SwampWolf
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I first started hunting squirrels when I was a youngster back in the late fifties and I recall my grandfather's advice back then: "If you want to have the most fun hunting squirrels, hunt them with a .22 (my rifle at the time was a Winchester Model 67 having the original factory open sights). But if you're really hungry and want squirrel stew for supper, hunt them with a shotgun".
Over the many years since, I came to prefer hunting bushy tails with a rifle (and sometimes even with a .22 pistol when I wasn't that hungry ) because for me, rifles are much more fun than hunting them with a shotgun is. Here are the four .22 sporters that I've come to like the most over the last several decades:
My Marlin Model 39 lever-action having a Williams "5D" aperture sight.
A Steyr Männlicher "Zephyer" bolt-action with a Bushnell "Banner" 4x scope.
A Ruger 10-22 "International" (a Talo configured Mannlicher) .22 auto having a Williams peep sight.
And my Remington Model 504 bolt-action with a Nikon "Prostaff" 4x scope.
I wish I could list a Winchester Model 52 Sporter as one I have but they're way too pricy for me and very hard to find anymore. So anyone else care to report what their favorite squirrel hunting .22 rifles and sights are?
Over the many years since, I came to prefer hunting bushy tails with a rifle (and sometimes even with a .22 pistol when I wasn't that hungry ) because for me, rifles are much more fun than hunting them with a shotgun is. Here are the four .22 sporters that I've come to like the most over the last several decades:
My Marlin Model 39 lever-action having a Williams "5D" aperture sight.
A Steyr Männlicher "Zephyer" bolt-action with a Bushnell "Banner" 4x scope.
A Ruger 10-22 "International" (a Talo configured Mannlicher) .22 auto having a Williams peep sight.
And my Remington Model 504 bolt-action with a Nikon "Prostaff" 4x scope.
I wish I could list a Winchester Model 52 Sporter as one I have but they're way too pricy for me and very hard to find anymore. So anyone else care to report what their favorite squirrel hunting .22 rifles and sights are?