Have you considered a Co2 rifle? I am probably wrong lol but seems like to reach 50yrds with enough power to kill a squirrel ( have no experience with wood chucks) it would take a higher powered Springer. I have an np2 and have taken them at a lil over 40 but it has considerably heavy cocking effort compared to my son's whisper cat. The whisper cat cocks easily, shoots pretty decent but I wouldn't recommend it past 30 for squirrel.
Quote from: SwampHunter on January 24, 2019, 12:28:13 AMHave you considered a Co2 rifle? I am probably wrong lol but seems like to reach 50yrds with enough power to kill a squirrel ( have no experience with wood chucks) it would take a higher powered Springer. I have an np2 and have taken them at a lil over 40 but it has considerably heavy cocking effort compared to my son's whisper cat. The whisper cat cocks easily, shoots pretty decent but I wouldn't recommend it past 30 for squirrel. That was my thinking, though for warmer weather , when ground hogs are out any how. Mike at Flying Dragon has a deal on one with a nice scope, it has a 650 fps tune , for a little more he may be able to get it a little faster. http://flyingdragonairrifles.org/blog/?p=1444
Starlings @ 50 yards? That means you need a rig accurate enough to hit a quarter 8 out of 10 times at 150', with no cocking effort, for less than $200 total for rifle/scope/mount. Good luck to you sir, I don't know if such a rifle exists.