They're only tougher because you are using underpowered guns to do the deed. I personally hate having an animal I shoot suffer, sometimes a second shot is necessary. Whether pesting or hunting shot placement should be the same, humane kills, having to shoot an animal more than twice, thrice, four times!? It would have been more humane to use a club after your first shots. Most living things are tenacious of life, I applaud your honesty, but your method of inflicting maximum agony using underpowered Airguns is seriously uncool.
I hear you. That Beeman was a bit on the weak side but easy to handle when shooting something a few feet away especially with metal in the background. Remember the possums were nested under the hood of a car. So taking the most powerful air rifle I own (Benjamin maximus) was not an option. Close range, metal backstop and in a garage is why I chose the pistol. With all that it WAS underpowered which is why I was amazed. I shot the things from two feet away between the eyes and in the ear.
I have recently chronographed my air rifles just to make sure that they're up to par I do that about once every 6 months. As I recall the beaman was shooting maybe 400 FPS. I honestly don't remember.
Now I can confirm that the other one I shot with the Benjamin Maximus was a groundhog it looked different. I thought these might be young groundhogs. the nose is way too pointy.
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