Thread: Feral Cats

@Jusepy, very good point and something I fully agree with. Unfortunately kids shooting cats with air rifles has been around for as long as, well, air rifles.

Head shots only with a .22LR subsonic would also be a very sensible approach, especially if you are using solids. Be very mindful that this can also go badly wrong.

You may recall the story / thread about the Taumarunui cat was shot on the golf course by the groundsman. That whole thing turned extremely toxic on Facebook, though ultimately no police action was taken against the groundsman.

However there has been a number of subsequent posts on that group page with x-rays of pet cats full of pellets and one with shrapnel from an unknown projectile. Needless to say this has fuelled the ire of the ignorant cat owners.

Despite having shot my last couple of feral cats with the .22LR, I fat prefer the instant splattery of the .223 with a frangible 50 grain varmint bullet at 3400 FPS.

I can assure you they do not get up from that.