high power 22 for small game

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I live in CT so here hunting on state land is .22 caliber only ,so I do own or have owned every brand made ,and same with energy I own from 12fpe to 150fpe in 22 caliber ,

I think 30fpe with pellets is the normal here for hunting up to 100 yards and can kill squirrels clean at this range ,

a sub 12 fpe is also has many advantages like my edgun leshiy I just put a sub 12 regulator in it , I can shoot and it is so quiet I get multiple squirrels or birds due to fact it is silent and only weighs 4 pounds with optic , so this is great also with thermal for nite pesting , and wont do harm or bother others with noise



then of course , I love slug guns , I have like 5 in 22 caliber ranging from 52 fpe to 176 fpe , and these are lazers and hit very hard and great in wind , actually I hunt Coyote with an edgun r5m.22 caliber with slugs ,

there is a big difference in price between air-force condor to huebon , many choices , I guess if I had to have only 1 I would buy a gun I can tune up for slugs and down for pellets

alot of cool guns out there ,

LOU
 
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You don't need a lot of power for squirrels. I use a 15 fpe Brocock for squirrels and have taken them out to a lasered 63 yards, but most shots are between 30 and 40 yards. Most of the time there are too many trees in between me and the squirrels for anything farther. Rabbits can be taken at longer distances when hunting fields, but they drop easily with minimum fpe.

I reccomend a rifle with variable power and lightweight for all day carry. Something short for when your moving through the thick stuff.
 
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Honestly for rabbit and squirrel you could easily get a marauder or lesser expensive gun and do everything the top end guns do. My idea is that the high end guns shine at extreme long ranges in 25 or 30 cal I've seen Crosman999 kill rabbits at decent range with guns costing under 200 bucks. I own a condor that could kill deer and love edguns but rabbit and squirrel die if you look at them hard. It doesn't take much. If u do go top end edgun is my call. That dude won't kneel to snowflakes. Gotta love that. 
 
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I live in CT so here hunting on state land is .22 caliber only ,so I do own or have owned every brand made ,and same with energy I own from 12fpe to 150fpe in 22 caliber ,

I think 30fpe with pellets is the normal here for hunting up to 100 yards and can kill squirrels clean at this range ,

a sub 12 fpe is also has many advantages like my edgun leshiy I just put a sub 12 regulator in it , I can shoot and it is so quiet I get multiple squirrels or birds due to fact it is silent and only weighs 4 pounds with optic , so this is great also with thermal for nite pesting , and wont do harm or bother others with noise



then of course , I love slug guns , I have like 5 in 22 caliber ranging from 52 fpe to 176 fpe , and these are lazers and hit very hard and great in wind , actually I hunt Coyote with an edgun r5m.22 caliber with slugs ,

there is a big difference in price between air-force condor to huebon , many choices , I guess if I had to have only 1 I would buy a gun I can tune up for slugs and down for pellets

alot of cool guns out there ,

LOU
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you failed to mention any of your rifles
 
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maybe i need to clarify... i live in the northeast usa and the reason im looking at high power is i have a hatsan flashpup that i put a huma reg in as well as a hatsan at-44. the flashpup advertises 29ft lb in 17 cal and 38 ft lb in 22 cal. after extensive testing im barely getting 26 ft lb in 22 cal. i have found at 30-50 yds its just not enough on large gray squirrels. most run off wounded. its very accurate mind you. so i want to bump it up in the (honest) 40-50 ft lb range. if it actually got 38 ft lb it would probably work. the best i managed was 28 ft lb with the reg set at 170 psi and the hammer maxed out. only got 5 usable shots before it dropped off
 
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