I also take quite a bit of small game for the pot with my drillings, using the shotgun barrel.

I even bought a Blaser 9,3x74R x20ga. Double rifle drilling to use in Idaho for black bear, deer, and elk, so I am able to take grouse when ever I see them.

Some fool actually shot somebody in a Nightclub over here with one of these.



That's how hard up for handguns we are over here.

You have got to be kidding! Was it stolen? Those are expensive little buggers to be pimp guns!

I enjoy hunting squirrels. I enjoy it a lot. My present favorite is an ancient Mossberg 46B, re-lined to .177 and chambered in 17 Mach II. This is an awesome squirrel rifle. Accurate, devestatingly deadly but not overly destrutive.

The old mossback was a rusty mess when I picked it up for fifty bucks. Slimmed the stock, bored the shot/rusted out barrel and re-lined/re-chambered, cleaned up, polished and re-blued the metal, converted the tube mag (wouldn't feed 17's) to box mag and she's never let me down. I'd put it up against any new rifle out to 75 yds.

A 1910 Winchester M1892 in 32WCF.



Mike

I use a 10/22 Ruger for squirrels. Then a .17HMR Savage. Then a 223WSSM.

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Possums over here in NZ are a problem .... the most effective way to get these tough little shits outa trees is with a shot gun

They are tough! I am setting up a shotgun with a silencer for them.

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Originally posted by DUK:
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).

.. So far I have used a 338 Win Mag , loaded with 300 gr Barnes Original Rn Sn @ 2500 fps and one with a 7mm Rem Mag with 160 gr Barnes X bullets @ 2950 fps .....

One of the ideas I have had is to find a way to shoot lightweight bullets from my 303 Brit. Trouble is, it is designed for long, heavy bullets. If I could find a way to make long light bullets ......
That's just to be able to use the rifle from time to time. I have a 25 now.

.22 LR
.17 Rem
.223
.22-250

Lou

My favorite for rabbits and squirrels is an old Marlin 39a with open sites. Its one of the most accurate 22s i've ever shot. Open sites lets me get rabbits on the run.

For vermin I use 1 of 4 guns. When I want to feel young again, I take out my old Cooey 22lr single shot silver bolt, it's the rifle I learned to shoot with, you only usually get one shot so you gotta make it count. On days when I want to be more technologically advanced I take out my Ruger 10/22 and blast away at anything that moves...the squirrels don't know what hits 'em. Some days I take out my old Cooey/Winchester 12 guage or the same brand 16 guage for rabbits and squirrels.

I went cottontail hunting the other day using a CZ 452 in .17Mach2. Got three, the exceptional accuracy of that rifle and round combo allowed for easily consistent head shots out to about the longest which was near 80 yards. Sure wouldn't want to make contact with any of the eating part.
I also don't shoot runnin bunnies, to much room for error for old farts like me. I do like eatin em.

I have a remington model 511-x 22lr with an old V9 weaver with the AO.I use it for all my small game hunting even rabbits when using dogs.20ga when kicking them out.I take the 22 turkey hunting in the spring sometimes.Its harder to hit one in the head with it at 30yds than the 20ga.Love the challenge.

I use a ruger m77 in 17hmr witj leupold 3-9 vx2 leupold dot.I had this setup since the 17 came out. It is deadly, I have taken ground squirrels,badgers,rockchucks, shots were close to 250 yds. Very accurate 5 shots at 100yds a dime will cover the holes. It's my favorite.

I use my 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser for everything in my state

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Originally posted by The Specialist:
Some fool actually shot somebody in a Nightclub over here with one of these.



That's how hard up for handguns we are over here.

What do they load those with,Blackheads?

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Originally posted by 303Guy:
One of the ideas I have had is to find a way to shoot lightweight bullets from my 303 Brit. Trouble is, it is designed for long, heavy bullets. If I could find a way to make long light bullets ......
That's just to be able to use the rifle from time to time. I have a 25 now.

Have you tried to make or buy a sabot?

In my little .218 Bee, jacketed from time to time for ground hogs,fox, 'yotes - cast for everything edible.

My 223 & 22-250 come with me on all my gopher shoots.

