Subhematoma
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- Nov 21, 2021
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Wife said she wants me to get something fun for xmas …I said tired of my 10/22 in the woods and wanted to use a pistol. Was thinking Mark IV, then leaned more to the browning buckmark, then SW …had the opportunity (and in these times availability is a premium) to go get a buckmark 7 1/4 bull barrel this morning…sadly I turned it down to stop here first.
I am a virgo so I research the chit out of things. My eye sight is farsighted to see the squirrel and the hair on its eyebrow, but ask me to see iron sights ….pish swing and a miss. Buckmarks come with a rail. Anyhow: I need expert advice from a fellow bushytail hunter. For the likes of me I can’t find any in depth websight discussing best length of barrel. I know longer heavier ect…. But seen some brief talk about 6 in. Being good enough? Heck if I dont have to lug 10 inches above my waist, so much the better. I will want 25 30 yards at most and I am pretty sneaky and can get closer. Thoughts on barrel length? Just wondering over 6 if I will need a stick for stability.
Looking for a win here, as squirrel hunting is my favorite sport, fall walks mmmmmm and guns are a tool to me I only want one never to buy again before this old man dies. I will need a scope, or weaver shorty? Never hunted with a red dot before. Needs to put me on the squirrel not blob it out, humane head shots is what I strive for.
So hook an old timer up, show me your squirrel pistol. Tell me You make plenty of head shots with an XX size barrel… Tell me red dots are the thing to use these days with the proper (think its FOA) relief? Or stick to the cross hairs gramps? Lastly, whatever I get Browning, Rugar, SW or something else….I got to be able to holster it..my hands like my pockets more so the chilly mornings and its another reason for the pistol choice. Seems as though the Buckmark Contour had complaints about not being able to find accessories…
I am a virgo so I research the chit out of things. My eye sight is farsighted to see the squirrel and the hair on its eyebrow, but ask me to see iron sights ….pish swing and a miss. Buckmarks come with a rail. Anyhow: I need expert advice from a fellow bushytail hunter. For the likes of me I can’t find any in depth websight discussing best length of barrel. I know longer heavier ect…. But seen some brief talk about 6 in. Being good enough? Heck if I dont have to lug 10 inches above my waist, so much the better. I will want 25 30 yards at most and I am pretty sneaky and can get closer. Thoughts on barrel length? Just wondering over 6 if I will need a stick for stability.
Looking for a win here, as squirrel hunting is my favorite sport, fall walks mmmmmm and guns are a tool to me I only want one never to buy again before this old man dies. I will need a scope, or weaver shorty? Never hunted with a red dot before. Needs to put me on the squirrel not blob it out, humane head shots is what I strive for.
So hook an old timer up, show me your squirrel pistol. Tell me You make plenty of head shots with an XX size barrel… Tell me red dots are the thing to use these days with the proper (think its FOA) relief? Or stick to the cross hairs gramps? Lastly, whatever I get Browning, Rugar, SW or something else….I got to be able to holster it..my hands like my pockets more so the chilly mornings and its another reason for the pistol choice. Seems as though the Buckmark Contour had complaints about not being able to find accessories…