Ok so I have about a dozen chickens and as I found out about 3 years ago everything wants to eat them. This summer is especially bad with raccoon. I catch at least 3 a week trying to get into the coop. I use my Ruger 10/22 with 45 grain subsonic ammo to change their minds about dinner options. It seems like it just is not enough oomph even with good shot placement to put them down and I don't want to have a wounded raccoon running around.
My question is if a .30 cal pellet rifle a better option for this task producing around 30 ft lb energy. My .22 rounds produce about 90 but I am not sure about width of projectile making a difference. I could look into a low powered .38 spl load but I am trying to keep the noise down out of respect for my neighbors. Maybe coons are just stupid tuff around here. Any input ?
My question is if a .30 cal pellet rifle a better option for this task producing around 30 ft lb energy. My .22 rounds produce about 90 but I am not sure about width of projectile making a difference. I could look into a low powered .38 spl load but I am trying to keep the noise down out of respect for my neighbors. Maybe coons are just stupid tuff around here. Any input ?