Sako AI 223.

I have a ZKM-458 or 468 single shot training rifle,best little shooter in awhile!Bueatiful striped walnut too!I don't know how the nice fancy wood got by the inspectors!

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Originally posted by jeffstamper:
I have a ZKM-458 or 468 single shot training rifle,best little shooter in awhile!Bueatiful striped walnut too!I don't know how the nice fancy wood got by the inspectors!

Love to see a photo of that!

Love to see a photo of that! [/QUOTE]

James,
Did you look at the pictures in my PhotoBucket?
Here is the link,no need to use up bandwidth....
http://s159.photobucket.com/al...?albumview=slideshow

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Originally posted by mousegun:

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 carry a Savage 24V or 24C in areas that may have birds, like the old Remington 5xx-types if there are no birds involved.

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Originally posted by jeffstamper:
Love to see a photo of that!

James,
Did you look at the pictures in my PhotoBucket?
Here is the link,no need to use up bandwidth....
http://s159.photobucket.com/al...?albumview=slideshow

Very nice! Did you do most/all that work? Great work either way! Is that something you do your self?
Love the case tumbler too! I was thinking of something like that my self. Just didn't think too hard on it, maybe it would be a project in my machining course.

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Originally posted by Oldsarge:
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.

I have taken possum with a machete, a baseball bat & a 2x4 didn't need a gun. They would drive my hunting dog crazy.

I perfer my Rangemaster in 20 VarTarg for all the small stuff that is at a distance with the odd goat thrown in. Mind you the fun to be had walking the 12G sxs is not to be missed. Multiple targets mean quick exciting shooting.

Von Gruff.

I've used a Ruger .22WMR Varmint Special for a bout 25 years. Lately I've been using this.

Shoot'em in the eye.

I use a Marlin .22 and a CZ SxS 12ga shotgun. I used to use an H&R 12ga single shot until some S*#$bag stole it.

As I hunted in a lot of areas where it wasn't safe to shoot a rifle into the air when squirrel and coon hunting, I used a variety of shotguns. Favored the 12 ga. for it's increased range. I do prefer to use an accurate .22 when hunting the big woods though, and center-fire varmint rifles for game that i don't intend to eat. My favorite .22 is a Ruger 1022 with a fluted Clark barrel and volquartsen trigger, it's a hummer.

Sako AI in 223

Here's my list:

10/22 Ruger with 38gr jacketed hollow pts for Jack Rabbits and smaller. Hot Lips 25 rd magazines are awesome.

12 ga. shotgun with #4 Buck for Coyotes
12 ga. shotgun with bird shot for most everything smaller than a Coyote

17 HMR for ??? I have one, yet no personal experience with what it will do to a sage rat and smaller critter (good reports though).

Good luck,
M

Almost forgot about my 243 with a 85gr TSX. It's the hammer of Thor on Coyotes with minimal pelt damage. It's perfect for Western Mule Deer and the song dog.

M

I built this little 20ga./.62cal smoothbore, flintlock to hunt spring gobblers and small game.

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Originally posted by Ifly:




I built this little 20ga./.62cal smoothbore, flintlock to hunt spring gobblers and small game.

I like the way you think!

A Thompson Contender in 22 hornet with a stock set that I made or a CZ 452 in 22lr. If handguns are the game its a Ruger Mark II target model. DW

Rugar 77 22, Berreta silver snipe 20ga, or the 12 ga.

Al

I use a M-74 Win (LR) but I haven't been small game huntin in a couple years. If I want to fill my game bag I'll take a 20 ga 1100 tho it's rare that I fill th bag.
LMK

.17 HMR on a Martini Cadet with GM barrel - 6.5-20X 17gr. Vmax any brand of ammo 3/8" to 5/8" @ 100 meters - head/chest shots to 200meters on gophers.
7 gophers 8 shots. Yeah - I miss sometimes, although I sometimes get 2 for one, and once, with a .17AH, 3 for one.


Ruger 10/22 6-18X RP - 36gr. Yellow Jacket or 40gr.WW Power Points - to 100 meters
3 gophers 2 shots.