I would think you'd be lucky to kill a squirrel with any consistency with an air gun. I had trouble killing pigeons with one, though if you hit them in the head or neck it was lethal. Would not penetrate the wings though to get any vitals.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.