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I am interested to see what most people use to get small game. I am talking about the furry kind and not the feathered variety. I am mainly interested in weather you use a rimfire rifle or scatter gun, or I guess some may use centerfire rifles as well. I prefer a .22 Lr, mainly a Savage Model 72, which was my first rifle. I got it at the age of 8 and it has killed a pile of critters over the years. ------------------------------------ Originally posted by BART185 I've had another member on this board post an aireal photograph of my neighborhood,post my wifes name,dig up old ads on GunsAmerica,call me out on everything that I posted. Hell,obmuteR told me to FIST MYSELF. But you are the biggest jackass that I've seen yet, on this board! -------------------------------------- -Ratboy | ||
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Depends on area really. My favorite is my Tikka T3 lite .223 with suppresor, shoots everything from rabbits to goats, or my Ruger 10/22, also suppresed. I say depending on area because I do a bit of spotlighting with both rifles but in a life style block situation the 223 is a bit loud so the .22 is used more. Possums over here in NZ are a problem but their fur is kinda valuable $75 a kilo takes about 16 to get a kilo, the most effective way to get these tough little shits outa trees is with a shot gun, less fur damage too. BUT they kinda dont hang on to much when they get a 223 50 gr BT or HP in the face tho  RUNAS War is inevitable, if idiots are in charge of countries | |||
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Depends where I am hunting. In the PDR of MA, a rifle is a no-no for squirrel, so I use a scattergun. In NH/VT/ME, my CZ 452 will do small game duty for squirrel and some others. Bunnies and hares over dogs, shotty gets the nod. ______________________ Hunting: I'd kill to participate. | |||
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Last night I shot 2 feral cats within 5 minutes while waiting for those wicked wild boars who assault that farmer's corn field. I used a Blaser K95 in 8x75 mm RS equipped with a Zeiss 8x56 mm scope but felt slighly overgunned (for the cats, that is). | |||
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Duk, you're right, that was a little overkill but dead is dead  I myself like to use a 22 mag on feral cats and a 22-250 on feral dogs. I really don't care to save the hides of the dogs, but the cats made into pouches for the black powder hunters are a piece of art  | |||
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I use a Ruger 10-22, or a 22 pistol. The rifle works great on squirrels and bunnies, but the pistol is for the deer blind. Usually see a lot of snowshoe hares where I hunt, and the pistol makes short work of them. Also good for feral cats. | |||
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A lot of truth in this statement. I bought a used insert barrel in .22 Hornet for my o&u combination rifle. Shoots quite well but every time I carry it no vermin appear... | |||
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I've recently started experimenting with reduced loads in my 221 Fireball. The data is posted on the "reloading pages". Anyway, 3.5gr of Unique combined with a 40gr V-Max has landed 3/8" groups at 50yards, and is running around 1450fps +/-. I've still got a bit of work to do to get everything ironed out and sighted in, but all in all, this should make one hell of a squirrel rifle for this years season "The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country." - J. Robert Oppenheimer | |||
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Hey, what if we just called cats squirrels? Would Don notice? | |||
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Maybe you need one of theses:  Swiss Mini Gun ****************** "Policies making areas "gun free" provide a sense of safety to those who engage in magical thinking..." Glenn Harlan Reynolds | |||
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S&W K-22 with mini-mag HP. | |||
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Primarily either my Kimber M82, Anschutz 1450, or Brno Model 1 .22 LRs for squirrels and my Browning A5 12 ga or Win M12 12 ga for rabbits and birds. | |||
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I use a Sako Vixen in 6X45 or a Ruger 243 and last December i bought a Krieghoff Drilling in 20/20 and 7X57R  Also have a 12/70 Browning shotgun. I hunt mink, fox, hare, rabbits, roedeer and once i while some different birds "The trouble with loving is that pets don't last long enough, and people last too long !" My homepage | |||
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Where can I get one of those. It would be murder on spiders. | |||
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Marlin 22 magnum after the leaves fall, rem 870 20 guage early on, also good for the occasional grouse. I do get tired of picking shot from my squirrels though. "I'm smiling because they haven't found the bodies." | |||
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Bulldog, Click on the Swiss Mini Gun link. ****************** "Policies making areas "gun free" provide a sense of safety to those who engage in magical thinking..." Glenn Harlan Reynolds | |||
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Swamp_Fox-- Just think, the possibilities are endless. When I was young and crazy in VN, we used to pull the bullets from M-16 rounds and then stick the case mouth in a bar of soap. Then we'd sit in a dimly lit room waiting for cockroaches, mice, etc. Lots of fun. An old pilot, not a bold pilot, aka "the pig murdering fool" | |||
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My first rifle a JC Higgins .22 LR bolt gun - I think I paid $40.00 for it with a scope...... "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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I have gone over to a 5.7x28 made on a cz 527 great gun with the factory ammo it is reloadable 22 mag and my handloads are aproaching 3000 fps with 40 gr bal tips VERITAS ODIUM PARIT | |||
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I use an old Savage 23 in 25-20 with a steel tube Weaver K4 and cast bullets. On occassion it has also worked on game larger than small. | |||
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CZ 452 lr with Eley subsonics, BRNO ZKM465 Hornet with Hornady 40 grain V-Max or Lyman 47 grain cast Bullets or an AYA side by side 12 gauge for those that will not keep still! John | |||
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i use an old glenfield mod25 and a newer ruger mod7717 | |||
