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missed a couple squirrells.............

hillbillehillbille Member Posts: 14,459 ✭✭✭✭
edited October 2019 in General Discussion
3 outta 4 to be exact, these eyes just don't work with shotgun beads anymore. got one of those cheap chinese holographic sights, one screen reddot, on my turkey 870, looks like I am gonna have to put one on my 28 ga also. none of the misses were much more than 30-40 yards but they were clean misses so out to the range tomorrow to put a sight on the shotgun, I'll get em next time.........
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  • SCOUT5SCOUT5 Member Posts: 16,181 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I missed one with a .22 cb today. Old eyes, iron sights and shooting off hand makes squirrel heads smaller than they used to be. The wind was moving him a little but I should have knocked him out. I'm not going to be to hard on myself but I may have to consider going to a scope for all my .22 shooting.
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  • jimdeerejimdeere Member, Moderator Posts: 26,277 ******
    edited November -1
    You just have to sneak in closer. Most of my shots are within 20 yds.
    My little Sears single shot with 4x scope is deadly if I can find a rest.
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  • arraflipperarraflipper Member Posts: 1,256 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am one for one, finally got a chance to go for a while Saturday afternoon. I spotted him off to my right, but I couldn't turn that far and squeeze off a good shot. He started coming to my left, little jumps and bounces. The weeds kept hiding his head, or he would stop looking straight at me. A couple times I had the trigger just about pulled enough to go off and he would bound off. He made a mistake stopped on a dead snag a couple feet off the ground. The old Winchester model 62 popped him in the eye. The iron sights seem to be getting a little finer these days, especially with it overcast in the timber.
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  • waltermoewaltermoe Member Posts: 2,402 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have always been a big believer in 22 rim fire for squirrel. But about 15 years ago I bought a 17 HMR, it is a excellent little round for head shots out to 50 yards and further, just make sure you aim for the head, because it will almost take the head off.
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  • BrookwoodBrookwood Member, Moderator Posts: 13,771 ******
    edited November -1
    My concerns about using a rifle for squirrels has to do with where that projectile is going to go after it passes through the critters head. I now enjoy using my high power scoped pellet air rifle.
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  • hillbillehillbille Member Posts: 14,459 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Brookwood wrote:
    My concerns about using a rifle for squirrels has to do with where that projectile is going to go after it passes through the critters head. I now enjoy using my high power scoped pellet air rifle.
    that is why I use shotgun, got two nice little 28 gauges, an 870 pump and a remington double barrell. sweet little shooters. I don't have to wait for a head shot on the ground with these, and the grandkids can shoot them also. one of the reasons I went, I need to reload a few shells a little lighter for my granddaughter,and didn't have any empty brass left, figured I might as well shoot a few squirrells as to just kill a pop can or two....
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  • SCOUT5SCOUT5 Member Posts: 16,181 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hillbille, I have a couple of 28ga shotguns. I bought an old single for kids to squirrel hunt with. A little better range than the .410 and with 3/4oz loads not much recoil.
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  • jimdeerejimdeere Member, Moderator Posts: 26,277 ******
    edited November -1
    Brookwood wrote:
    My concerns about using a rifle for squirrels has to do with where that projectile is going to go after it passes through the critters head. I now enjoy using my high power scoped pellet air rifle.
    Yes, that is a concern if there are houses around. Sometimes you have to wait for a safe shot.
    A .22 Short hollowpoint will not travel far through tree limbs, but you can?t take any chances.
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