A good gun for rating

[angrybear]

It might be in that specific cheap CO2 class of carbine.
But there are are plenty of way better "guns for ratting" depending on what the situation is,
ie clearing a farm yard takes a different rifle to knocking over the odd rat in a back garden.

[TonyL]

A mixture of all of the above.

Despite the cheap (initial) price, light weight and "knock-about gun" demeanour of the Crosman Ratty, I'd always be a bit wary over velocity fluctuation with varying temperatures affecting point of impact and I'm also, personally, not enthused over the idea of storing the gun with CO2 remaining.

For shorter range duties only I'd go HW30S. For higher power requirements but still retaining light weight, the HW99. But, to be fair, there will be lots of cheaper and medium range springers well capable of fulfilling the task, especially at the shorter ranges generally encountered (subject to different uses, as above). And I'd go along with the Ultra for the PCP recommendation.

[Rocket launcher]

Any .25

[Jonjon79]

My preference for most shooting is .177 but, the best rifle I ever had for ratting was a .22 S10 - the bigger slower pellets definitely put them down quicker. I've never had a .25 on them but, I imagine that would work very well.

When I get another ratting permission, I'll go and pick up a 2250 👍

[grieva]

Any .25

That's the way to go.

[mdunn]

A verminator in .22.atb mick

[angrybear]

A verminator in .22.atb mick

Certainly in the top 5.

[where's it gone]

Apart from the right gun, the right pellet should be of consideration as is what distance you're taking the shot. Flathead pellets seem to do the business.