You need a PAL as well

Ruger 1200 fps 22 cal air rifle with a 4x scope
there is another thread, somewhere think it is Alberta??
There the fellow with the 1150fps said he likes his for rabbits and such.
Even the .480fps can take out squirrels and other small rodents.

if you said yours is a .22call, then you need the .22cal !
good for hunting small game, now look to YouTube and check out some of the videos on hunting with Air Rifles, some are quite impressive to say the least.
Another great benefit is the begging to learn shooter. All the requirements of any firearm build in and only pennies per day to plink away with! So cheap, silent (not silent but quieter) and accurate. You can even setup a mini range in your basement, safely only of course and do some secret plinking to keep in practice.

I'm a pretty good shot with my military training and have had some fun with lower power pellet guns. I understand the need for a PAL; I was thinking of a time when I would not need to need the PAL 🙂
I imagine this rifle could take some raccoons if one crossed the sights.

Found the following YouTube training and instructional video on
Pellet power & performance - A hunter's guide to shooting air rifles
Hope this helps everyone, nice British Video Hunting and Sportsmans guide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfcO1z4tEF4

Published on 5 Jul 2012
This film clearly explains the fundamentals of setting up your air rifle for the type of hunting you want to do. We compare drop-off between pellet sizes, look at holdover, and show how important it is to zero your rifle at the right distance to improve accuracy. High speed video is used to help us understand how the pellet flies through the air and the compensation needed to make a clean kill. Once happy with the rifle on targets we then head out into the field for rabbits, pigeons and crows. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain, episode 134.

Thats a pretty good video.

Here one I found on how to field prep the rabbit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DYOeRn9tY

The woods are full of rabbits. I think that without refridgeration hunting larger animals would just be a waste of meat. Therefore, its my belief that this sort of rifle is suited to clindestine hunting. Its quiet and cheap to operate. Only kill what you can eat that day. If you need to hunt but don't want to alert others to your presence this is the way to go. I'm sure it would be a strong addition to my preps.

Just remember Rabbits are very lean and you can not live off of them alone. Add in other foods, nuts etc and great meals I am sure.
plus Pepper ! .. aww.. remembering German Rabbit with Pepper gravy, yummy

A .22 at 1200 fps depending on the pellet or bullet grain could have the same energy as a 22LR rifle, meaning anything up to coyotes at 50 yards

What pellets at that speed? I'd buy one of those rifles

If you headshot a duck, it'll die pretty quickly. Nice if you have a dog that can go get it, or don't mind swimming. Really only useful for a sitting duck, but since we're speaking hypothetically...

Little birds also. Crows pie? Blackbird Pie? I dunno, my mother said some nursery rhyme about that once. If there's nothing else to eat, eat 'em. Lord knows they're not exactly endangered. I'd snack on a greckle or a starling. Sparrows are a little too small.

Ive killed a whitetail rabbit with my kids 22cal pellet rifle and its only 495fps. It was at close range, about 20 yards, and it was a headshot. It killed it with one shot, but I did give it a quick follow up shot because it was twitching & I wanted to make certain that it was'nt suffering, although I think it was nerves causing it to twitch. I have taken rabbits using a headshot with a .22lr with ammo shooting 40gr bullet @ 1150fps and the results were the same.

At under 40 yards, I would be confident in using a 1200fps 22cal pellet gun on any animal under 15 lbs in weight....It would likely take a coyote with a head shot also, but I would'nt do it at risk of causing suffering if your aim was'nt perfectly places on the brain, or risk of deflection from the skull. I would only use the 22 cal the same as my .22lr, and thats for headshots on upland bird like grouse, and nothing bigger than a groundhog or rabbit. I have hunted yotes with a .22lr, but I was using CCI stingers high velocity ammo thats over 1600fps, and with a 10/22 semi auto (SR22) so I was able to do a quick follow up shot, if needed...however at around 60 yards with .22lr high velocity ammo, a coyote shot to the head is ethically killed with one precise shot, but I would'nt suggest new hunters trying it untill they are confident about shot placement. If I bring one of my kids yote hunting, I always use a centerfire rifle so they learn the proper way to humanely take a animal of that size....although my youngest daughter is capable of taking a grouse @ 20 yards with a headshot.

I would suggest trying a crossbow, more powerful and no paperwork