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Originally Posted by 75Sv1
That depends on the make of air rifle. They are making air rifles for hunting deer size game. Lewis and Clark had an air rifle on their expedition. Also, in the Napoleonic wars in Austria, if a person was caught with an air rifle, the were hung on the spot. I saw on of those at a gun show. It was a bit larger than a Kentucky rifle. Though yes, some of the air rifles have over 1200 fps. No expert here either. Also, the cost of some air rifles can be $$$.
Edit: I'd say these guys know what they are doing:
I have shot 425 rock chucks with my air rifle - Topic |
Very impressive. Those aren't deer but they aren't mosquitoes either. And at 80 to 100 yards as well.
I had a couple of Walther CO2 cartridge powerd pellet pistols. I once dealt with a medium size rat with his leg caught in a rat trap, it was very much still alive and struggling. Couldn't get away, the trap itself had gotten caught in something is it pulled it along - I had the pistols nearby, I thought I'd make short work of it. Wrong. Did not begin to kill it. I crushed its skull with a short 2 x 4 instead. I think the muzzle velocity on those was maybe 4 or 5 hundred FPS.
Not sure if they describe the rifle in any detail. I don't have time to get into it now.