Use copperplate hollow points for squirrels. I call them DDT(Drop
Dead Twice. Holding any gun off-hand(standing straight up) without a bench is difficult. Find something to lean against or rest the stock on when hunting. Practice that at the range too. Look at where your gun is hitting; dead on or a little high and that's how you should shoot the tree rats. I aim high on the shoulder or neck and my gun shoots high, so I get head shots most of the time. Finally hold your breath and SQUEEZE the trigger when you shoot.
Dead Twice. Holding any gun off-hand(standing straight up) without a bench is difficult. Find something to lean against or rest the stock on when hunting. Practice that at the range too. Look at where your gun is hitting; dead on or a little high and that's how you should shoot the tree rats. I aim high on the shoulder or neck and my gun shoots high, so I get head shots most of the time. Finally hold your breath and SQUEEZE the trigger when you shoot.