2024/2025 Squirrel Hunting Thread...........

[yellowhammer]

Still knocking them down with my 25 caliber.

Man, that's slick, emery; a real beauty. What wood is that? You shoot #4 buckshot out of her?

 

[Trigger]

If the rabbit hole leads to some rabbit stew I’m all good!

Got it and will add a few other odds and ends to the RR order. I do a very lightly wet windex patch between shots with my larger caliber rifles so will do the same with this one. I’m fairly meticulous with black powder guns and firmly believe that keeping everything very consistent from shot to shot is a key to success. I think that part is where a lot of centerfire shooters stumble when they switch over.

Look for a writeup a week from today. Unfortunately, a few components did not get here in time. One of the many hassles of living in MA. No local retail options at all. I can get balls, and once in a blue moon, CCI caps at Cabelas. That’s literally it…

You try pelletiersports.biz it's just over the boarder NH

 

[ScottK]

No, I'm in PA. My son lives in CT. If you ever got in a crunch for powder and caps. I could work out an assist.

I really appreciate that. So far I’m ok and have learned to plan around the realities of living here. Affordable black powder is the biggest issue, but there are still a couple of places left that will ship to me. It’s just every once in a while I have to wait a bit for specialty items.

CT is no fun either. I would extend the offer back to your son if he’s a BP shooter. Glad to help if he runs short on anything.

 

[ScottK]

You are being very wise, grasshopper.

Scott, I have put hundreds of shots through my primary Crockett. As I have said, I swab between shots. I have had a total of 2 cleaning patches lost in the bore. One was due to turning it over and it was torn a little and had a hole through it, so that’s understandable. A worm got it out quick like. The second one I don’t have an answer for. It was not retrieve-able with the worm so I simply put a little powder into to flash hole, capped it and fired it out. Honestly, IMO, as long as you use the proper size patches, it’s not a problem. No more so than any of my big bores.

Tom was correct, not much more than 1” square for the cleaning patches. 3/4” is even better for the moist patches with Windex on them. Those should not bind up on you out in the woods while wiping between shots. Yet, you should have no problem with losing them down the bore. The main thing to remember, IMO, with a .32 is its best to go too small with the cleaning patches than too big. It will accept a much smaller patch than you would think. I can promise you that trying to use too big of cleaning patches out in the woods will make you say some bad words.

I simply do not see the fuss that many people have with a .32 caliber ML. After reading a few war stories, I too, was a little concerned at first. However, it didn’t take me long to find it’s not a problem for this ole boy. No problem loading it and no problem cleaning it.

I love my Crockett rifles. My primary Crockett has provided me with more fun and enjoyment than all the other ML’s I’ve owned combined.

As you can see, the patches on the left were cut a bit smaller for moist patches.

Thank you for the continued support Ed. I am literally excited like a teenager to go out and shoot this rifle. My son loved it too!

I found a big ziplock of 3/4” cleaning patches in my stash so I’m GTG when everything else arrives…

 

[ScottK]

Still knocking them down with my 25 caliber.

That rifle is beautiful Emery!

.25 caliber must be like a pellet gun on steroids. Are you using PRB’s or some sort of Maxi Ball bullet?

 

[ScottK]

Years back I bought a quart bottle of Permethrin concentrate. Directions told what to do to get the usual strength found in the spray cans. I tend to be a bit "anal" so made the mix double strength. All I can say is that it worked as well as Permethrin I'd used in the past.

Well as it turns out I don't hunt any longer and haven't been out in probably 6 years. This is all due to health problems that would entail too much risk. But if it ever turns out that I find myself plinking squirrels again I'll be tick protected.

I also hope you get out hunting again. You joined around the same time I did and we are in the same area. I’ve enjotpyed reading your posts over the years…

 

[ScottK]

You try pelletiersports.biz it's just over the boarder NH

I will check them out. Thank you!