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post 1623656111 11-25-2020, 10:00 AM
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I have nowhere to shoot my pellet rifle

I used to pull off the side of a road in the state forest 40 minutes from here and walk in a bit and shoot at cardboard target. I always cleaned up after myself and never shot toward any trails or anything. Well the wildlife officer told me I can't shoot now it unless it is hunting season and I have a tag to hunt but the only thing you can hunt with it is squirrel on 3 days a year. And if he sees me again he said I will get charged with a crime and arrested. He took all my info and made notes or something on his computer.

If I shoot it in my back yard my neighbors will call the cops.

Fuk living in this urban **** hole. I need to get some land asap.


edit: I need to sight in this scope I got for it. And the range here is appointment only and I called and asked if I could use it there and he laughed and said no sorry
post 1623656351 11-25-2020, 10:03 AM
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Know that feel. Looking to move to a place where I can’t even see my neighbor for the same reason.
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No state ranges near by?
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post 1623656541 11-25-2020, 10:05 AM
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You don't need to shoot it because you will shoot your eye out.
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Setup a range indoors. Lead pellets won’t bounce off a metal plate. Just have some ventilation in your basement.
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Originally Posted By OptimusTrajan⏩
Setup a range indoors. Lead pellets won’t bounce off a metal plate. Just have some ventilation in your basement.
I dont have a basement. I could do it in my garage but it would only be like 20 feet range but I am worried about ricochet, its really loud and in .22 caliber.
Originally Posted By MiscMathematician⏩
i shot my daisy pump-action indoors. went through 3 layers of cardboard and the drywall. a ricochet dented a teflon pot that ricocheted and hit me a cm from my eye

never again
Yeah thats what I am worried about. Mine is a beeman .22 break barrel
post 1623657301 11-25-2020, 10:13 AM
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Get a real gun and if the officer bothers you again you know what to do
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Originally Posted By hendrixfreak70⏩
You don't need to shoot it because you will shoot your eye out.
Originally Posted By MiscMathematician⏩
i shot my daisy pump-action indoors. went through 3 layers of cardboard and the drywall. a ricochet dented a teflon pot that ricocheted and hit me a cm from my eye

never again
These OP. You will shoot your eye out and die. Throw that gun away ASAP.



I shot a bird in my neighbors yard when I was like 9 and they called the cops. Cops told me since it was an air rifle, I wasn’t in trouble however it was a protected species and they let me off the hook with that part.
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Originally Posted By criminal_manne⏩
Get a real gun and if the officer bothers you again you know what to do
I have a "real gun". I just like my pellet rifle for practicing fundamentals and I will use it for hunting squirrels, ground feeding doves etc when the great depression comes
post 1623657681 11-25-2020, 10:16 AM
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If you know anyone with land, you could always ask if you could sight it in on their property. A lot of folks will say yes if you ask nicely.
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In Pennsylvania you can’t shoot targets on game lands.

The guy sounds like a dick though. An air rifle and isn’t going to bother anything or do damage.

I have a few of them as well... they are considered “toys” by people who are into regular guns but even .22s cost more to shoot.
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Originally Posted By Teague242⏩
In Pennsylvania you can’t shoot targets on game lands.

The guy sounds like a dick though. An air rifle and isn’t going to bother anything or do damage.

I have a few of them as well... they are considered “toys” by people who are into regular guns but even .22s cost more to shoot.
Yeah the guy had nothing to do and I cant blame him for thinking I had a real rifle. It looks like a .22

I have a .17 barrel I can swap with and I have more .17 rounds stocked but I found that it is less accurate because of the shock of going through the sound barrier. I think that is the reason. Or maybe I didnt put it on right or cant adjust the sights right to compensate for the less weight. But it .177 barrel is way louder for some reason.

The pellets used to cost $6 for 500 .22 pellets. But now they want $10 for 500 of the cheapest and like $20 for 250 of the good ones

I dont care what people say but it does get annoying when people laugh and say get a real rifle. I have real rifles. Everything has its purpose. I am not gonna hunt squirrels with a 5.56 round.
post 1623660451 11-25-2020, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted By Caeculus⏩
Yeah the guy had nothing to do and I cant blame him for thinking I had a real rifle. It looks like a .22

I have a .17 barrel I can swap with and I have more .17 rounds stocked but I found that it is less accurate because of the shock of going through the sound barrier. I think that is the reason. Or maybe I didnt put it on right or cant adjust the sights right to compensate for the less weight. But it .177 barrel is way louder for some reason.

The pellets used to cost $6 for 500 .22 pellets. But now they want $10 for 500 of the cheapest and like $20 for 250 of the good ones

I dont care what people say but it does get annoying when people laugh and say get a real rifle. I have real rifles. Everything has its purpose. I am not gonna hunt squirrels with a 5.56 round.
If it breaks the sound barrier get heavier pellets. Pretty easy problem to fix.

