I had mouse issues, resulting from a rural habitat and a wife who hoards.

A couple points:

For every mouse you see, there are dozens you don't.

If you want the gone, the ONLY solution is to render their habitat undesirable and choke off their food supply. In a house this means a thorough cleaning and decluttering, making sure food is tightly sealed and sealing of traffic ways like the ares around in cabinet plumbing that may be allowing them to move around.

I used to have fun shooting rats at a local dump, but mice might be a different story. Tiny and quick, Im not sure that Im a good enough shot, particularly with a handgun, to reliably ding a mouse. In my experience, if you can see it, it means it's out in the open and probably trying to get away from exposure.

I'd go the cat route, or traps.

If there is one mouse, there are fifty. You can't be lurking about with a gun, trying to kill 50 mice. You haven't got the time. A good mouser will be on the job 100% of the time.

Get a cat.

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Originally posted by KBobAries:
Do you have a .22 revolver? Aguila Colibri primer only rounds will definitely do for the mice but you didn't mention if it's indoors or out.

Dan

I have some of those, and they are really quiet, even in my little Rossi revolver, but the shotshells do less damage to woodwork, and since they scatter do not require quite as precise of an aim. Then again, they provide slightly less "reach" if you're shooting longer distances. It all depends upon the specific situation I guess...

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
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Nor a [assuming] Houston-area metro neighborhood...

And here I thought gunshots would be the norm in Houston!!! j/k

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Originally posted by Muddflap:
Nothing better than an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle!

Just ask Bart.

You'll shoot your eye out.

Flamethrower

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Originally posted by bronicabill:

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
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Nor a [assuming] Houston-area metro neighborhood...

And here I thought gunshots would be the norm in Houston!!! j/k

Around my office [near GunsGreenspoint/IAH], probably.
Q's hood, I'd guess less likely.

Pro tip!

Do not run .22 shotshell through an automatic. Particularly a tube fed, Remington 241, with the tube in the buttstock. Yeah, that one. Ask me how I know...

I have a I believe a Gamo Break action air powered shotgun. Shoots a 9mm plastic shot shell with about #9 shot. Which cost about what real shot shells cost. I believe it was designed for use in barns and arenas with metal roofs to avoid damage.
Good luck and happy hunting!

OZ

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Originally posted by Lord Vaalic:
Flamethrower

For mice, a can of Lysol and a BIC Lighter should do.

We will run with this from here to Sunday.

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Originally posted by jhe888:
If there is one mouse, there are fifty. You can't be lurking about with a gun, trying to kill 50 mice. You haven't got the time. A good mouser will be on the job 100% of the time.

Get a cat.

A kitty cat will be on the prowl most of the time.

A trap never sleeps.

A Desert Eagle is more fun than both, but a bit louder.

Did you say mouse or moose?

This is what I'm planning to get, RUGER BLACKHAWK .177 PELLET AIR RIFLE WITH SCOPE BY UMAREX AIRGUNS. The scope might be overkill, but it doesn't hurt should the need arises.

Btw, no mice in the house. All are roaming outside. We have a large backyard that so many varieties of birds and squirrels love to come and feed, and that brings a lot of enjoyment to us. Then, rabbits and ducks. Then, these rascals have been joining in, too. I know, food attract them, but, if we stop feeding, then there won't be any fun left in the backyard.

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Originally posted by 12131:
This is what I'm planning to get, RUGER BLACKHAWK .177 PELLET AIR RIFLE WITH SCOPE BY UMAREX AIRGUNS. The scope might be overkill, but it doesn't hurt should the need arises.

Btw, no mice in the house. All are roaming outside. We have a large backyard that so many varieties of birds and squirrels love to come and feed, and that brings a lot of enjoyment to us. Then, rabbits and ducks. Then, these rascals have been joining in, too. I know, food attract them, but, if we stop feeding, then there won't be any fun left in the backyard.

Well last week this little fellar was licking up the neighbor’s bird seed on the ground right next to us. Picture was taken from our patio door.

^^^
That's a big mouse!

OZ

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Originally posted by RichardC:
Granddad loaded shotshells with dry rice, so as not to scar up the rafters too badly.

Grandmom didn' t much appreciate the process.

Ha ! And feed the survivors.

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Originally posted by 92fstech:
S&W Model 63-5, loaded with rat shot. Instant, merciful death, with little to no collateral damage. It won't penetrate drywall but it can leave a little scarring.

What's the difference between rat shot shells and snake shot shells ? I shot snakes with 38 spc Speer snake shotshells, but never saw rat shot shells.

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Originally posted by OttoSig:
Put out glue traps one time and found the biggest rat I ever saw walking around the barn with a glue trap stuck to its foot.

Q,

I’ve seen backyard .22 shots slip like a rock on a lake. So depending on your surrounding area, a BB or pellet gun would be a better option.

I tried glue traps in my garage, but they also trapped beneficial snakes and lizards that were eating all the vermin and insects. My wife rescued all of them, using olive or cooking oil from the kitchen. She said she pours the oil on their bodies and they wiggle off the sticky cardboard. I've nevver seen her do it but my hat is off to her. She's an old farm girl and love critters like frogs, snakes, lizards, cats & dogs, horses etc. Too bad I'm not one of those.