Originally Posted By: Dave in Maine

A decent air gun will have as much or more energy than the CB cap.


I think my .22 air gun (nitro piston) only has about 25 ft-lbs of energy. Often the pellet passes through a squirrel or crow. Then again, this is at garden distance and I keep the penetrator pellets on hand for racoons. A .22 pellet gun is marginal for raccoons. A .380 ACP hollow point splatters racoon parts all over ones living room