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Can you kill them, sure, is it anywhere near as clean a kill as a .22, no.
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When hunting furred prey with a typical airgun, central nervous system hits (brain/spine shots) are required for clean kills. Just to be clear, I'm not talking about the PCP airguns that shoot the rough equivalent of bullets at blackpowder velocities and power levels.
Even the hypervelocity .177 airguns will be disappointing when compared to a .22LR if shots are taken at the body of the animal. Airgun hunting is all about precision--don't expect them to perform like firearms when it comes to terminal effect.