As the economy gets worse money gets tighter and tighter each month. But some of us like to hold onto a pastime or hobby. For example, my grandmother spends lots of money on birdseed to watch sondbirds in the morning and evening chirp and sing. But where there is food there are pests. Piegons and White-Wing doves ravage the expensive birdseed everyday and scare all the small birds away. So when i was visiting i saw that bird-seed was being ravaged by pests and she gave me the okay to take care of them. Although i was happy i got to do some shooting i was left with a weak gun. The older version of the 66 Powermaster shot bb's at 680 FPS and pellets at around 600 FPS resulting in around 5-6 FPE.Although stuck with a weak rifle I still tried my best. At around 6:30 in the evening i was frustrated because i had missed birds earlier that day. Right before dark i saw three big doves on the feeder so i pumped the gun 12 times, slowly stuck my barrel out of the garage window and fired. I saw the wounded dove fly about 10 feet and drop. Relived i got one i went to see my animal, happy i had done my job i said a prayer and threw it in the trash bin outside. This is an example that shows as long as you have good shot placement, power comes secondary. Good luck and Happy Hunting

.50 blowgun hunting

This afternoon i was watching some T.V and looked at my birdfeeder and there was a english or house sparrow, and as for those that dont know, house sparrows can be real pests and are on the invasive species list. So having shot so many with my air rifle, i decided to try it with my friends .50 blowgun. Slowly i opened the door, took a deep breath and fired. Seeing a puff of feathers shoot out i went to see my quarry. The sharp spearhead dart had gone through its vitals and out the other side resulting in an almost instant kill. Blowgun hunting is a challenging way the urban-hunter can control pests. With good practice and shot placement you can score quick kills on animals such as starlings, sparrows, squirrels and even close range rabbits. I recomend using
spearhead or spike darts, these are the best for hunting as they have good weight and cutting area. And also out of the calibers, i would reccomend .50 caliber i own all three, ( .40, .50 and .625) because of its combination of speed, accuracy and weight retention. Good luck

Groundhogs have long been a challenge hunting for airgun hunters or not, and many people say that .22 Long Rifles do not have enough power to dispatch them but i beg to differ. I do not have 700$ to spend on a PCP gun that delivers 55 FPE, but do have the money to spend 100$ on a 13 FPE rifle. The Crossman Storm X-T in .177 is my weapon of choice.

September in Virginia is a cool and dry month and the whistle pigs love it, and therefore so did I. My dad's chicken coup had been overrun by groundhogs so me and my Storm went to work. Early in the afternoon around 1:00 PM i saw a groundhog stick his head out and look at me as i was passing, i loaded my Storm and aimed at his eye, but at the last minute he moved and i missed him by inches, seeing the dirt kick up behind him. Mad that I missed I went to do something else that would take my mind of it. Later that day i checked the coup again and that gray-headed monster had his head out, this time was mine. I grabbed my Storm loaded with Rocket pellets, i squeezed the trigger and put the truo-glo fiber optic sight on his forehead. Once the 3 lbs of pressure was pulled on the gun that pig was out cold.