Weapon suggestion

[thekid]

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wow glad you caught that......my mistake it was shorts ,long ,and LR.......not the mag....mag are little larger in dia, also . My one that shoots mag .is mag only.

Darn... I can still wish, kind of like an over and under.

I also love the .17, but ammo is pricy, worse than 22 mag and bullet goes in and poof, disintegrates.

more ammo options in 22mag, and 22lr cheap to shoot.

tough choices, If i had to choose, I would choose based on longest shot needed and preditors expected. In SC not leagal to shoot foxes and some other pests with more than rimfire, and no scope. (and must have hunting license) legally speaking.

RobertH

Its not that much only 6 dollars for 50 shots, I understand that when you look at a 22 bullets its like. Hey those are cheap, They are cheap becuase they arent made well. I still say you should go for a 17HMR

 

[thekid]

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that is a good option...
if you like it and it fits

If you want a ove under a .22 over a .410 is now considered a survival gun (according to ALL local gun stores) but if you did want a good over under you would need a .22 over a 20 guage. Good killing combo

 

[Jay262]

22 magnum would work well for your preadators i have even shot moose and successfully killed them with one bullet at 50-100 yards so it wouldnt have any issue stopping any preadators you might have. If your not to great of a shot id consider a shot gun maybe a 12 gauge. I wouldnt use a .410 for shooting squirels let alone a coyote or somethign of that extent. Id say a pellet gun has about the same amount of stopping power.

 

[dacjohns]

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If the shot is well placed. Chicken predators are often nocturnal. That makes shooting even trickier. The OP is not experienced. I'm a pretty good shot but have had problems at night with chicken predators, maybe a laser aiming device would have helped. I disagree with the .22LR.

 

[dacjohns]

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[dacjohns]

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[eggboy]

Jay262 wrote:

22 magnum would work well for your preadators i have even shot moose and successfully killed them with one bullet at 50-100 yards so it wouldnt have any issue stopping any preadators you might have. If your not to great of a shot id consider a shot gun maybe a 12 gauge. I wouldnt use a .410 for shooting squirels let alone a coyote or somethign of that extent. Id say a pellet gun has about the same amount of stopping power.

Let me guess, you probably shot the moose in the eye. Any gun can kill nearly anything if you shoot it in the eye.​

 

[zzGypsy]

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If the shot is well placed. Chicken predators are often nocturnal. That makes shooting even trickier. The OP is not experienced. I'm a pretty good shot but have had problems at night with chicken predators, maybe a laser aiming device would have helped. I disagree with the .22LR.

yep, hitting a moving animal in the dark, while worrying that you're going to hit your chickens. and accuratly enough to kill it with a .22.
not exactly a beginner task.

 

[Lollipop]

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If the shot is well placed. Chicken predators are often nocturnal. That makes shooting even trickier. The OP is not experienced. I'm a pretty good shot but have had problems at night with chicken predators, maybe a laser aiming device would have helped. I disagree with the .22LR.

yep, hitting a moving animal in the dark, while worrying that you're going to hit your chickens. and accuratly enough to kill it with a .22.
not exactly a beginner task.

I agree with you guys 100%. I`m a pretty good shot also, but at night with a potentially moving target, I`ll go with a shotgun anytime. Now, back to my trap recommendation. You can`t shoot what you can`t see. Everyone who keeps chickens, MUST have a trap and a gun. No if`s, and`s, or but`s, you will need both at one time or another. Doesn`t matter how much you practice, or how good of a shot you are...........Pop

 

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