I need a birthday present

[BcWoodWorks]

The 5.56mm round used by the M-16A4/M4 Carbine (Military and LEO only) and the AR-15 (semi-auto Civilian round ((which will set you back at least $1200)) shoot at 3200fps, give or take a hundred I'd say.

The smaller the round, the fast it goes, then you add the grain load to that; and you can figure out what's what. I used 174 grain .303 british Soft point hunting rounds; those bad boys would scare the stuff out of anything within a mile.  

I remember my first gun, it was a tube fed .22cal rifle; that had a scope which moved about an inch per shooting session, depending on how it felt that day.   Never used ear plugs, never loud enough...Granted I was a kid with something to prove.

Another thing to consider is, the smaller the object being projected the less air it moves, thus the less sound it will make, sonic "Crack" wise. Sub-sonic rounds are pretty dope.

[trapper]

I like my savage in .17  it has acutrigger wood stock and is a left haded action  it is clip fed. when i thin out my cats the dont move.  the bullet dosent go through them.  the woodchuck never moved either.  only thing i do not like is the clip protruding from the bottom of the stock.

[DanG]

WELLL?? 

It's yer Birthday, Old Man.  Wha'd ya git?

Happy Birthday, D.!

[SPIKER]

WELLL?? 

It's yer Birthday, Old Man.  Wha'd ya git?

Happy Birthday, D.!

I bet he got OLDER

Mark

[jdtuttle]

Nothin to do with guns but it may be a solution. Last year while golfing I noticed several coyote decoys by some greens. I asked the grounds keeper what they were for & he said they were part of a "goose grease reduction plan" . The decoys were very realistic & it kept the geese away.
jim

[IMERC]

Can't really say about the current quality of Savage, but my old model 99 from back in the '50s is a very fine weapon.

I have the 99C .243 from that era....
fine fire arm...

[IMERC]

here's some ideas...

http://gf.state.wy.us/downloads/pdf/habitat/Bulletin%20No.%2059.pdf

[IMERC]

air burst shotgun shells....

[WildDog]

When you scare em, could you let an an extra round off and make it a real big scare to send em down this way, my wifes on my back to get a pair of geese for the water hole at the house.

[D._Frederick]

JD-

We have been using the cut-out coyote for a number of years, they do help, but you have to move them every few days or they are not effective.

[zopi]

Mossberg makes a nice 3.5" magnum 12 gauge that will take care of them...and Viking makes a nice oven that will roast 'em...