Author Topic: What's your fav. squirrel gun? (Read 41517 times)

beavis · « **Reply #90 on:** April 04, 2005, 12:05:09 PM »

Early season with leaves on trees, Savage 24 in 22lr/20ga, the perfect squirrel gun. I keep it on shotgun while walking in the woods if one flushes in the brush or scampers in the trees. Also good if a rabbit or pheasant flushes.

Once in position switch to 22. It is no tack driver or range gun but it shoots minute of squirrel out to about 35-50yds. I often use a squirrel distress call so I keep some 3" buckshot loads on hand in case a coyote or fox comes in. Hasn't happened yet but hoping some day.

In late season when the leaves are gone and there's snow on the ground it's a 10/22 "T" with 6-20x scope and it becomes a sniper mission. Have taken clean kills on squirrels in trees to 75t yards and crows at 100.

For next season may consider getting a 17hmr for late season.

snicker · « **Reply #91 on:** April 07, 2005, 08:02:56 AM »

Mines a Browning Auto in .22 short with an old Redfield 4X 3/4" scope. Deadly on squirrels especially when they are in the hickory or pignut. Oak and beech takes a little more patience. When the leaves are off a Marlin 981T with Winchester T22's does a good job.

.308sniper · « **Reply #92 on:** May 03, 2005, 02:23:15 PM »

20 gauge 870 baby! :blaster:

mg66 · « **Reply #93 on:** August 14, 2005, 09:40:09 AM »

I love squirrel hunting with my Marlin 7000 with 1.5-4.5 x 32 scope.

Lawdog · « **Reply #94 on:** August 14, 2005, 09:55:59 AM »

Quote from: mg66

I love squirrel hunting with my Marlin 7000 with 1.5-4.5 x 32 scope.

Below is a picture of me taken while squirrel hunting on 8/13/05

Nice picture but where's the squirrels?

Lawdog
:toast:

gone-hunting · « **Reply #95 on:** August 14, 2005, 10:11:29 AM »

Contender Carbine in 22lr 16 1/4" and a perfect dog.
Best morning with dog was 24 ct. using 22 single shot rifle. Shotguns are not a choice even though the harvest would be higher.

mg66 · « **Reply #96 on:** August 14, 2005, 12:58:13 PM »

Quote from: Lawdog

Nice picture but where's the squirrels? Lawdog
:toast:

Only saw one squirrel all darn morning. There's a bit of sign under the trees. Still it is never wasted just spending time out in the woods. Did have a 6 point buck in velvet and four does walk in on me and I do bow hunt in those woods. :grin: Hoping next weekend they will cooperate a tad better :lol:

Lawdog · « **Reply #97 on:** August 15, 2005, 10:32:03 AM »

Quote from: mg66

Quote from: Lawdog
Nice picture but where's the squirrels? Lawdog
:toast:

Only saw one squirrel all darn morning. There's a bit of sign under the trees. Still it is never wasted just spending time out in the woods. Did have a 6 point buck in velvet and four does walk in on me and I do bow hunt in those woods. :grin: Hoping next weekend they will cooperate a tad better :lol:

You know when I was a teenager a friendÂ’s mother(his father had died when he was young) couldnÂ’t understand how us kids could spend the whole day out in the mountains and come home without firing a shot and say it was a great day. She used to shake her head like she had given birth to something other than human. Lawdog

gone-hunting · « **Reply #98 on:** August 16, 2005, 11:50:37 AM »

Contender Carbine

3 with 16 1/4" barrels
1 with the 21" match

Can not tell the difference in performance except I have been told that you should not try to shoot stingers in the match barrel. The brass is cut in the throat by the lands/Grouves. Not sure that this is good for it.

koli · « **Reply #99 on:** September 08, 2005, 04:57:59 PM »

Savage 24 .22mag/20 gauge.
Shotty for trees-rifle for ground shots.

R.W.Dale · « **Reply #100 on:** September 16, 2005, 12:43:51 PM »

My personal favorite is my Revelation bolt action 410ga shotgun. Lighter and eaiser to carry than a semiautomatic 22 plus there is just something satisfing about workin the bolt after laying a tree rat low.

TOMMYY01 · « **Reply #101 on:** September 20, 2005, 06:01:05 PM »

my rem .22 and my new 410 nef shotgun
tommy

mangulator · « **Reply #102 on:** October 15, 2005, 06:31:39 AM »

Ok, my favorite is a 410, 22 cal long rifle and I have taken them with 22 cal. Benjamin pump air gun.

gavinsk8er · « **Reply #103 on:** May 03, 2006, 11:21:06 AM »

my fav. squirell gun is a 220 swift (because they bow apart)

K.K · « **Reply #104 on:** May 09, 2006, 02:07:19 PM »

I have four favorites, depending on the situation:

Remington 11-48 (cause my grandpa left it to me, and that's what I learned with)

Ruger 10/22

Ruger Single-Six

Ruger Mark III Hunter

Gotta love huntin' them limb rats!

SAWgunner · « **Reply #105 on:** May 22, 2006, 08:41:35 AM »

Ruger MkII .22 pistol, my Magnum Research Barracuda and my Winchester 1000X Air Rifle with Predator Pellets (Knocks 'em deader than a doornail).

farrerhaven · « **Reply #106 on:** July 04, 2006, 07:39:28 AM »

32.cal flintlock rifle first,followed by my Brown Bess.

