Squirrel Weapons

[armyturner]

I have used about every caliber of scattergun and .22 (short, LR, and mag). When the leaves are on and a .22 is not feesable, I find a single shot 410 makes things interesting. Any other time a 22LR or 22 Mag is what I use.

[Buckrun]

I think squirrel meat is the best wild game meat I have eaten so far. I have used my bow, .22 handgun, .22 rifle and my .17 HMR. The HMR is a little to loud so I'd like to get the .17 Mach 2. I have also tried my TC. Hawkin with the .32 barrel but I just can't get it to shoot for me. I did take one with the .50 barrel.

Steve

[Hawks Feather]

Hopefully you barked the one with the .50 or at least head shot it.  If not  .  But then again if you took the .50 and the squirrel was going away from you it was pretty well gutted when it hit the ground.   

Jerry

[Buckrun]

.50" hole in the base of the neck. No meat lost. TASTY

Here I am with my homemade glass laminated longbow, arrows and back quiver.



Steve

[wilded]

you guys need to try the Hornady 17Mach2  It is the best squirrel round I have ever shot.  Very little noise and super accurate. 

[Ladobe]

you guys need to try the Hornady 17Mach2  It is the best squirrel round I have ever shot.  Very little noise and super accurate. 

Have 3 of them, and 3 17HMR's for when the ranges get longer.    They do work well for squirrels, but it's still more fun and challenging with the small bore smokepoles.

[Frogman]

Ruger 10-22 or Winchester 94-22 both with four power scopes.  I have tried the Smith Model 41 on occasion.

Jim

[nastygunz]

in NH hardly anyone hunts squirrels, i do, grays and reds, i use a 410 o/u sometimes but generally like hunting them with a handgun, i use a s&w sixgun and have a ruger charger .22, really enjoy chasin the grays on a good fall day in the oak ridges, or along the conn. river. Also like geting after them on the ground with my long bow using judo or blunt tips.

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and after :)

[LORDDAL]

a sears and robuck ranger 22 cal with flip up buckhorn sights for myself and my soon to be 5 year old is awaiting his ruger 22 cal air rifle with 3x9 scope for his first big squirrel outing this coming fall

[alscalls]

Beeman R-9 .177 and .20 cal or my Savage 17 hmr But I would love to trade for a clip fed pneumatic air rifle.

[msmith]

A Marlin 39, Ruger 10/22, or the 870. I had a phase that I used a .36 cal flintlock for a while.

Mike

[Bopeye]

I had a phase that I used a .36 cal flintlock for a while.

Mike

That sounds like it would have been a lot of fun. 

[paint]

A Henry lever action 22LR or golden boy 22mag

[vvarmitr]

A Henry lever action 22LR or golden boy 22mag

Sweet!
Got any pix? 

[paint]

If I can remember how I'll try to get some up tomorrow

[paint]

vvarmitr, I finally got to some high speed internet and rembered how to do this, so here they are.

[msmith]

I had a phase that I used a .36 cal flintlock for a while.

Mike

That sounds like it would have been a lot of fun. 

It was, but my loads were a little hot. Grays were head shot only and the heads were removed, otherwise you just had a mess. Fox squirrels you could rib shoot. Now I can't see the sights well enough to hit a buffalo let alone a squak.

[alscalls]

That is why I like air rifles, you can shoot, miss and shoot again without spooking them real bad.

[Bopeye]

I use a pellet gun myself Al. Especially when you are hunting 'em in your neighborhood.........

[vvarmitr]

vvarmitr, I finally got to some high speed internet and rembered how to do this, so here they are.

Paint: I do gotta get me one of dose. Maybe even two? I'm sure da wiff stills a wanten one.