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Post by schoolmaster on Jul 25, 2018 20:08:08 GMT -5
How many rounds does it take for you to be confident that your favorite squirrel gun and you are ready for the season?
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Post by ukwil on Jul 25, 2018 20:11:07 GMT -5
I don't know what I'm up to so far. Been keeping the varmints out of the garden with my Ruger 10/22 all spring and summer.
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Post by dbd870 on Jul 26, 2018 10:32:38 GMT -5
12GA - 0, 541T - 1
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Post by squirrelhunter on Jul 26, 2018 10:49:58 GMT -5
1 in a P on a Pepsi can and 1 in a crab apple.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Jul 26, 2018 11:23:30 GMT -5
Single shot 20 with a bead sight requires no tuning.. I shoot the air rifles and .22s enough to know they are good as well. A little extra practice never hurts though!
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Post by oldshotty on Jul 26, 2018 17:50:48 GMT -5
I have been hunting crows since July 1, I am ready.
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Post by schoolmaster on Jul 26, 2018 20:08:56 GMT -5
My grandfather was always shooting his Browning semiauto 22. He would shoot all the walnuts off a tree on his property each year. One time he showed.me a target with a hole about the size of a dime that he said had fifty rounds in it. He hunted in both Indiana and Ohio each year. He averaged about 80 a year until his eyesight finally put him out of action.
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Post by deadeer on Aug 4, 2018 1:45:42 GMT -5
My grandfather was always shooting his Browning semiauto 22. He would shoot all the walnuts off a tree on his property each year. One time he showed.me a target with a hole about the size of a dime that he said had fifty rounds in it. He hunted in both Indiana and Ohio each year. He averaged about 80 a year until his eyesight finally put him out of action. My wifes papaw and uncles in Kentucky always said they had a bad year if they didnt get 300! There is/was always squirrel on the table when we visit.
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Post by BOBinIN on Aug 4, 2018 7:01:23 GMT -5
Waited a very long time to actually get what I consider to be the most accurate factory .22 ever made...a German made Anschutz model 54 sporter. At 50 yards it puts one round on top of the other, provided I hold her steady. Two years ago I bought a model 64 Anschutz but the 54 has stolen my heart...thinking about selling the 64 model. Anyway to answer your question about how many shots... (1) will do nicely. Thanks, BOBinIN
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Post by schoolmaster on Aug 4, 2018 18:50:53 GMT -5
Anschutz makes some of the most accurate .22 rifles in the world. With ammo it likes is very capable of hitting a squirrel right in the eye at 50 yards. They will absolutely sour you on most other rifles. I have many good squirrel rifles after 50 plus years of collecting, trading, shooting, I kept the keepers and moved the others down the road. Currently I am working with a sound moderator on several rifles to see if I can get the required accuracy with the subsonic ammo available.
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Post by BOBinIN on Aug 6, 2018 8:05:21 GMT -5
Schoolmaster, Silencers intrigue me, but how much noise reduction is there actually, and isn't there a hefty tax just to own one? My model 54 has the 18" barrel but need to be threaded to go that route. It sounds like you have enough experience to know but...my most "affordable accurate" subsonic ammo has proven to be CCI Standard Velocity. Be careful out there and don't shoot them all, leave some for "seed". BOB
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Post by schoolmaster on Aug 6, 2018 8:24:42 GMT -5
My squirrel hunting is limited to 2-3 hours in the morning. I never shoot more than 3 in an outing. When I have those eaten I go out for more. Sound moderators in my opinion are over rated as to their effectiveness. They are not silent and a good subsonic round is for practical purposes just as effective sound wise without a suppressor. I have several .22s that are threaded but have practically quit hunting with one because I hunt public ground. Doesn't seem to make any difference in the number of squirrels I bag.
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Post by oldhoyt on Aug 6, 2018 10:33:26 GMT -5
A family friend was cleaning out her house for a yard sale a couple weeks ago. She came across a JC Higgins Model 41 .22 rifle, actually made for Sears by Marlin. Marlin's equivalent model is 101. She had no idea the gun was in the house. She divorced her husband a couple years ago, and they don't have any contact with each other. Could have been his, or could even have been in the house when she bought it. Anyway, We stopped by to see how her yard sale was going and I saw a pair of Peltor shooting muffs, so I grabbed them. She then said, "You want a rifle to with those?" So, needless to say I'm the new owner of the gun. It cleaned up pretty well. The rifling looks real good and I'm sure it will shoot straight. The real trick will be hitting a squirrel at any distance with the iron sights and my eyeballs.
