I'm returning from a great weekend of shooting in MO. Watching all of the squirrels playing and shooting a friend's sweet Winchester 52 Target got me thinking about squirrel hunting.

What's some of your fav setups?

...with an old Weaver K4 on it with narrow crosshairs.

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Sincerely,

Hobie

it would be using a redtail hawk in warm climates and a goshawk in a cold climate. Some of you know I've done falconry for years. Seeing a hawk rip a big squirrel off a tree is pretty awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CFckjfP-1E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s1_gNuhDMw

On the gun side of things, a Winchester 52 sporter is pretty spiffy. Would like to try my new mini Sharps in 22 Hornet with a Wm. Malcolm scope. Really any day in the woods with squirrels is fun. I enjoy it more than deer hunting actually.

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Now that is cool!

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The last time I got to squirrel hunt in MO the AK Church Old Model Single Six took more squirrels than anything else I used. Also took a couple with a Mossberg bolt action with an original Mossberg 4X scope in a side mount. Felt more accomplished with the Single Six, though.

Or this one:

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and it would be fun to get one with the old Bearcat.

we really cleaned up on the ground squirrels in NW CO. Lost count, but over 400 on a couple different properties. 10-22 with a Centerpoint 3-9X32 scope on it. Had a real blast improving the breed by destroying the idiots. The most fun, again, was with the Single Six. Busting squirrels out around 70-80 yards while my local guide (landowner, friend) was missing them with the rifle was a real hoot!

except some rock squirrels in Alaska. I'm sure it's a hoot. Also, haven't done the big rock chucks or groundhogs. I have done a fair amount of prairie dog shooting. That's a blast.

he's got some interesting stories about the ground crawling when he lit it up. Yuck.

......a factory installed Lyman peep. I gave that rifle to a friend who's father had owned one way back when. Also gave him a 1911, cause he is just that nice a guy.

Switched over to a pair of rifles, a Marlin 39A after I was inspired by Glen the Enabler, and a sweet CZ 452. The Marlin is wearing a Skinner peep, and the CZ has a Weaver rimfire version of a K4. Not sure if Weaver makes those anymore, but it is very decent glass for the money.

I have a couple of truly awesome grownup air rifles that actually get used more around the farm than the rimfires. That's because of the proximity of neighbors. Mostly use the rimfires when we shoot sage rats in vineyards, where the Marlin sees a bit more use as it is typically pretty short range.

Otony

This d@mn website wouldn't let me type "a-dult air rifles", sheesh.

Wouldn't let me type m-ature either. Come on!

Let me know and I can look. I know I *had* one when I bought my 39 and removed the scope. The problem is recalling where I cleverly hid it.

Thanks.

The 4's penetrate the nests better.

You just have to learn how to spell. For instance, according to the current "UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY OF LOWER DOLTIC":

M-A-T-U-R-E is spelled "mah cher." Two words

A-D-U-L-T is spelled "at dolt". Again, two words.

Cheez! Where did you all go to school at?

Beeman R-10 5mm with a 1X7
Tasco airgun scope. Filled a full sized pick up truck with that and a Falcon 5 slingshot. I'm from NJ both are still illegal.

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What I really love about hunting squirrels is that there are lots of them and you can use about anything that suits your fancy on any given day. I have hunted them with everything from a 2 1/2" S&W Mod 19, to an original Colt Lightning rifle in 44/40. Have taken the greatest number with a S&W Mod 18 and have had a good deal of fun with a Win 52 sporting a 15X Lyman, Super Targetspot. Hope to borrow an original Win 62, 22 short gallery rifle, yet this year to get out and take a few.

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