TNrifleman · « **Reply #107 on:** July 08, 2006, 02:21:37 PM »

I got a Kimber Hunter a few years ago, and it quickly became my favorite squirrel rifle. I topped it with a Burris 3x9 Rimfire AO and I use Wolf Match Target ammunition. This rig ahs accounted for many squirrels aroung my east Tennessee home.

Ranger J · « **Reply #108 on:** July 19, 2006, 04:24:24 AM »

Another vote for the savage model 24. Mine is .22 on top and 410 below and so old it didn’t come with a scope rail. I had to have one welded to the top of .22 barrel. It presently has a red dot on it and still whacks them there tree rats. Shoots them setting and shoots them running.
RJ

Pecci · « **Reply #109 on:** August 22, 2006, 05:25:28 PM »

Either my 10/22 or model 60, with CCI Subsonics, when the leaves are on the trees. After the leaves are down, I breakout my CZ 452 in HM2. I'm shocked that only one other post has mentioned this cartridge.

Vern Humphrey · « **Reply #110 on:** August 23, 2006, 11:09:21 AM »

I just may have a new favorite -- I picked up a Colt Woodsman (made in 1938, with after-market micro sights) for $225. In it's first shooting session, it didn't like hollowpoints, but fed solids beautifully and shot more accurately than any other .22 pistol I have -- and that's saying a lot.

RaySendero · « **Reply #111 on:** August 23, 2006, 12:12:29 PM »

My 12 gauge 870 turkey gun also doubles as my squirrel gun.

jamaldog87 · « **Reply #112 on:** August 24, 2006, 11:47:40 AM »

my new guns are H&R fieldsman 852 in .22 and noble 40 12ga. i got those back in July and i like my old guns. I use Remington .22LR Golden or CCI 22 SHORT LRN for my .22 and Remington Nitro Pheasant Premier that i got when Kmart closed near were i like. I have not use them on squirrel yet but have shot a lot of rats and one ferret with them. I like my crosman 2200 with dasiy wadcut for them out to 40 yards it a .22 cal. airgun.

Dee · « **Reply #113 on:** August 24, 2006, 12:17:37 PM »

I spend a lot of time with a Winchester Model 92 in 357mag. It has a 24" octogon barrel, a white stripe post front sight, and a Lyman receiver sight. Just like my 94 in 3030. I put 10 hot 158gr jacketed soft points in for hogs or coyotes but, the first three up are VERY light loaded 38 special semi-wadcutters. Around 600 fps? They won't shoot very far and that's good, and aren't very loud either. I try never to shoot anything but a head shot and the slow bullet drills a neat little hole right thru the head with almost no other damage. With that peep sight my old eyes can still shoot thumbtacks at 20 yards. When I get in my pickup so does that 92 or the 94.

JeffG · « **Reply #114 on:** October 05, 2006, 10:46:14 AM »

Just bought the Marlin heavy barrel 17 Mach 2 rimfire. Put my Simmons Prairiemaster scope on it (4-16x 50mm) One hole groups at 25 and 50 yards. Can't wait to get it out.

DaveH · « **Reply #115 on:** October 16, 2006, 10:34:30 AM »

Its got to be my savage model 9417. Man that .17 slams them squirrels hard. If not that my reworked Mossberg 500 .410 I've had the choke opened up to light Mod, the forcing cone reworked, and the barrel burnhished. This small bore shotgun shoots really really good now.

jro45 · « **Reply #116 on:** October 19, 2006, 03:37:20 AM »

My favorite gun would be my H.R. 410 shotgun.

lefty red · « **Reply #117 on:** October 27, 2006, 03:49:05 PM »

H&R Topper in 28ga, loaded with #5s.

Old Mossberg 410 bolt single shot, 2.5" #4s.

NEF 16ga loaded with HB #6s when I go down to the bottoms and hunt the oak trees. Way up there the squirrels are!

LEFTY

single action · « **Reply #118 on:** November 01, 2006, 07:53:19 PM »

early season: winchester model 37 .16ga, Later in season,marlin model 25 .22 bolt action. My wife has a sweet .410 double that she wont let me touch that I think could easily become a favorite. ( she's deadly with it! )

ironglow · « **Reply #119 on:** November 01, 2006, 09:05:59 PM »

As GB said, this is a long running thread..and it really seems to me to point out how widespread the joy of hunting old bushytail is.
It also demonstrates that we hunt him under apparently very diverse conditions. For instance, I use .22 LR..many use .22 mag or a shotgun, while some opt for the .17 HMR, and though I do not yet own one; the new .17 II seems to be ideal for head shots at moderate ranges.

This seems to show that there are real differences in cover and ranges at which we are harvesting these tree rats !

Now I will throw a new wrench into the works:

WHY DO YOU USE THE GUN/CALIBER YOU USE ?

OK; I'll start..I use my .22 LR because I like the precision of a rifle and most of my squirrel hunting is in the 35-50 yard ranges.
Also...I hate to bite into pellets and hair when I eat some squirrel...

That is not to put anyone else down..just my .02 cts..