To whom it may concern: I was looking for a gun club on here( didnt find one btw) and found this
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/441011/whats-the-best-gun-for-use-on-rats
Does a bb gun work? I've used it on mice and voles... are rats too big(thankfully I've not seen any rats around)? A small gas powered pistol might be small and unnoticeable for the neighbors and not so noisy