Best Pellet For Squirrel Hunting?

I'm gonna go squirrel hunting with an air gun and I was wondering what kind of pellet would make the fastest kill and would cause the squirrel the least suffering. A hollow point, a pointed tip, or a flat nosed. Also, what's the best brands?Best Pellet For Squirrel Hunting?
dont listen to that guy^^^ a pellet gun is definately powerful enough to kill a squirl. i use mine alot, and most of the time the pellet kills the squirl very quickly, and passes all the way through its head. it is an exelent choice for squirls, especially because it is quiet and doesn't scare them away.





I like to use the gamo ';domed'; pellets. i think they'er called hunters or something like that. they are designed to have high impact, and for small animals, they kill very fast. you know they work well when you can hear the loud ';smack'; when they hit the squirl.





if you want quick kills, go for head shots. with a scope it is very easy with an air rifle. basicly any pellet will kill almost instantly with a head shot.Best Pellet For Squirrel Hunting?
Iam going to sell every gun I got and I am going to buy me a pellet gun , a BB gun, and an air soft and go elephant hunting.

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I would use the pointed tips. But for real success in squirrel hunting, take your bow with you, and pretend you're hunting for deer. Every squirrel within a five mile radius will come chatter at you. :)
I forget what exactly what brand makes them but I had some hollow point pellets that would mushroom a really big. I want to say that they were Gamo. A well placed .177 will do the trick, but it would be best, if possible, to use a .22 cal airgun for minimum suffering.
You should get the new Hooker flatnose from Heritage. It's a little different from the usual flatnose because of its diamond cut (no, not a real diamond). They cost a little more, but they're supposedly more accurate because it reduces 'wobble'.
I carried air rifles when I was 8 years old . If you kill one or wound one tell us what you will do next, use a 22 Rifle
For my .22 air rifle, I've had real good results using RWS Superdome and Superpoint pellets and also Beeman Crow-Magnum and Silver Arrow pellets. I usually take a few dozen squirrel per year and around or over 100 chipmunks.


Link below to the same pellets in .177 cal.


http://www.airgundepot.com/-177-hunting-鈥?/a>


Link below to pellets in .22 cal.


http://www.airgundepot.com/22-hunting-pe鈥?/a>
anything but the target pellets, you know the flat nosed ones... even though i have hunted with every type mentioned above, and it just depends on how good of a shot you are, i got quite a few squirrels with just the target pellets when i didn't have money for the pointed ones, and i had success...
Gamo and Beeman are better quality than Crosman. They fit tighter in the barrell which means they're more accurate. Any type of pellet will do but domed and pointed pellets (probably labelled ';hunting'; or ';magnum';) will do the best job. The more expensive hunting pellets will work good but the regular lead ones will also work just as good. You can find Gamo and Beeman hunting pellets just about everywhere including Wal-Mart.





Just make sure you make a decent shot and all pellets will make a quick and ethical kill that minimizes suffering.