Rats and air shot guns

rmocarsky · Aug 3, 2016

Hello folks,

My neighborhood for some unexplained reason has begun having an influx of rats.

I am nocturnal by nature having been a night worker for 30 years and on the weekends a spend late nights in my back yard and enjoy the peace and quiet . . . except that recently it has been ruined by rats traveling through my yard on the same nightly route.

When they come, they pass about 10 yards away from me traveling through the yards of the neighbors property and mine and they continue the same way every night.

Up until now we have been strategically placing poison out and seeing less and less but on the weekend nights, when I am out there I see them and thought ``man, I could easily plug one of these guys with an air shot gun at this range if they made them.

Then I found out . . . THEY DO!

I am in northern Anne Arundel County and was wondering does anyone here know if an air shot gun would be effective and quiet enough to use at night?

Rmocarsky

molonlabe · Aug 3, 2016

I grew up in the inner city and we used to go to the NYC dump with our pellet guns. As the sun set they would come out in droves. It looked like a Willard film. We would shoot them until we ran out of pellets. That's how I learned the shoot the military provided the rest.

MeatGrinder · Aug 4, 2016

The other thing you could do is get a laser sight on a silenced air rifle. Shoot from the hip or while sitting down.

MazeOfTzeentch · Aug 17, 2016

AACo has laws about discharging air guns within certain range of buildings, I don't remember the details but I'd suggest googling around to check your local laws before engaging rodentia in ranged combat.

ohen cepel · Aug 17, 2016

I wouldn't get an air shotgun. Std .177 or .22 airgun better way to go. The Nitro Venom is one I like, powerful and pretty quite with the suppressor which comes with it.

Can't speak to the laws there.

Can use traps also or make one from a 5 gallon bucket and water The bucket works well if done right and will take a lot out quickly. Vid on how to make one; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OijRH-lduq4

Blacksmith101 · Aug 22, 2016

Bait a hook with a little bacon and practice your cast and retrieve. Sort of dry land fishing.

DutchV · Aug 22, 2016

How about a stick trap? Long stick, stuck at a low angle, bait at the top with wire loop snares along the top of the stick. You'd only have to deal with it after all the loops are in use.

SummitCnty · Aug 22, 2016

Lots of great videos on shooting rats with air guns on You Tube.

Most are from overseas that I've seen but great entertainment.

BeoBill · Aug 23, 2016

babalou · Aug 23, 2016

Winner!!!

BeoBill said:

Awesome.

babalou · Aug 23, 2016

Nitro Venom

ohen cepel said:
I wouldn't get an air shotgun. Std .177 or .22 airgun better way to go. The Nitro Venom is one I like, powerful and pretty quite with the suppressor which comes with it.

Can't speak to the laws there.

Can use traps also or make one from a 5 gallon bucket and water The bucket works well if done right and will take a lot out quickly. Vid on how to make one; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OijRH-lduq4

Which do you use? the .177 or the .22?

cobra · Aug 25, 2016

Had a rat problem two years ago due to an abandonded house being reoccupied. I used a Nitro piston in 22 cal to take them out up to 30 yards, longest distance I had to shoot. 15 gr. pellets seemd to work best for accuracy and kill power

Get a green lens flashlight when night hunting. I used night vision monolular to spot them, then turn on green light as they can't see that light a pluck them off.

george g. · Aug 25, 2016

Air shotguns are load.

Doitsouthstyle · Aug 25, 2016

Same problem I have my two pits go nuts in the yard in the morning when I let them out before I go to work. They are so bad they mange to jump or climb onto the handle of my RubberMaid Brute trash can I aquired and chews there selves holes so they can enter and exit with chewing the lids I do keep firmly on top of cans. I have thought about putting a foot trap style bear trap under some bait but now I am thing bait the lid and fill it a 1/4 way with water so hopefully they drowned

Turtle Man · Aug 25, 2016

I bought a Hatsan 125 Sniper for this very purpose. .22 caliber. Works great, but a tad loud. Try pyramydair.com Among other info, they include how loud the gun is. Could be helpful to you.

joppaj · Aug 25, 2016

If you kill one of these rats, what's your plan for disposing of the body? Those will stink like hell quickly in a trash can.

BeoBill · Aug 25, 2016

joppaj said:
If you kill one of these rats, what's your plan for disposing of the body? Those will stink like hell quickly in a trash can.

That's why Zip Loc makes plastic bags.

ToolAA · Aug 25, 2016

joppaj said:
If you kill one of these rats, what's your plan for disposing of the body? Those will stink like hell quickly in a trash can.

Seems like he could be profiting from this sudden rat population boom.

https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=198577

Apparently rat also tastes like Chicken.

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VG-10 · Aug 26, 2016

rmocarsky said:
Hello folks,

My neighborhood for some unexplained reason has begun having an influx of rats.

I am nocturnal by nature having been a night worker for 30 years and on the weekends a spend late nights in my back yard and enjoy the peace and quiet . . . except that recently it has been ruined by rats traveling through my yard on the same nightly route.

When they come, they pass about 10 yards away from me traveling through the yards of the neighbors property and mine and they continue the same way every night.

Up until now we have been strategically placing poison out and seeing less and less but on the weekend nights, when I am out there I see them and thought ``man, I could easily plug one of these guys with an air shot gun at this range if they made them.

Then I found out . . . THEY DO!

I am in northern Anne Arundel County and was wondering does anyone here know if an air shot gun would be effective and quiet enough to use at night?

Rmocarsky

You need a couple of Plummer Terriers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY6W2EGF9ho

54rndball · Sep 15, 2016

You should be able to kill a rat with a gas piston .177 air rifle. I have a Weihrauch and it is murder on birds, but I would want more power for squirrels, like a .22 air rifle. But I think .177 should be enough for rats with a head shot.

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