Chipmunks have become a real problem on one of the neighboring farms. They’ve chewed through fuel tanks on the log splitters, destabilized stone footings and left holes around the shrubbery and in the lawn. Since 2015 I’ve shot around 100 of the critters. As long as they stay in the wooded areas they’re free to live a long and happy life. Unfortunately, this male decided to take up residence in the stone wall bordering the house and that sealed his fate. I shot him with my .22, Air Arms TX200, using H&N Baracuda Green 12.65 grain pellets at 25 yards. The approximate pellet velocity at 25yrds was 799fps with 17.9 ft/lbs. of energy. My first shot was a clean miss because I failed to follow through after squeezing the trigger. As chipmunks have the habit of doing, he stood up and started to chirp, so I reloaded and landed the second shot with deadly accuracy. You can see that I was shooting at a steep angle; the pellet entered his left ear and exited through his right shoulder. These tin pellets are harder than lead and penetration is often 100%.
Chipmunk and Tin Pellets = 100% Penetration
- Thread starter gamyrick
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Nice shottin... we had a problem with them a few years back getting into our dog food...that didn't last to long with the marauder around.
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It may be the undercoat showing but it looks like you got the bull on a target on his shoulder. :yes:
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Now that right there is a very nice shot! Those suckers are causing me a real headache here. Saw one getting into my siding, and another into the foundation. I’m setting traps & shooting them.
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Yes, I use the H&N Baracuda Green pellets all the time. I bought several thousand back in 2010. They were then and still are more expensive than lead.
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There are, afaik, only two good non-lead pellets in .22 the H&N Baracuda Green and the Predator GTO. The H&Ns are heavier, and they hit very hard with my HW80. The GTOs are cheaper, and I bought a sleeve of those last, but have yet to test them in my gun. What could go wrong? 
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Nice work sir, I have some of the Predator GTO's in .25 haven't shot them much other than over the Chrony. I'll give them a rip sometime.
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Ive been usong the GTO for a little extra oomph in a short barrel. They do the through and through on bigger critters too. When you body shot a squirrel the sound signature tells you the story.
sounds a bit like hitting a sweet potatoe with an aluminum baseball bat lol.
sounds a bit like hitting a sweet potatoe with an aluminum baseball bat lol.
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