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I owned a Crosman 760 BB gun when I was a kid. I'm wanting to get something for, ummmm, small, aviation-capable feathered nuisances. I called my local PD to ensure that discharge of an airgun is legal in city limits, and that targeting small, aviation-capable feathered creatures was legal. I was told that it is legal, as long as the small, aviation-capable feathered creatures aren't a protected species. When I started reading some user-reviews of airguns, I was lead towards something beyond that old 760... namely, a Remington Vantage that was on sale. I'm sure of my target and what lies beyond my target. I have placed the scope, but not zeroed anything nor discharged the gun yet. I'm wondering if I overbought, though. I'm finding myself thinking that the small, aviation-capable feathered creature won't simply drop from it's perch, clutching it's little heart in a Fred-Sanford-inspired death spiral, but rather the small, aviation-capable feathered creature will explode in a flurry of feathers reminiscent of a small, aviation-capable feathered creature-inspired fireworks shell. Any thoughts?
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I'm picturing Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner for some reason.
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Don't do it, you'll shoot your eye out.
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What comes around goes around.
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Mark, last year I went on the same quest as you. Wanted a way of dispensing some critters around the house while all a while being legal. It looks to me that you made a smart choice. What I went with was the Crosman Nitro in .177. I ended up changing out the scope, which is a really good scope itself, for a Leaper scope.
Rick
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Cool! I totally imagined that time Randy Johnson hit the bird with a pitch.
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What is it with these Johnsons and birds??
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This makes me want to shoot all kinds of stuff....
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Isn't killing small animals in an urban environment one of the first steps in the profile of an emerging serial killer??
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Emerging?
Emerging, you say?
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