Anyone out there have a JC Higgins Model 41/Marlin Model 101?
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Post by HighCotton on Aug 7, 2018 18:29:10 GMT -5
I'll probably use a few different guns this year. However, I decided to switch up and top my Ruger 10/22 Takedown with an old Sightmark Sure Shot Reflex sight. I haven't sighted it in yet. I'm curious how this sight works at different ranges. I'll probably set her in at 20 or 25 yards. But, then I wonder what it'll do at say 40 yards or maybe even closer like less than 10 yards. Any thoughts?
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Post by cedarthicket on Aug 7, 2018 21:52:35 GMT -5
I'll probably use a few different guns this year. However, I decided to switch up and top my Ruger 10/22 Takedown with an old Sightmark Sure Shot Reflex sight. I haven't sighted it in yet. I'm curious how this sight works at different ranges. I'll probably set her in at 20 or 25 yards. But, then I wonder what it'll do at say 40 yards or maybe even closer like less than 10 yards. Any thoughts? I will go out on a limb somewhat (pun intended). I would say that for most people's squirrel hunting with a rifle chambered for .22 Long Rifle cartridges (loaded with 35 to 40 grain bullets at typical target or hunting velocities) they would do well to zero the scope (or other sighting device that has a line of sight around 1.5 inches above the centerline of the bore) at 20 or 25 yards. Alternatively, they could zero the scope for 50 yards and find out that the same scope settings will also yield a zero at 20 to 25 yards. Basically, the bullet would strike around 1.5 inches below line of sight at the muzzle and right on point of aim in the 20 to 25 yard range. From there to 50 yards the bullet would strike no more than about .25 inches above the line of sight. Then of course the bullet would strike below point of aim beyond 50 yards. You can have a lot of fun playing with an online external ballistics calculator, such as: handloads.com/calc/index.html Don't forget that at distances closer than 10 yards you will have to "aim a bit high" to hit the squirrel in the desired spot. You may want to personally verify this at 5 yards after you have done the basic zeroing.
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Post by HighCotton on Aug 9, 2018 11:13:57 GMT -5
Sightmark Sure Shot sight chipped the glass on the first shot with the 10/22! Not good. Contacted the company and not so good on the first round. I’ll try again and post this up in the Firearms section !
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Post by HillBillyJeff on Aug 10, 2018 15:28:10 GMT -5
It was on last time I used it, should still be on.
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Post by HighCotton on Aug 11, 2018 16:06:52 GMT -5
Since I'm not sure what Sightmark might do with my broken sight, I started looking for other options. I found a Centerpoint Multi reticle in my gun cabinet. Don't remember why I had it?! Thinking I might have used it on my sons xbow?! Anyway, I figured I would mount it on the Takedown and see what she does. Took about 30 shots to walk her into a small dot when I realized that I might sight her in a bit better with a larger dot. The laser dot was completely covering the small dime size target I had originally marked. With a larger, 1-1/4" or 1-1/2" dot (a bit more similar to the head of a squirrel) it was game on. Much to my surprise, at 25 yards, this cheap ole sight is looking great. Now I need to play with the point of aim/point of impact from various ranges. The center of the hole as seen is the product of 20 rounds off a Stringer rest:
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Post by a1989 on Aug 17, 2018 20:09:51 GMT -5
A family friend was cleaning out her house for a yard sale a couple weeks ago. She came across a JC Higgins Model 41 .22 rifle, actually made for Sears by Marlin. Marlin's equivalent model is 101. She had no idea the gun was in the house. She divorced her husband a couple years ago, and they don't have any contact with each other. Could have been his, or could even have been in the house when she bought it. Anyway, We stopped by to see how her yard sale was going and I saw a pair of Peltor shooting muffs, so I grabbed them. She then said, "You want a rifle to with those?" So, needless to say I'm the new owner of the gun. It cleaned up pretty well. The rifling looks real good and I'm sure it will shoot straight. The real trick will be hitting a squirrel at any distance with the iron sights and my eyeballs. Anyone out there have a JC Higgins Model 41/Marlin Model 101? I have a 41 and it is one of my all time favorite rifles.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Aug 17, 2018 20:32:29 GMT -5
I checked mine, I've got a JC Higgins Model 42. Hand me down from my grandad and then my dad.
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