War of the Rats

[DanTheMan]

What would you folk recommend for shooting the rat? My arsenal involves a longbow, a crossbow, a blowgun, and a Mosin.

None of those will cut it. I want to ensure rat death but not put hole sin anything bigger. Pellet gun sound about right?

need to borrow a pellet gun or air rifle? Got 4, we can have a party.

[RAT900]

8 or 10 shot .22 revolver with Rat shot shells

However in your particular case I would suggest a sticky glue trap and an aluminum baseball bat...

that is if your rat doesn't grease its feet first before hitting the glue trap,

or it wears 2 pairs of throw-away bowling shoes it stole from a prior venue

[muskrat]

i use a pellet gun and my accuracy has increased on my rifles as well.  could it be that they are the cheapest form of target practice? 

[ducpainter]

dynamite

[fastwin]

Pellet rifle.

[KnightofNi]

peeny, you seem like a manly man. why do you need a gun to do this.

get a set of throwing knives. or some thwoing stars.
get some practice, and keep them on your hip at all times. if you see the make the beast with two backser, nail him.
you might need to lay down something to protect the floor and carpet from blood spray, but it could also serve as a warnign to any other rat that might decide to try and take up residence.

i used to sit on my couch in brooklyn and throw things (knives included) at the rats running from the kitchen to the closet.
they chewed through the steel wool we stuffed in there, and found ways around the bricks we covered the holes with. my roomies wouldn't let me use the bb gun inside the apt, but they were fine with me whipping out a blade and hucking it across the room...

[fastwin]

Pellet rifles, throwing stars, etc. my ass. Bump it up like you mean business!

Dillon Aero

Yowzer!!!

[KnightofNi]

i'm not sure that tracer rounds would be a good idea around him. he does tend to set himself on fire often

[WarrenJ]

Use your Nagant with just a primer and a wax bullet or a rubber one if you can get one close to bore size.  Get behind the couch and put on your helmet and fix bayonets and wait for them to charge!  If you use wax bullets, be sure to clean your bore good before using full power ammo again.

[Stella]

Do you think the rats got the better of SG's & Peeny's household?   Should we be worried?

[somegirl]

No, we just had a tarantula keeping us busy briefly.

Anyway, I was coming to post an update.

My findings this morning contradict our earlier theory of a vegan rat and confirm that we are not actually dealing with a simple rodent, but rather Satan's minion.

I had set up this hanging bait of peanut butter and bacon bits over a bucket with water (and a little vegetable oil to keep bugs from breeding in it).  This was on October 4, and it stayed like this until last night.





Finally the rat figured out how to get at the tasty treat.  It moved the ramp to the side so it could reach it.





It is (well past) time for the sticky traps.

[Monsterlover]

So, not only are you feeding the rat, but you're making it smarter as well.

[RAT900]

It is time to bring in the Clergy

this is not a rat,

it is the foul presence of evil

[fastwin]

So, not only are you feeding the rat, but you're making it smarter as well.

You seriously need to set up a "nanny cam" and get this rodent's antics on video. Could be a useful tool in your rat jihad.

[KnightofNi]

You seriously need to set up a "nanny cam" and get this rodent's antics on video. Could be a useful tool in your rat jihad.

observe your enemy before the strike. a cessation of activity will only serve to make them feel secure. after careful intelligence gathering you will be able to strike as your enemy feels they ahve won and they will slip up.