If it is breaking the sound barrier you’ll hear a loud crack... it’s 100% un mistakable.
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A real rifle.


Brah, legal or not I shot my first duck, rabbit, grouse, squirrel, woodcock, raccoon, and a pile of other stuff with my .22 cal pellet gun.

Good luck finding a place to shoot it
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If there's any farms around you might ask a farmer if he'd let you shoot rats.
They're fun little fukkers to shoot.
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Originally Posted By multiplemiggs⏩
If there's any farms around you might ask a farmer if he'd let you shoot rats.
They're fun little fukkers to shoot.
Chicken coop and a flashlight an make for a fun evening. Always rats around big coops.. Some have pigeon issues too and would be happy to have someone do it.
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What commie state only allows squirrel hunting?

Throw an oil filter on for suppression and just shoot in your back yard
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Originally Posted By Caeculus⏩
I used to pull off the side of a road in the state forest 40 minutes from here and walk in a bit and shoot at cardboard target. I always cleaned up after myself and never shot toward any trails or anything. Well the wildlife officer told me I can't shoot now it unless it is hunting season and I have a tag to hunt but the only thing you can hunt with it is squirrel on 3 days a year. And if he sees me again he said I will get charged with a crime and arrested. He took all my info and made notes or something on his computer.

If I shoot it in my back yard my neighbors will call the cops.

Fuk living in this urban **** hole. I need to get some land asap.


edit: I need to sight in this scope I got for it. And the range here is appointment only and I called and asked if I could use it there and he laughed and said no sorry
I used shoot my marlin model 60 with subsonic .22 in my backyard all the time and I live in st louis county.
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Lol. I actually got one these the other day. Fun as fuk. Been shooting cans with the fun switch on in my back yard.

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You need to find some woods that people don't know about ...
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Originally Posted By LateShow⏩
What commie state only allows squirrel hunting?

Throw an oil filter on for suppression and just shoot in your back yard
You can only use a pellet rifle to hunt squirrel on state land and they only give out like 20 people permits to do it and the season is for like 3 days in a year.

You can also try to get a ticket to do it on "managment area" land thats owned by a water company but its the same thing. Only like 15 people during very small season like 3 days in a year.

I hope soon I can afford 2+ acres in a forest somewhere but I don't have a lot of money and everywhere seems to have so many rules. Have to have a full concrete slab foundation for example in almost all of missouri and a lot of the land for sale is in a subdivision that has their own stupid bylaws. Was thinking about maybe Maine but I don't have a 4wd truck just a 2 wheel drive and I know it gets muddy there.
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I'm in a similar dilemma currently. Bought a Ruger 22. Went to indoor range, but it is too loud. Not far away enough from houses that I can shoot it in my backyard. Pretty sure we would technically be classified as being "in the city". Don't know anyone that has a ton of land that they would let me shoot on that live close by. It has been collecting dust in the corner of my room since I bought it. Only shot it once at the indoor range where I suffered hearing loss for a week
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Originally Posted By MetroBrah⏩
I'm in a similar dilemma currently. Bought a Ruger 22. Went to indoor range, but it is too loud. Not far away enough from houses that I can shoot it in my backyard. Pretty sure we would technically be classified as being "in the city". Don't know anyone that has a ton of land that they would let me shoot on that live close by. It has been collecting dust in the corner of my room since I bought it. Only shot it once at the indoor range where I suffered hearing loss for a week
What do you mean, too loud? Like, other people shooting? Even a .22 you should have hearing protection, and at a range preferably plugged and muffed.
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Originally Posted By MiscMathematician⏩
i shot my daisy pump-action indoors. went through 3 layers of cardboard and the drywall. a ricochet dented a teflon pot that ricocheted and hit me a cm from my eye

never again
maybe hang a blanket from the ceiling? Rather than firing into something that is going to push the force right back at you Einstein.
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Originally Posted By MiscMathematician⏩
i shot my daisy pump-action indoors. went through 3 layers of cardboard and the drywall. a ricochet dented a teflon pot that ricocheted and hit me a cm from my eye

never again
Did you calculate the odds of that happening again?
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Originally Posted By Hutrapper⏩
What do you mean, too loud? Like, other people shooting? Even a .22 you should have hearing protection, and at a range preferably plugged and muffed.
Yea the other people next to me. Indoor range echoes like a bich. Guys in there shooting 9s and ARs not giving a fuk. While im shooting subsonics or CCI quiets, just trying to relax a bit
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Originally Posted By Fatkidwholifts⏩
Did you calculate the odds of that happening again?
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