As an old squirrel hunter and varmint killer from way back, trust me, I have all the weapons I need to kill anything that I want dead. I am just trying to keep the peace with my neighbors and survive. I am hoping that the sting of BBs will deter the varmints, but if not, I have everything from a heavy barrelled Ruger 22 varmint rifle to a handy little lever action Henry to get the job done. As a rimfire silhouette shooter, I can kill them out to 100 meters off hand. And I have ranged the whole yard to make sure I have the elevation knob on the right setting. I have way too many squirrels here. I may need to thin them out some. And I think that squirrel meat is tasty. Makes a great gravy.