Now a believer. First confirmed kill.

[Alderman]

First confirmed kill with the .177. 
Got a bird at approximately 50 yards with 10.34 grain JSB. 
Complete pass through of the breast. I was holding 2 dots over with the scope so hit lower than I thought it would. 
I was interested in the damage done so did an autopsy and was amazed at the mess it made on the inside. 
Wasn’t sure what to expect but I definately believe it’s not a toy now. 

 

[Boots]

What rifle and ftlb is it running ?

 

[bltefft]

What rifle and ftlb is it running ?

I'm wondering the same thing.

 

[qball]

177 is very very underrated, it’s very lethal on feathers. Many house sparrows decided to take a long nap at 34 yards with my 1701P with leadfree pellets @ 3 FPE.

 

[Odoyle]

A 600fps 177 shooting a 7.4gr Crosman pointed pellet is enough to kill a bird at 50 yards.

 

[Alderman]

What rifle and ftlb is it running ?

S510 Ultimate Sporter. 

 

[JimD]

That is enough fpe for a squirrel IMHO. I tried hitting them with 12 fpe and had a few run off when I missed the brain. Since I turned the power up on my Prod to 17-18 at the muzzle, 14-15 on 25 yard impacts, they drop right there consistently. I tested penetration and it shoots through them pretty consistently on head or side body shoots. The few times it has angled back through the body it did not exit but penetrated the length of the body and they still dropped. A 177 at similar fpe should penetrate further with a domed pellet like I use. You might even want to consider a expanding pellet if your gun likes them.

Should be plenty for small birds.

 

[napairgunner]

I use 13.43 Exact Monsters in my vortek tuned .177 R9 you might want to give those a try in your S510 they may reach out a little further for you as well.