How many fps will dispatch a magpie.

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Hi.. I have a pellet gun already and its a russian made crack barrel,old,weak,inaccurate in 177.Its not a slavia. its a NNB USSR model.
I have been debating getting a benjamin NP 1200 FPS in 177. But thought i could reduce the FPS and go 22 cal. So the debate right now is 177 at 1200 FPS or 22 cal at 900 FPS. I know didly squate about pellet guns but the benjamin looks good to me for price and DB. The quieter the better.
I have always had a 177 since i was 5 and like 177 but will listen to someone with better pellet gun experience to chime in .
So i am talking body shot at about 40 yds.
Thanks


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Drozd blackbird is a solution. Unfortunately, it is just under 500 fps but it does have one BIG advantage. The BB gun shoots full auto and with a new electronic chip can reach 1200rpm. That would be 20 BB's a second!

Even though the velocity is below 500 fps, it doesn't seem to matter with this gun. :D

Put a red dot on it and spray!
Instant kills up to 20 yards from my experience.
 
windage said:
Drozd blackbird is a solution. Unfortunately, it is just under 500 fps but it does have one BIG advantage. The BB gun shoots full auto and with a new electronic chip can reach 1200rpm. That would be 20 BB's a second!

Even though the velocity is below 500 fps, it doesn't seem to matter with this gun. :D

Put a red dot on it and spray!
Instant kills up to 20 yards from my experience.
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Interesting... Not my cup o tea as i would rather blow one big feather flying hole through a magpie. I would love to try one though. BB,s cant be accurate i dont think. Anything over 20 yds would be all over the map.
 
As a kid , my brother & I kill thousands of gophers with a 500 FPS Slavia 624 & 620. I am sure a MAGPIE won't be too big a problem .AND as far as getting a shot at a magpie, good luck, unless you can outsmart one, as they are smarter than most guys with guns !!!
 
Yea,well. I already ruined it for myself shooting at one at close range with my pathetic pellet gun. I missed. Got another shot a few days later,hit him but he just shrugged it off and flew away. Now hes at my neighbors taunting me.
They do still fly into my yard although very briefly , pretty sure i can nail one if i creep outside all stealthy like in full camo. :)

They announce their arrival sqauking like crazy so i think i can nail one.
 
windage said:
Drozd blackbird is a solution. Unfortunately, it is just under 500 fps but it does have one BIG advantage. The BB gun shoots full auto and with a new electronic chip can reach 1200rpm. That would be 20 BB's a second!

Even though the velocity is below 500 fps, it doesn't seem to matter with this gun. :D

Put a red dot on it and spray!
Instant kills up to 20 yards from my experience.
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You gotta be Fin kidding me?

1 - BB's are very innacurate

2 - magpies are small targets, and spray and pray is not the answer.

3 - Those BB's are probably not travelling at 500 fps, and if it is CO2 operated the velocities drop way down once a few shots get fired.

4 - this is just a really stupod idea
 
And my 500 fps pellet gun kills squirrels at 20m no problems.

If you want to shoot much further than that I would say the 900 fps .22 cal is a good bet.

The 17 cal would also require buying new cleaning stuff if your not already set up for it.
 
zedex said:
Thanks guys. 22 cal will be my choice at 950 fps.
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:agree:
Good call. High powered spring and nitro-pistons take a little getting used to hold-wise. Use the 'artillery' hold and shoot a tin of pellets (always fun).

A friend with a NP in 22 went through a full tin before it started to settle down.
 
Bearcat said:
As a kid , my brother & I kill thousands of gophers with a 500 FPS Slavia 624 & 620. I am sure a MAGPIE won't be too big a problem .AND as far as getting a shot at a magpie, good luck, unless you can outsmart one, as they are smarter than most guys with guns !!!
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:agree:
My Slavia 620 accounted for more rabbits, crows, ####hawks, raccoons, dickie birds, stray cats, frogs, starlings, squirrels and ducks than I can count.(I ate the ducks) I miss those early years bad.

I took a Diana M48 in .177 to Water Valley Alberta back in the 90's and
used it on maggpies, but I sure had to use all the sneaky stalking skills
I could muster amongst the cottonwoods to get the twitchy pricks.
My Diana M52 .22 is my airgun of choice now. Here....kitty, kitty.:D
 
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