Wolf Killed with Pellet Rifle in Minnesota

AmmoLand ^ | December 1, 2025 | Dean Weingarten

[T.B. Yoits]

For those who don't know, the return to air rifles was largely due to shooting clubs avoiding the exorbitant costs of ventilation for indoor ranges that use powder cartridges.

Such costs were an insurmountable barrier to setting up or keeping a range open, especially at the high school level.

Shooting clubs successfully petitioned professional shooting organizations to allow shooters to compete with the same rifles they practiced with, and rifle manufacturers kept improving their products.

[philman_36]

I think your comment struck a nerve.LOL. sure did. Pellet shooters of America must unite!

You didn't strike a nerve. You exposed your own ignorance (lack of knowledge).

[TheThirdRuffian]

I have a full auto pellet gun that you can hook to a gas compressor.

It’s absolutely insane. Sprays .22 at .22LR velocities.

Comes with backpack.

[TheThirdRuffian]

Lewis & Clark rather famously used a pellet rifle.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

The important question to ask is, “Does your state classify them as a ‘firearm’?”

[philman_36]

“Does your state classify them as a ‘firearm’?”

In Texas it isn't classified as a firearm though we do have numerous laws concerning their usage.

[philman_36]

For instance, you need a hunting license for shooting game.

[SaxxonWoods]

I’ve got a pellet gun that can do that. Single shot though.

[Georgia Girl 2]

With a pellet gun like our Gamo Vermonters you can shoot regular pellets then there’s A raptor pellet that does a lot more damage and its going at the fps of a .22. We have killed large possums with ours that were trying to get in the chicken coop.

[Hot Tabasco]

“Does your state classify them as a ‘firearm’?”

Here in Michigan, air rifles are no longer considered a firearm.

[null and void]

I’m stealing that.

New tagline!

[SaxxonWoods]

The really fun part about reintroduction of wolves is you are sent wolves trapped elsewhere because they are addicted to killing domestic animals. That’s how the first place gets rid of them, passing the problem on to other ranchers.

[Bulwyf]

Think they meant 22 cal air rifle. It’s a popular size.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Yes.

Gives a Michigander like us quite a few options as we keep and bear.

[sasquatch]

I have a .20 (5mm) Silver Streak. (Sheridan)
Pellets were hard to find for a while but Pyramyd
finally geared up.
For canines, the .223 works pretty good.

[philman_36]

I’m stealing that.

Thanks for the compliment.

[packrat35]

There are .22 pellets.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Yes, an Austrian Windbüchse, aka Girardoni. (From Wikipedia. I didn’t know that off the top of my head.)

[Seruzawa]

The wackos knew all this. The amount of lies they promoted to convince the sheeple that wolves would not be a problem was massive.

[NorthMountain]

Also from wikihahahahahapedia, it took 1500 (!!!) strokes of the pump to charge one air reservoir. That was good for 30 shots.

And people wonder why gunpowder was more common ...