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I happened to catch my Beeman QB-78 out of the corner of my eye as I left the laundry room. I grabbed it and a few new CO2 cylinders and went out to the deck. I shot my Crosman dueling tree for a while and sipped on a Canadian whiskey and water. 10 - 15 minutes of relaxation. Couldn't be beat.

Good for you, Dave. Sounds like a great way to relax. Who won the duel?

Sounds like fun.

Definitely sounds like a fun and relaxing time.
Because it was with your Beeman, I will mention my day today with my HW95 Luxus.

I spotted a racoon yesterday in the middle of the day in the street in front of my house. It was staggering. I think we all know what that probably means......rabies. There have been reports on the local news recently of rabid racoons. In talking to the neighbors, I learned that others had also seen this coon during the day. We have small children and a lot of pets in the surrounding yards.

This morning my next-door neighbor called me quite concerned. the coon was in her fenced yard and her beautiful Sheltie was going crazy. The coon had gone up a large Oak tree in her yard.

Well, it may go without saying that the Weihrauch came through perfectly with a very humane kill shot between the eyes. I take no pleasure in killing the coon, however, my neighbor was VERY thankful that I could eliminate the threat. She even took her beloved dog for a rabies booster shot to be safe.

Sorry Dave. I know this is not about pleasurable plinking, but it was very fresh on my mind. When I saw your Beeman I thought I would add my little story.

Glad you had a good time plinking.

markiver54 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 02, 2024 9:21 pm

Definitely sounds like a fun and relaxing time.
Because it was with your Beeman, I will mention my day today with my HW95 Luxus.

I spotted a racoon yesterday in the middle of the day in the street in front of my house. It was staggering. I think we all know what that probably means......rabies. There have been reports on the local news recently of rabid racoons. In talking to the neighbors, I learned that others had also seen this coon during the day. We have small children and a lot of pets in the surrounding yards.

This morning my next-door neighbor called me quite concerned. the coon was in her fenced yard and her beautiful Sheltie was going crazy. The coon had gone up a large Oak tree in her yard.

Well, it may go without saying that the Weihrauch came through perfectly with a very humane kill shot between the eyes. I take no pleasure in killing the coon, however, my neighbor was VERY thankful that I could eliminate the threat. She even took her beloved dog for a rabies booster shot to be safe.

Sorry Dave. I know this is not about pleasurable plinking, but it was very fresh on my mind. When I saw your Beeman I thought I would add my little story.

Glad you had a good time plinking.

Hey Mark, you were “plinking with purpose”. Nothing wrong with either activity.

Hatchdog wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 03, 2024 9:17 am

markiver54 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 02, 2024 9:21 pm

Definitely sounds like a fun and relaxing time.
Because it was with your Beeman, I will mention my day today with my HW95 Luxus.

I spotted a racoon yesterday in the middle of the day in the street in front of my house. It was staggering. I think we all know what that probably means......rabies. There have been reports on the local news recently of rabid racoons. In talking to the neighbors, I learned that others had also seen this coon during the day. We have small children and a lot of pets in the surrounding yards.

This morning my next-door neighbor called me quite concerned. the coon was in her fenced yard and her beautiful Sheltie was going crazy. The coon had gone up a large Oak tree in her yard.

Well, it may go without saying that the Weihrauch came through perfectly with a very humane kill shot between the eyes. I take no pleasure in killing the coon, however, my neighbor was VERY thankful that I could eliminate the threat. She even took her beloved dog for a rabies booster shot to be safe.

Sorry Dave. I know this is not about pleasurable plinking, but it was very fresh on my mind. When I saw your Beeman I thought I would add my little story.

Glad you had a good time plinking.

Hey Mark, you were “plinking with purpose”. Nothing wrong with either activity.

I agree Mark. As you know, any discussion about air guns on the forum is one of my favorites! I enjoy them immensely and don't get enough time with them either.
I applaud you for doing what was necessary. I'm sure the neighbor(s) appreciate what you did. I defend my garden and it's bounty with air and powder as the law allows.
On a side note, for shorter distances, that Beeman is very accurate with most all pellets. It's one of my favorites. It does have trouble flipping the larger paddles at times, as all of my .177 CO2 and pump guns do. It was fun.

Mark, you did the right thing. You just can't take a chance with something like that and a coon out wandering in the middle of the day around people and pets does suggest it is sick or desperate for food. Not good. Good to hear the HW did a good job for you.

What is the best CO2 rifle in .22 for pest control?

Do you have a reason for wanting C02 specifically?

Mark, the advantage of CO2 is no pumping and none of the recoil you get with piston guns, so no special holds or techniques needed to shoot them. You can basically shoot CO2 like a 22 rifle. Currently, the stronghold for COs guns is in the CO2 handgun reproduction market. You can buy a CO2 copy of your favorite powder burning revolver or auto and have a ton of fun.

The main disadvantage is the CO2 guns are temperature sensitive. As the ambient air temperature drops, CO2 loses pressure, so that means you lose power and your point of impact drops. This means that CO2 guns are best shot indoors where temps are constant or outdoors when temps are in that same range. Bottom line is that you should check your zero when shooting in temps outside this range.

The other thing to note with CO2 is that there is a practical upper limit on power. There are CO2 rifles that can use two cylinders instead of one to increase power. Most CO2 rifles are in the 500-600 fps class, though a few double cartridge types can go as high as 800 fps, but at this velocity, shot count gets to be an issue.

Lastly, as I have said many times, PCP is where the air gun world is right now. PCP gets all the attention and development. PCP is the performance leader in the air gun world. Even the cheapest PCP rifle will outshoot any CO2 rifle in terms of accuracy and power. As always, the issue of getting PCP rifles filled is something you must consider before going PCP, but once you solve that, you have access to the very best performance that air guns can offer.

GeoBoy, I think I have a Crosman .22 CO2 gun in the collection. It is intermediate in velocity, as NCG states above. I know Beeman makes a .22 just like my .177 that I started the thread with. I don't have any experience with it and when I looked it up, it said 550 fps max.
Depending on the pest, I'm not sure how well a .22 CO2 would work.

PCP is the way to go for sure. But grab on to your billfold when you do

So right, Al. It's not just the cost of the guns, though some are very affordable. It's the added cost of the equipment to fill those guns. By far, the most practical option these days is a compressor.

We started out with a hand pump, but that got old really fast. Next we went with scuba tanks, but that was a hassle, too, getting them to a place that could fill them and keeping the certification current. And with so many PCP rifles now running at 3600 psi for a complete fill, you can only get a partial fill with those old scuba tanks which max out at 3000 psi.

We finally spent the money and got a good compressor. Really the only way to go if you want to shoot PCP as much as other types of air guns.

So why bother with PCP? Accuracy and power and getting that power in a reasonable weight of gun. There's a reason that all types of air gun competitions are shot with PCP. No other type of air gun can compete.