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Can a Hammerli 490 express (495fps) be able to kill a grey squirrel when im taking my shot from 10-15 yards. I am also using crosman premier superpoint (.177 caliber)

i am trying to dicied what airgun is right for me i am 25 and i am a suriuos big game hunter but i live in a medium sized town in the woods but i have 5 nabors around my house and they hate hunting. i have proublems with some crows squirrels foxes and wodchucks i hate them because they get in my wifes garden so i was wondering if the rws would work. i have seen videos of the gun shooting 101 yards and hitting a can. i was going to get the benjiman sheredan super streak in 22caliber put it was to long so do you think this would be a good hunting pellet rifle. (dont tell me that this gun wont kill a woodchuck because i used to have a crossman power master and that is only 645fps and i killed a woodchuck from ten yards my shot plasment was on the brain and that was a big woodchuck but i need a bigger gun)

ok. sooo i’m 17 and i’ve been shooting .22′s alot, i’m more into target shooting. i dont hunt, but i’m not saying that if a squirrel… or a bear walks on my target range, that it’ll be walking off. but i am really interested in really long range targets, such as 1000 yards and under. and since the .22 isnt gonna do it for me, i need a new gun. i heard that the .300 winchester magnum is really good at long range, such as 1000 yds, and its not a wimpy round either. i know the price of the bullets it’s like $35 for a box of 20. not just going to go trigger happy, thats what the .22 is for. so i just need to know if the 300 win mag would make me happy and do what i want, or is there a better caliber for the job, and 1000 yrds is just a really ruff estimate, i’d be happy with even 500 to 1000 but i want a gun that will do just about any range to 1000yrs. i want some knowledgable answers please

It seems that the 30.06 is indeed America’s favorite caliber for hunting. I must admitt that its an excellent round that has stood the test of time. What I cant agree on is why anyone thinks that its a great gun for hunting the world. I have heard some say they would use a 30.06 for small game hunting all the way up to recently, the 30.06 will take elephant and even a T-Rex if ofcourse we could find one.

The .30-06 is not perfect. For specialized long-range work, the 7mm magnums are slightly better – and the .300 magnums significantly better. For me, the .30-06 makes a sensible minimum for elk, but I prefer cartridges on the order of .338 Winchester Magnum for such work. The .30-06 is not a dangerous-game cartridge. It is fine for leopard, and okay in a pinch on undisturbed lion, grizzly and brown bear – but it is not a charge-stopper. And it is certainly not suitable for buffalo, rhino or elephant, despite the fact that it has been used for such.

Do you agree ? Give your reason
Papa,

Do you have the ability to read ? My question is do you agree or not and give reasons for either. It is in the form of a question. I gave my opinion as a question and asked if you agree ?
To stop any futher answers about one shot one kill tactics with the smallest calibers out there, I would like to bring up that a perfect placed shot on a Elephant with a 375 H&H will not drop, stop or kill it in under five minutes. This is a heart shot !

This is exactly what im taking about BTW ! Continuing to stress that a caliber like a 30.06 could be used on a dangerous animal will only get people to think its will be ok to do such. This will not end well. Lets just assume that someone is looking at these forums and sees these post. Oh I can use my 30.06 for that buffalo in Africa next week. Guess what, if you have a guide, he wont even take you out ! If you somehow have access and means to do it on your own or with friends, you will end up dead !
Ohari1

Nice answer. I respect that.
Points well made guys. Thank you for your responses reguardless if you agree with me or not. I respect everyones opinion.

I need a good squirrel hunting pellet rifle that shoots over 1250fps and is preferably a .177 caliber
make that over 1000 fps
I live right on the edge of city limits so no .22 or I definitly would