Is there enough power to even kill a Grackel? A .410 sounds like a cheaper, better solution.
get a .410
If you shoot it in the face at 8 feet while it's walking really fast towards you. And you step on him before he has a chance to get back up.
410 on a rat would be like a shooting a 10ga on a opossum, a foot off the muzzle. Besides, 410 makes way too much noise and you can't shoot it in the garage.
I'd forego the whole rat shot thing and just buy some of the low power 22lr rounds. Aguila 20 grain will kill cats and grackles at 20feet.(don't ask how I know). You can shoot it in the same places as rat shot. Cost way less then rat shot and make less noise then some airsoft guns.
However, they are NASTY. You have to boresnake it after 5rounds. And brush the chamber after 10-15. And will not cycle a semi.
Believe Marlin mad a gun called the Garden gun held one once it seemed just a handle little shotgun suitable for pests.
I bought a really old youth single shot bolt action at a garage sale. The bore is kind of worn out. Gonna try those shot shells in it. My buddy gave me a cardboard box of Winchester 12 shot. I had never seen Winchester SS, only the CCI.
hehehe yeah i suppose i could just wait till the barrel goes smooth!
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epic multiposting!
I only bought it cuz it was $10. Rusty, dirty, and the guy said you couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. Perfect for SS!
I only bought it cuz it was $10. Rusty, dirty, and the guy said you couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. Perfect for SS!