I'm still looking for the ultimate rifle which which to peg starlings, grackles, crows, and various other yard nuisances, with the least possible level of neighbor disturbance. Currently am using an RWS .177 break-action spring piston, but I want something heavier to cut through the OK wind, yet I do not want increased noise with more power (I was looking at the Beeman "Crow Magnum" .22 - that thing is a hoss, and I'm worried about excessive report). So my questions, for those who may know, are:
1. Are these new pre-charged pneumatic rifles now available (which look to be adequately powerful and accurate) QUIETER than the spring piston kind? (you know, the ones you fill up with a type of air compressor, then gets "x" number of shots from the stored air - not the pump guns). And would an Aquila primer-only .22lr realistically be even quieter than either type, or not?
2. Which do you recommend in a stouter air gun, .20, .22, or .25? I'm leaning toward .22, because of ammo availability.
1. Are these new pre-charged pneumatic rifles now available (which look to be adequately powerful and accurate) QUIETER than the spring piston kind? (you know, the ones you fill up with a type of air compressor, then gets "x" number of shots from the stored air - not the pump guns). And would an Aquila primer-only .22lr realistically be even quieter than either type, or not?
2. Which do you recommend in a stouter air gun, .20, .22, or .25? I'm leaning toward .22, because of ammo availability.