Air guns anyone?
I've not had a BB gun since I was kid and decided I need something quiet to cull the tree rat population around my house. Several live oaks and a giant pecan tree are keeping the area crawling with these pests. My wife thought they were cute until one got in our attic, chewed open an electrical wire, got fried and stunk the place up. I now have license to kill.
So check out the Umarex Komplete .22. Way better than the Crossman pump I had as a kid. With the gigantor suppressor, it is quiet, so the neighbors will not get their panties in a wad. At 30 yards (my living room, out a back window and to the fence), it's a tack driver and will put a pellet through 3/4" decking (oops). I know some of you get to shoot the real thing from your back porch (Envy!). This is my answer to getting to do the same thing. Woo hoo!