I recently got a gamo big cat
950 fps with 14.3 grain CPHP
Is it more then enough juice for rabbits
Here in canada
950 fps with 14.3 grain CPHP
Is it more then enough juice for rabbits
Here in canada
"air_bastard"I grew up in the UK and had several springer air rifles.
The UK has a 12 ft/lbs limit rule as I'm sure you know but I'll bet that all my teenage rifles were probably less than 10 ft/lbs (I had no chrono back then to find out).
In any case we all shot rabbits, squirrels, pidgeons etc etc etc..... no problem at all!
Power is very a overrated thing here in the USA (I now live here) - you really don't need 30 ft/lbs or anything like it to take small game animals and birds.
High power just sucks your tank empty faster and reduces your shot count (and makes for bigger safety issues like where the pellet goes after it has gone through the pigeon).
Robert
Yes 12 ft/lb is plenty if your shot is perfect. I ran an RWS 34 (14.3 gr. 665 fps) in 22 for years and killed an estimated 600+ fox squirrels. Those guys are tough and can shrug off a poorly placed shot only to wander off and die a slow death to infection. For this reason I passed on many shots that I no longer have to. Also raccoons are a common pest and 12 ft lb is just not enough. I run a 25 Marauder near 40 ft lbs and love it. I have some wiggle room with shot placement and can smack coons as well. In air guns I respectfully disagree and feel the extra power is nice to have. Im not a power junkie. I deer hunt with a 7.62x39mm Ruger Mini 30 and its all I need. No belted magnums for me.
DAN
Just curious, did you chrono your gun and you are getting 950fps with CPHP ? Gamo's advertising says 950fps with lead free pellets and 750fps with lead."hellzbellz"I recently got a gamo big cat
950 fps with 14.3 grain CPHP
Is it more then enough juice for rabbits
Here in canada
Agreed!"Ginuwine1969"Greg, the power pill is a cure for a less than perfect shot, there are a lot of videos on you tube to prove it. I believe TED has also mentioned one of the factors he has stepped up from .22 to .25 was because more FPE is more forgiving. Now with that said i still shoot .22 and practice, practice, practice. I believe in shot placement as i'm sure we all do, and not shooting outside our comfort zone. But weather, bad ranging, slight trigger pull, rush shot, etc can all be compensated SOME with FPE.