wahoowad
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I've recently been turned on to the fun of rat shooting. I have access to several dairy farms where my airguns are the weapon of choice. The rats come out at night and I like to be there to meet them.
Currently I'm using my Beeman R9 that shoots a .20 caliber 9.8 grain pellet. This setup is giving me about 15 ft-lbs of energy. I have a weak red LED light (shown) I can mount although this particular model is just a bit too weak. I also use my Wicked W400 green LED light but use some scotch tape on a scope cover to soften up that bright beam. I have a mid-power red LED light on order and hope that will work better.
This setup has worked pretty good for me. I've whacked about 100 fat Norway rats over the past 4 trips. They feed mostly on the silage the cows are fed in these feed troughs so I spend a lot of time patrolling these areas.
I'm also beginning to experiment with baiting to lure them to better shooting positions. So far I have tried Nutella and liquified catfood with so-so results. They have so much feed available to them they stay focused on that. It might take a few trips to get them focused on the bait.
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. How has your ratting/lamping been going lately?
Currently I'm using my Beeman R9 that shoots a .20 caliber 9.8 grain pellet. This setup is giving me about 15 ft-lbs of energy. I have a weak red LED light (shown) I can mount although this particular model is just a bit too weak. I also use my Wicked W400 green LED light but use some scotch tape on a scope cover to soften up that bright beam. I have a mid-power red LED light on order and hope that will work better.
This setup has worked pretty good for me. I've whacked about 100 fat Norway rats over the past 4 trips. They feed mostly on the silage the cows are fed in these feed troughs so I spend a lot of time patrolling these areas.
I'm also beginning to experiment with baiting to lure them to better shooting positions. So far I have tried Nutella and liquified catfood with so-so results. They have so much feed available to them they stay focused on that. It might take a few trips to get them focused on the bait.
I know at least a couple of you get in on this action