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Airgun Advantage<br />
Birds & Beans<br />
When birds become backyard pests, it's<br />
important to choose the proper pellet for<br />
close-quarters shooting.<br />
W<br />
illi all tlx- emphasis<br />
on increasingly<br />
powerful<br />
hunting airguns, ii is easy<br />
to lose touch with llx- fad<br />
thai many of the people<br />
txiying them are doing so<br />
primarily to rid tlx-ir<br />
property of pests. Pests<br />
arc animals tlut damageproperty<br />
or present health<br />
risks. Quite often they arc<br />
animals that are welcome<br />
in reasonable numbers, Ixil<br />
Ix-come a probk-m when<br />
tlx-y overpopulate.<br />
My house sits on a wooded<br />
suburlxin lot. a little less<br />
than an acre, Situated near a<br />
small pond. Squirrels. ra1>l>«ts.<br />
possums, raccoons,<br />
woodchucks, foxes, and a<br />
variety of birds live on or<br />
pass through our property.<br />
We enjoy wildlife and have<br />
a "live aixl kt live* altitude—most<br />
of the time.<br />
However, when the squir-<br />
rels aixl coons decide to<br />
live under my rtx>f. or huge<br />
flocks of starlings Like over<br />
the bird feeder or rip up tlxgarden,<br />
tlxy Ix-come a<br />
prol>lem.<br />
Wli.it constitutes a jx-st?<br />
I'ngltsh sparrows. European<br />
starlings, atxl pigeons arc<br />
non-indigenous vermin tlut<br />
don't lx-long lx-re and displace<br />
native species yearround.<br />
In nxist places they<br />
can lx- renxived by any<br />
means at any lime. There<br />
are several ollx-r Ivirds, Such<br />
as cowltirds aixl grackles.<br />
that can lx- taken by a<br />
projx-rty owner when they<br />
are causing damage to<br />
buiklings. equipment, or<br />
crops. Still others, such as<br />
crows, have protection<br />
under game regulations. Ixit<br />
can lx- taken untk-r a ck-|>redalion<br />
perniil when tlx-y arc<br />
a causing damage. If you<br />
intend to do pest control,<br />
21 Predator Xtreme | June 2010 . www |>iodnlant for pest<br />
control: 1*CP, springers, aixl<br />
even a few of the higherquality<br />
C02 nxxlcl-s have<br />
sonx-thing to offer. One<br />
advantage of certain I'CI'<br />
antl C02 guns is that manyare<br />
multi-shot tlesigns.<br />
which can lx- an asset in<br />
target-rich environments.<br />
One PCP rifle that I use<br />
for this ty|X- of slxxXing is<br />
the C.rosman Challenger,<br />
which was designed as an<br />
entry-level S|X>rter class<br />
competition gun. It Is a single-shot<br />
and not shrouded.<br />
Ixit tlx- gun is fast, easy to<br />
cycle, very accurate, has<br />
power on the lower end of<br />
the speimnn. aixl a low<br />
MXIIXI signature. Ibis ride is<br />
perfect as a backdoor gun<br />
for protecting the l>ird feeders<br />
and gartk-n from hoards<br />
of marauding starlings.<br />
Another l>CP I've used<br />
over the years for jx-st control<br />
is the AlrForce Talon,<br />
an casy-to-cyde singk--sliot<br />
thai is accurate, with a<br />
shrouded barrel that significantly<br />
lowers the report. I<br />
really appreciate tlx-<br />
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From our popular 17 caliber rimfire loads to the 243 Winchester,<br />
V-MAX Bullets and Varmint Express ammunition will handle<br />
anything from prairie dogs to coyotcs. Grab a few boxes and<br />
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