![]() 22 Short, because it destroyed very little meat. 22LR, but 20 years ago, many of the serious squirrel hunters I knew swore by the. That’s not a huge advantage these days, since few people shoot anything other than. 22 cartridges, in addition to the usual Long Rifles. It’s a tube-fed autoloader, still in production, and it’s one of the very few autoloaders that will handle Short and Long. With a classic walnut stock and the unmistakable brass deflector, the 552 Speedmaster is another icon of the squirrel woods. Remington 552 Speedmaster The Remington 552 Speedmaster. Dad’s gun likes a Winchester 37-grain Super Speed hollowpoint, wears the same fixed 4x scope that it’s always had, and will shoot tight groups to this day. It’s big and heavy, with a wide forend that rests perfectly against saplings, and a Micro Groove barrel that is famous for cloverleaf groups. Most don’t associate lever guns with precision, but this one isn’t built like most lever guns. Introduced in 1891, the 39A is the longest continuously produced rifle in the world (though today, new ones are only available through Marlin’s Custom Shop). When I think of it, I think of my dad, because that’s the gun he carried, and he’s the one who taught me to hunt squirrels. 22 is also the most iconic squirrel rifle of all time. You’re free to argue with my choices, but enter into the fray knowing that if I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong. I’ve seen them all out there and but for a few exceptions, I’ve killed squirrels with all of them, too. This lineup of guns, including both some classics and some new favorites, is one that’s proven itself in the woods. 22 that belonged to his grandfather-and he killed a limit with it. This year on opening weekend, a buddy of mine hit the field with an antique pump. Squirrel hunting is also the perfect opportunity to pull a favorite old gun out of the safe and use it. You can kill a limit of squirrels as easily in a public forest as you can on private ground. ![]() That’s the Good Time Trifecta in my book. You get to see a lot of game, make a lot of stalks, and do a lot of shooting. ![]() I love to squirrel hunt for the pure, low-brow fun of it. The fence in the background is what I try to launch the squirrels over.A collection of squirrel hunting rifles, shotguns, and handguns on a white background. You can see the trigger (string) that goes towards the house. The best part about this is that one of my neighbors is one of those animal rights people, and the look on his face was priceless when he asked me what "that thing out in the yard was" So far this year I have launched a total of 16 squirrels, but only 2 or 3 have made it over the fence into the neighbor's yard. ( not the safety of the squirrels, the safety of my father when he's stumbling around the yard ) The launch pad is covered with cracked corn, which squirrels seem to love. The string goes into the house through a window, so whenever I walk through the kitchen and I see a squirrel on the launch pad (the bricks) I can just pull the string from inside the house and he gets to go for a little ride The supports that hold the front of the slingshot are just lengths of rebar with tennis balls on top for safety. The trigger is a gate latch which has a string tied to it. The slingshot bands are made from 3/8" surgical tubing (about ten feet in length). It's a really simple contraption, and it also works quite well. This contraption hasn't killed a squirrel yet, and most of the squirrels come back for more.Īlright, this is the squirrel launcher that I mentioned in the "I are a redneck" thread. I don't want to hear all of that nonsense about hurting squirrels, after all they are just rats with bushy tails. First off, If you don't like the idea of launching squirrels across the yard, you should just click the back button right now.
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