than my Marlin 81DL firing 22LR!
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/24/17 08:03 PM
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One of my best shot so far. In one ear out the other. 
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/24/17 09:50 PM
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AWSOME SHOOTING! Apply for sniper school yet? 
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/24/17 10:05 PM
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AWSOME SHOOTING! Apply for sniper school yet? haha no chance.
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/25/17 12:58 AM
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Shhhhh he is sleeping Just got another one 
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/25/17 02:02 AM
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I have been doing the same thing, LOVE the free trigger time. They are getting into my chicken coop and feeding on the grain. We started putting it where I can see it from the back porch. I have a Beeman .177 cal.. Like you I like to hit em right behind the ear, they just flop over, then the chickens pick em up and chase each other all over the pen. Great laughs.
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/25/17 02:11 AM
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I have been doing the same thing, LOVE the free trigger time. They are getting into my chicken coop and feeding on the grain. We started putting it where I can see it from the back porch. I have a Beeman .177 cal.. Like you I like to hit em right behind the ear, they just flop over, then the chickens pick em up and chase each other all over the pen. Great laughs. I've hit a few that start doing acrobatics LOL. Some jump up and flip about 4-5 times pretty hilarious.
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/26/17 01:37 AM
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Gamo match just did a number on the little fella 
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/26/17 01:44 AM
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And one more just now 
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/26/17 03:50 PM
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Is there a airgun / pellet rifle shop in Houston?
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/26/17 05:46 PM
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Is there a airgun / pellet rifle shop in Houston? Academy, BPS, Walmart. Not top of the line but they'll do the job.
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/26/17 08:45 PM
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Is there a airgun / pellet rifle shop in Houston? Academy is an authorized GAMO dealer Academy Sports & Outdoors 1414 Loop 336 W. Conroe, TX 77304 936-523-4500
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/27/17 01:49 AM
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This night was the first evening I didn't see a single rat guess I better give them a break so I can have more targets to shoot
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/27/17 02:26 AM
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This thread has been an outstanding read lol. Nice work Sapper
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/27/17 02:28 AM
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This thread has been an outstanding read lol. Nice work Sapper for your viewing pleasure
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/27/17 02:54 AM
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If the other half sees another one outside of our house I might be paying Sapper to give take care of our problem I keep telling her when you live this close to the lake and a bunch of woods you're going to have critters, she ought to be happy they're outside and not in.
You can run but you can't hide...
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/27/17 02:56 AM
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If the other half sees another one outside of our house I might be paying Sapper to give take care of our problem I keep telling her when you live this close to the lake and a bunch of woods you're going to have critters, she ought to be happy they're outside and not in. I throw corn over my privacy fence everyday for the deer but no doubt it attracts other critters from the woods behind my house. I don't mind rats outside as long as then never make my house their home. Gives me something to shoot yr around haha.
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Re: Is hunting rats worthy of the varmint section
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06/27/17 11:57 PM
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Took a peak out the back door at the bait sight and what do I see Shot was a tad high but lots of damage 
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