Pellet guns, along with airsoft guns and BB guns, are where young shooters and outdoorsmen usually begin. They are after all easy to use, inexpensive, and remarkably durable.
As shooters age, then tend to abandon these guns and focus on larger calibers for hunting and sport at the range. It's a skill many survivalists pride themselves on — being able to handle a variety of guns so they can handle a variety of SHTF situations in the future.
However, during the collapse, a humble pellet gun may once again become a useful weapon for many preppers as they will likely depend on this small-caliber weapon to help them get food.
You might be wondering why you would rely on a pellet gun when you can purchase powerful weapons, am I right?
After the break, check out four convincing reasons why you should hold onto that old pellet gun. It may just be the solution to many of your survival needs!
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I had an r1 as a kid. Downfall is single shot. I actually was more accurate with that than my 10/22 but who wants a single shot pellet gun when you have 25 round clips in your .22?
Cambo.
I have a Beeman .22 air rifle that’s a total badass lol
Cool.
Mine looks more like a 30.06 and its heavy but has a heavy recoil but manageable
Tara J Layman
Roger. Never thought about this. Plus I can own a pellet gun lol
They’re good for small game. And air rifles have advanced a lot in recent years.
What kind of pellets?
And how fast they go?
Great idea.
2 undersized doe with a pellet gun? Everything about his immoral…how many have you just wounded for the fun of it?
Yeah..its where young shooters learn to shoot neighborhood Dogs,Cats and Birds.
I have long said air rifles would essential to kill small game when shtf..
My point was at the low mussel energy we are limited to we can still get efficient results.
I’ve never shot and wounded ANY animal. All one shot, one kill. So don’t think everyone sucks like it sounds like you do Jesse Ashmore.
It’s a .357 pellet moving at 1,200fps. Theodore Sebastian.
You guys go checkout Pyramid Air. Or this website. You’ll learn something.
https://www.crosman.com/connect/benjamin-airguns-introduces-the-bulldog-357-trophy-game-hunting-air-rifle/?hvid=47IZar
I’ve had a Beaman GS1000 for years…… 20,000 pellets and 300 darts….. great squirrel gun
Ashley Johnson Guerrero, Christine Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Jesse Guerrero
I killed a mule deer with my Winchester pellet gun, one shot between the eyes dropped it.
Nice gun to have to shoot in the back yard for fun
Kyle Ulivi Jeromy Smith
I use my BB gun to keep skunks away from the house
New nitrogen models are awesome !!!!
Got the Benjamin model of that rifle and it’s awesome on small game
This may well be true. Been looking at them lately. Don’t by the piece of crap on the article cover.
The air force texan. 45 caliber. 1000 feet per second with 500 foot punds of force. Kill a deer at 100 yards. The length of a football field
What did you think of this ? Jack Lindeman
My wife took one in the arm, by her elbow, traveled up the arm to back of the shoulder, not pretty. Street cred lol. Well placed shot, they kill.
I keep a few to keep my shooting on point at a fraction of the price.
Had a Benjamin 22 cal when i was a kid. 5 pumps and squirels were history
Alan Davis
time for a 100 round fully auto high power pellet gun
All that’s gonna do is piss em off.smh
i already have a RWS DIANA and you are correct in all your reasons for having one…
Got a couple Sheridans
Your stuck in the pasty friend today’s modern pellet guns have the same velocity as a 22 long rifle bullet in the same 22 cal. Just a hair lighter.
You mean yall dont have one already?
Legit I have one of those high powered Benjamin pellet guns and a competition strength sling shot
Then all my real guns
My airguns
Pellets are cheaper and it would put down small game and some large game too bullets are expensive I believe it is a good choice for a prepper
i just bought a 1350 fps i need to align the sight in yet i think it could kill a turkey its pretty powerful
model 34 for me
Pigmund Freud same here too , the model 34 side cocking rifle in caliber 177.with a velocity of 1000 feet per sec..thats faster than a Standard / Target 22 ..The only Drawback is the Weight..other than that its a Great Air Rifle 🙂
Guess i am lol
I have a Benjamin Sheridan .177 it’s a little loud and it’s a pump. I’d much rather prefer one of those silenced break barrels I saw from Gammo, but she’ll do.
Michael Rodriguez i have never taken anything bigger than a Rabbit, but i have taken more than my fair share of Squirrels , Rabbits and occasionaly Mourning Doves..
i like to be Flexible / Diverse in my WTHS situation..Airguns, Compound / Recurve and Crossbows Bows , slingshots, spears and regular firearms…:)
Phenolic acid on them if they break the skin your dead
Gabe Bosse, I’m with you, if the$#%&!@*hit the fan and I could only grab a few guns, I would take my air rifles/and or my 22 or 22 magnum(suppressed) and my crossbow. I would leave the large guns behind. 22 or 22 WMR will stop anything you need to stop. If I had to narrow it down for food I would take a bow or crossbow and the pellet rifles.
o$#%&!@* now I got to buy another gun. MY SHOE BUDGET IS TAKING A HIT HERE!