Can you kill a squirrel with a daisy powerline 901?

if so, what ammo could you use

Can you kill a squirrel with a daisy powerline 901?
yes you can so long as you can hit them
Reply:%26gt;%26gt;Can you kill a squirrel with a Daisy Powerline 901%26lt;%26lt;



Yes, but only out to around 15 yards.



They "claim" 715fps with pellets for the 901. That would be with light weight pellets, not average weight lead hunting pellets. More than likely you will be somewhere between 625-650fps with 7.9gr-8.3gr pellets



IMO you need "around" 6.0fpe at impact for a clean, humane kill on small game. That's with proper shot placement and hunting pellets.

.177 caliber

575fps - 8.3gr = 6.09fpe



%26gt;%26gt;What ammo could you use%26lt;%26lt;



"Domed" pellets work best for hunting purposes

Crosman Premier

RWS

Beeman

JSB

H%26amp;N



I have always had good luck with RWS %26amp; Beeman pellets.



Later: %26lt;added%26gt; Gamo PBA "Raptors" are among the WORST pellets, for hunting, ever. And, they cost almost 5 times as much as good quality pellets. If you're going to purchase pellets who's only use is, they sound cool. %26gt;Break the sound barrier in high velocity rifles%26lt;, at least purchase Crosman Silver Eagle pellets. They will do the exact same thing and they don't cost a fortune...
Reply:if you are going to kill a squirrel, use lead projectiles, they have more 'umpff'



I don't know what the fps of that gun is, but to humanely hunt/kill small game with an air rifle, use a .177 that fires 950 fps or higher or a .22 that fires at 750 fps or higher
Reply:The best pellets i have used yet are the gamo raptors. You can actually hear/see the difference.



And yes, you could definitely kill a squirrel w/ a powerline.
Reply:try the pointy ones .177cal i think i kill them all the time, they go and eat the corn so yeah