Author Topic: Cap and Ball Squirrels (Read 492 times)

Dan Chamberlain · « **on:** October 17, 2003, 01:56:25 AM »

Not too many people do this, but I'm a C&B shooter as well, and have a couple three pistols sighted and tuned and with them I have the requisite accuracy to hunt small game. Took two squirrels in Illinois last weekend. A nice gray and a big fat foxy. By the way, that fox squirrel had a bunch of fat under the hide on the belly region! Never saw that before. Makes me wonder about the coming winter!

Dan C

WD45 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2003, 05:08:07 AM »

You can add me to that list .... 1858 rem

Blackhawk44 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2003, 07:09:59 AM »

Have been exercising that Old Army on cottontails, jackrabbits, foxes, and javelina for years. We're going to try to get it a turkey this year.

Ed Harris · « **Reply #3 on:** December 17, 2003, 02:35:39 AM »

I do all of my handgun hunting these days with the Ruger Old Army. I find it entirely adequate if you keep the range reasonable. For deer I use the Lee 250-gr. R.E.A.L. bullet with 30 grs. bulk measure of Pyrodex "P" for about 900 f.p.s. For smaller game I use a .457 roundball, Ox Yoke Originals wad over the same powder charge.

You do need to have a higher front sight to use the 250-gr. bullets. I welded up mine and zero the heavy load with the R.E.A.L. for 50 yards, and bottom out the rear sight to strike to point of aim with roundballs at 25 yards.

Cartridges? Don't need no strikin' cartridges!