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Post by smirker on Aug 12, 2013 19:00:14 GMT -5
Less than 5 days till squirrel season starts here. Who is going to be hunting with a rimfire handgun? What are you shooting and what ammo are you using? Posted this on another forum already, but respect the opinions of the members here to pass up a chance to learn something
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Post by woody on Aug 12, 2013 19:09:30 GMT -5
I use my MKII Government model with CCI mini mags. Or one on my Single Sixes with Winchester Super X 22 mags. I like to hunt squirrels every fall. Our season doesn't open till sept 1st but I don't really hunt them till mid October.
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Post by blackmamba on Aug 12, 2013 19:38:09 GMT -5
I have a 10" barreled Browning Buckmark pistol in 22 LR, which sports a 4x scope.
By good fortune, it will put 10 CCI Stingers into an inch at 50 yards, and what
they will do to a squirrel has to be seen to be believed!
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Post by cmillard on Aug 12, 2013 22:16:16 GMT -5
ruger single 10 stainless steel 5.5" barrel. still working some bugs out and trying to find the ammo it likes. may have to put on a match barrel, but time will tell
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Post by magnumwheelman on Aug 13, 2013 6:04:09 GMT -5
Got a Ruger Gov. Target model myself... old tube dot sight on it ( the old Tasco pro points ) probably my most accurate of my 22 Handguns...
got / had a Single 10, couldn't find anything mine liked, so I ended up re-chambering mine into an 8 shot 257 caliber
Squirrel hunting is something I liked to do as a kid, I've been building squirrel habitat around our farm, hopefully ( as often when we get older, we really like doing the hobbies we had as a kid ) I'll have a good place to hunt in the next 10 years or so... right now I'm in a battle with those pesky little red pine squirrels, they run off the bigger greys, & the lil reds aren't much good for anything but cat food... I mostly use a 17 Mach 2 ( the 22 LR case necked down to 17 caliber ) rifle I built on them, fast little laser, with little to no ricochet issues for using around the farm site
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Post by smirker on Aug 13, 2013 7:16:55 GMT -5
Good to hear what you guys are shooting. S & W Mod. 17 is my main side arm in the war against the little grey ghosts. Made it a goal a couple years ago to try to harvest a squirrel with every rim fire handgun I own. Made it thru all the Smith's except a old Mod.34. Going to start working on Ruger Single actions and my Semi Auto rim fires this year. I use Winchester Power Points in almost all rim fire handguns. Still able to use iron sights on my guns but thinking about putting a red dot on a S & W Mod. 41. Going to check zeros on handguns and rim fire rifles today (I hope) Good luck with everyone's hunting !!!
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Post by alukban on Aug 14, 2013 8:43:27 GMT -5
It's seems to be the makings of an incredibly good year by me. The oak-hickory masting is heading for a five year record and I will be ready. I have patiently put thousands of rounds through a S&W 17-8 in the past year and I am confident out to 25y for squirrel and maybe 50y for bunnies. I'll be using plain ol' CCI Blazer...  |
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Post by smirker on Aug 14, 2013 19:33:45 GMT -5
Thanks for the picture of the 17-8 alukban. Now I want another .22 revolver. I love the forum but the members are bad men! Always putting ideas in my head. Terrible addiction. Hope I am never get over it.
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Post by alukban on Aug 14, 2013 20:22:04 GMT -5
In that case, here's another pic for ya Señor Smirker  Some big game with my 34-1. LOL!  |
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Post by crazycarl on Aug 15, 2013 21:17:53 GMT -5
I'll be draggin my trusty Marlin 60 w/Weaver 2.5-7x28 out to the woods, along with my Single Ten. Gonna wait till after the rut, though, as the squirrels are still aggravating & EVERYWHERE. Closer to the end of deer season you get down here, the scarcer the tree rats become & my daughter's been pestering me from some squirrel stew.
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Post by magnumwheelman on Aug 16, 2013 10:18:12 GMT -5
I always wait till after 1st frost... way, way, too many mosquitos this year...
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Post by smirker on Aug 16, 2013 11:48:52 GMT -5
 Here' on for you alukban with a Pre Mod.43 Airwieght |
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Post by alukban on Aug 16, 2013 18:22:50 GMT -5
No pic boss...
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Post by smirker on Aug 18, 2013 9:50:12 GMT -5
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Post by contender on Aug 18, 2013 10:53:10 GMT -5
Our squirrel season doesn't start for a few more months. However, I usually use my Ruger MKII Competition Target slabside. My friend uses his early S&W M-17. He's had his for close to 30 yrs now. He's deadly with it.
I will also be known to tote a Ruger Single-Six a bit as well.
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Some big game with my 34-1. LOL!
