.25 Cal model 95.

[JoeV]

I'm a springer kind of guy. But considering the learning curve needed to shoot springers, would maybe a QB78 using 12 gram co2 cartridges be better for a new guy who just needs pest control?

I beg to differ. With the ubiquitous YouTube videos available online and help from people on forums such as this one, the learning curve is small for shooting a springer, and there is no need for additional "consumables" to be buying and properly storing. If he wants to go beyond pest control and maybe use it for hunting, all he has to do is carry the gun and pellets. Sorry, but I'm not a fan of co2. I'm sure they have their place, but why add another component is it's not needed when the springer will more than do the job? JMHO

[Martis 1]

Joe,
Those are some great groups! 
Tim,
The CO2 gun isn't a bad idea at all.  I haven't shot them, but it seems to me it would be as easy to shoot as my PCP, just with a bit less power, lower cost, and simpler to charge up. 

I spoke with my buddy the other day.  He said the coons were really active the first half of the summer, but haven't been back in awhile.  He doesn't know why, but gone is gone.  He added that he'd check with his local authorities and if they'll collect the carcass, he'll borrow my cage trap and then decide on a dispatching method.  In addition to his Benji 397, he already has a .177 cal springer.  I don't recall what make, but he said it's fairly low power and easy to shoot accurately.  I told him about the Hatsan 95 in .25 cal and we agreed that just for dispatching something confined in a trap it would be a good option. 

If all this ends up happening, I told him he's got to get pictures/video for me.  I'll post it up in the hunting section at that time.

Thanks for all the great suggestions guys!

Ron.

[lefteyeshot]

One other thing. I only had a few coons around here but a bunch of possums and stray and/or neighbors cats. I insisted, well asked and explained patiently, to my wife and step daughter to stop feeding their cats outside and only inside and the other critters would stop coming around. It worked.

[Martis 1]

One other thing. I only had a few coons around here but a bunch of possums and stray and/or neighbors cats. I insisted, well asked and explained patiently, to my wife and step daughter to stop feeding their cats outside and only inside and the other critters would stop coming around. It worked.

That's a good point and indeed the cause of a lot of folks' problems.  In my friend's case however, they don't have cats.  One spoiled rotten little lap dog , and it's pretty much always indoors.  Even when we camp together, the dog is fed inside their trailer.  Wouldn't want any dust getting into it's food...