Question on grouse

[Jeffrey Van Zandt]

I backpack into high country wilderness areas and hunt deer and elk with a muzzleloader.

I need a compact and quiet weapon to take the grouse encountered almost daily to cook in camp and think a quality air pistol may be the answer.

Does anyone have an idea?

Thanks

we do the same thing up here but mostly from wheelers getting to and from our base camp I carry a singl cock air pistol do to most shots being close last fall on the way out to my over watch and back I did 7 for camp meal

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[Joe Bishop]

You would be surprised how accurate a wrist sling shot is when shooting marbles or ball bearings. Shots are usually close on these mountain chickens too. If your packing it in, every ounce counts.

 

[Radman]

Wrist rocket sling shot and a glass marble, olive oil, chili seasoning mix, frying pan, sharp knife.

I love wrist rockets! Powerful, quiet & effective!

 

[436]

.22 LR... The Ruger has worked great over the years just for that type of carrying and hunting. The old and new Mk series pistols are accurate enough and carry well. Just my 0.2 Cheers

 

[Radman]

Love .22 shorts. Nostalgic? Yes. Effective? Yes.
I used to own a revolver chambered for only .22 shorts.

22 shorts

 

[436]

Love .22 shorts. Nostalgic? Yes. Effective? Yes.
I used to own a revolver chambered for only .22 shorts.

I agree the .22 short is a very effective rimfire round, it punches way over its weight class. I still have a Win 9422 which I use them in and it's a tack-driver with the 165-year-old .22 short. Cheers

 

[flassen]

I have found CCI CB longs to be quieter than CCI Quiet ammo. They will not operate a semi auto but they work well when cycling manually. They are reasonably quiet.

 

[HunterMann]

When blow guns are outlawed- only outlaws will have blowguns. I don't see that bumper sticker catching on.

There is already too much huffing and blowing in CA.

 

[flassen]

Follow up. Even the CB longs may be louder than you are looking for in a short handgun. In longer barrels they quiet down considerably.

 

[HunterMann]

Chipmunk 22 with those Aguila shells that don't make any noise...I've killed squirrels and coon with it...it's super small and weighs next to nothingView attachment 369649

Those Aguila's are real quiet even in my 6" revolver and good for 20-30 yards. But the lead bullets may be am issue in CA.

 

[Swiftkill]

I backpack into high country wilderness areas and hunt deer and elk with a muzzleloader.

I need a compact and quiet weapon to take the grouse encountered almost daily to cook in camp and think a quality air pistol may be the answer.

Does anyone have an idea?

Thanks

Its hard to beat a Crosman 1300 pistol in 177 or 22. You can pump it up or down. It is extremely accurate. General consensus is that 22 caliber may be better for hunting. I have killed a lot of gray squirrels with a 177 though and they are tougher than grouse, I assume. Im not sure of the 22 cal speed but I think the 177 is about 600 fps. You can also put a shoulder stock on it but that replaces the grip, it is not "Quick" detachable.

 

[HunterMann]

I love wrist rockets! Powerful, quiet & effective!

Had several when we were kids. We made little globs if bird shot held together with candle wax. Put it the pocket and the squeeze when pulled back would loosen them up for the shot. Never did kill a dove or quail with it. BB gun was much better...

 

[cariboo crawler]

I backpack into high country wilderness areas and hunt deer and elk with a muzzleloader.

I need a compact and quiet weapon to take the grouse encountered almost daily to cook in camp and think a quality air pistol may be the answer.

Does anyone have an idea?

Thanks

A good sling shot with steel balls

 

[Samesaw]

I backpack into high country wilderness areas and hunt deer and elk with a muzzleloader.

I need a compact and quiet weapon to take the grouse encountered almost daily to cook in camp and think a quality air pistol may be the answer.

Does anyone have an idea?

Thanks

Quality slingshot using split lead shot is very quiet and lethal to grouse