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I have a Marlin 25mbn (.22 mag) with a Redfield 3x9 wide view scope that I picked up this past summer. I've taken many groundhogs and raccons with the set up. | |||
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What's the mini-gun? The website is closed over something it says. Love shooting precision and long range. Big bores too! Recent college grad, started a company called MK Machining where I'm developing a bullpup rifle chassis system.  | |||
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I have an old Remington pump fieldmaster that I use for plinking and taking a scattered snowshoe hare. Most rabbits I shoot are killed with a shotgun regards dan | |||
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I love my dad's 60 yr old Mossberg .22 with a weaver 3x6 scope. Load with stingers. DRT   Perception is reality regardless the truth! Stupid people should not breed DRSS NRA Life Member Owner of USOC Adventure TV | |||
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I have 3 different rifles I use for small game. A Stevens Favorite in 22 RF, a Marlin Model 60 22, and a Ruger Model 77 in 22 Hornet. The Hornet I also use on Javelina and turkeys. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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For squirrels, I generally use either a CZ 452 FS .22 mag with a Burris 6x Compact and a Browning BAR-22 that currently wears a Beeman 2.5x .22 LR. For ammo in the magnum I use either a FMJ or the Winchester .22 WRF with the 45 gr flatpoint. I thought the Winchester Dyna-point with the lead bullet at lower velocity would be the ticket but even they are pretty destructive. I shoot whatever is handy in the BAR-22. I want to have a custom Contender Carbine barrel made up in .22 Rem Jet for long range squirrels. If I can find a suitable bullet, it should have some interesting possibilities. I've also been meaning to get some cast bullets to try in a .25/20 on squirrels but just haven't had time. I have been known to hunt squirrels with a shotgun and my favorites are a Stoeger Uplander double in 28 ga and my grandpop's old Winchester 24 16 ga. | |||
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You guys must have a good mast crop up there. That is one big squirrel. I've actually ate quite a few groundhog and they weren't too bad until I actually learned to kill deer. "I'm smiling because they haven't found the bodies." | |||
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i like to use my winchester 20 ga pump with a trukey choke for squirls cuz i can shoot on the run, my remington 700 .223 is great for small birds to deer up to 200 yds, but my favorite and most accurate gun is my $150 marlin 22 mag bolt gun with a 7 round clip - it's light, accurate,cheap, and will kill any small game | |||
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Ruger 20 ga for dove/quail and either a Ruger 77-22 or Rem 512 for everything else up to feral hogs. I've shot a ton of starlings, house sparrows, and years ago, crows. As a youngster, my best friend and I would go to the city cemetery with our BB guns after school and terrorize the squirrels and songbirds. Sometimes we would go to his grandpa's farm for the weekend and raise hell with the starlings, sparrows, and pigeons in the barn and cotton gin. An old pilot, not a bold pilot, aka "the pig murdering fool" | |||
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well i was brought up hunting rabbits and other small game with 22lr but a couple yrs ago added the 28ga for once in awhile nice weather days DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR | |||
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Winchester Model 12. | |||
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The primary squirrel/rabbit gun is a Ruger 10/22 stainless/laminate stock with a Tasco 4X. I don't use a shotgun because of meat damage, plus the ammo costs too much for magnum #4 rounds. I often carry my BFR pistol in 460 S&W for small game, stoked with 250-gr FP lead bullets at around 900 fps. It is actually more accurate than my 10/22. Once you shoot squirrels with your hunting handgun, shooting deer is like shooting at elephants. I mean, headshots on deer are EASIER than shooting a scampering grey at 30 yards. Best practice ever! | |||
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I am partial to using my cz 527 .22 Hornet for small game, light and gets the job done when I do my part and get a 45 gr sierra in the brain box. | |||
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Remington 870 12g with a 30" full choked trap barrel for cottontail rabbits, gray squirrels,grouse,mtn quail,gambels quail, scaled quail , chukar,bandtailed pigeon & dove.I also have a Ruger 10-22 Jeff Cooper Special with a man size laminated stock,23" match grade barrel & a BSA Red Dot Scout Scope mount it was a special from Midway USA several years ago ,Marlin Glenfield tube fed semi 22 rifle and a Rem Nylon 11 22 bolt action magazine fed. | |||
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For rabbits and squirrels, Buckmark pistol mainly, shotgun occasionaly. | |||
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We can't use silencers here, unfortunately, otherwise a lot of possum would end up in the pot. However, in the next few months I'm going to be building up a Martini action into a .22 WMR with a 6X scope. That ought to pot a few bunnies out to a 150 yards if I can hold 'er steady. Sarge Holland's .375: One Planet, One Rifle . . . for one hundred years! | |||
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12 guage berreta semi-auto and an over and under | |||
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A little Marlin 22WMR with a 2-7 VX1 that I had to bring home from Nebraska about 15 yrs ago. It will put Winchester Super X HP's within 3/4 of point of aim out to about 150.  I grab this one for every trip from grouse to rabbit to tree rats. ______________________ Smedley  ______________________ From Audacity of Hope: 'I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.' B.H.Obullshitter ------------------------------------ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery" Winston Churchill ------------------------------------ "..it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.." Samuel Adams ------------------------------------ Facts are immaterial to liberals. Twisted perceptions however are invaluable. ------------------------------------ We Americans were tired of being thought of as dumb, by the rest of the world. So we went to the polls in November 2008 and removed all doubt.....let's not do it again in 2012 please. | |||
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