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Posted: 5/23/2011 4:19:59 PM EDT
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Insurgent birds have re-infiltrated my neighborhood, killing local songbirds and generally trying to reassert their authority in my province.
The tacticool, 1956 Crosman .22 pellet rifle with high tech optics is wreaking a terrible wrath on their heads. Notice the stock extension designed to absorb the punishing recoil. Al'Sqawkbar! 
(OK, maybe it's not posted in the right forum...I have DAO syndrome) |
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This is what I want for Grackles.... http://www.blackweaponsarmory.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/o/a/oasis-r.jpg Gemtech Oasis Looks like that'll work. I just put the old Crosman to use since it was handed down to me by my grandfather. Got it refurb'ed and it whacks 'em! |
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Up here, we don't have Grackle Whackers, we have Crow Killers. I use an old Remington Targetmaster with the factory peep sights with Remington .22 shorts. It's the most accurate .22 rifle I've ever used, and I've made 60 yard shots with .22 shorts with it. I border the CT River and 500 acres of farmland with a brush line dividing the property.
I just crack my window when crows land in the brush, but they get wise quickly. After a while, if they see the curtain move, they all fly off. I have to keep switching windows, but they get wise to that, too. I can walk outside without carrying the rifle and they'll stay where they are. As soon as you walk out carrying, they all fly off. The damn things do get smart. |
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Insurgent birds have re-infiltrated my neighborhood, killing local songbirds and generally trying to reassert their authority in my province. The tacticool, 1956 Crosman .22 pellet rifle with high tech optics is wreaking a terrible wrath on their heads. Notice the stock extension designed to absorb the punishing recoil. Al'Sqawkbar!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/doc540/Misc/airgun/DSCN0018-1.jpg (OK, maybe it's not posted in the right forum...I have DAO syndrome) What kind of accuracy are you getting at 20-25yds? What brand and type of pellet are you using? |
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You realize it's probably some kind of federal offense to shoot those vermin don't you? Now that we have the proof please send money. Yes, they are a protected Federal migratory bird. But they can be taken if they are in the act of predation or creating a nuisance. Ironically, these were all predating like a son of a gun which created a terrible nuisance. 
I had the old Crosman refurb'ed and it shoots 650fps at 8 pumps. I only use four pumps for stealth, and it sounds like it's hitting wet cardboard....WHACK!. I'm shooting some kind of round nose, over the counter, 22 pellets. And I have it sighted in at 15 yds to make "close to" one ragged hole. Ironically, my garage blind is 14 yards from their favorite, white bread bait. |
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I used to have a neighbor who, unbeknownst me, fed is backyard dog pack by laying out a large bag of dog food and just ripping it open.
It quickly became a mass feeding ground for grackles. They almost wiped out our local population of native songbirds. Once I figured out what was happening I started planning. (Hurricane Rita took down his fence and the "pack" of dogs were captured and adopted by various families.) I got the old Crosman refurb'ed and went to work. It took two seasons to eliminated over 300 of them before they decided this was a dead end feeding area. This year a few have returned and begun predating on the local songbird population again. They will not reassert control of my province again.
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We used to get those things all over at one of the power plants where I used to work. Funny thing was, the only other birds we would see was the giant herd of geese that lived in the area.
Most other power plants I've been to had a big pigeon problem. Pigeon poop dries and the dust is bad stuff to breathe. Most other plants use poison or breed falcons to keep the pigeon population down. Maybe the grackles were taking care of them at that place. (I don't know why pigeon poop is an issue, and grackle or falcon poop is not  )
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Your my kind of guy! I use my old trusted Benjamin .22 to take care of the grackles and squirrels. They generally shy away from my house now for some reason? I tried about a half dozen different "solutions". Even bought a CZ .22 rifle and tried shooting BB Caps from it. But the ground behind the garage gets dry and they ping into the neighbors fence. Not good. So, the old Crosman 140 won the contract. Rumor is the area is light by about 330 grackles by now.
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Why do people always ask if vermin taste good? Sometimes killing ain't about eating. Sometimes its for depredation, sometimes its for population control and sometimes its for fun.
In the farm where I grew up, we generally let the birds be, except for starlings, european sparrows and brown-headed cowbirds. I admit it, I shot 'em with my BB gun because it was fun, challenging and my Dad said they were gtg for extermination. |
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