Buy a Sheridan .177 pellet rifle, add a cheap red dot sight. A pump .177 . If pumped up it will shoot through as much wood as a .22 short. Beeen there done that, as a kid.
Little birds and critters don't need .300 Win Mag.
Best,
Randy Jones
1971 911 "Iris"
Should have said they were pooping on the Porsche and we would have felt sorry for you
