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Looks like a Peregrine Falcon is taking advantage of some city lights. Notice the black head, blue-grey back and white legging .
I often hear the advice that if you only had one gun, a 12/20 shotgun or 22 would be it. I generally agree.I planning to get Mossberg Maverick 20 gauge pump action and use lighter loads.
Always liked those little things. Just never had a need.I just shot a Ruger Takedown 22 yesterday at the range. What a great little rifle. It breaks in half and fits neatly into the included duffel bag. You could keep this bag with 1000 rounds of ammo handy for a myriad of reasons. Now I don't know if shooting nocturnal varmints is gonna be practical, but if you ever have the need to accurately pump something full of bullets inside 50 meters as fast as you can pull the trigger then this is a nice tool.
Yeah, 20's are nice. They'll do just about any job a 12 will do with a lot less recoil... Great for women, kids, and men who realize recoil aint a joke ;) I have a Remington 11-87 Youth/Compact in 20 Gauge and its greatI often hear the advice that if you only had one gun, a 12/20 shotgun or 22 would be it. I generally agree.
Yeah, 20's are nice. They'll do just about any job a 12 will do with a lot less recoil... Great for women, kids, and men who realize recoil aint a joke ;) I have a Remington 11-87 Youth/Compact in 20 Gauge and its great
My property is completely surrounded by water except for the driveway. So I don't get a lot of stray animals coming here although there are many in my rather rural neighborhood. So I've not really worried about them much. But I now have a pet turkey that wants to stay out at night and she got the worst of a fight some months ago leading to some embarrassingly high vet bills.
So I think it is time to get a varmint rifle to take out any raccoons and/or possums that come on the property before they have a chance to cause any trouble. I've thought about a 22 and also had a recommendation of a 410 shotgun.
Anyone care to offer suggestions or recommendations.