4 for 5 this morning!

[Ricochet]

Got after them again this morning. I am trying to shoot off hand to get a better feel for my Kibler rifle. I killed three and knocked out another one that I couldn't find for the life of me. He seemed dead while he was falling but fell in some thick sawbriers and I must have not gotten in deep enough. I hate to lose them like that but I guess thats how it goes sometimes. Anyway, I missed one clean at about 35 steps. I could see his head looking around the tree at me. We seem to have a good number of squirrels this time, at least where Im hunting, and it is a welcomed sight!
I made a little peep sight that I put on with the tang bolt. It acts sort of like a ghost ring sight as I kept my rear sights on the gun. The rear sight fits perfect within the hole and it seems to focus everything to my eyes a little better. I head shot one and body shot the other two. You would think that a .40 would tear them to bits but it makes a hole in and a hole out with little damage.

 

[30coupe]

Good shooting! The .40 looks awesome! What wood is it? From the picture it looks like ash.

 

[Ricochet]

Yep, its Ash. Lots of curl in in, hard to see in the photo

 

[Boomerang]

Nice Shooting!

 

[30coupe]

Ash is often quite attractive, but can be kind of heavy. Tough as nails though.

 

[Ricochet]

It don't seem heavy, but I have never hunted with anything else to compare it to.

 

[30coupe]

Not really all that much wood in a SMR, so even wood as dense as ash isn't going to feel all that heavy. The swamped barrel gives it great balance as well no doubt.

 

[Britsmoothy]

Good stuff, I like

 

[hanshi]

Nice rifle and bag. You did great on bushytails.

 

[Ricochet]

Thanks fellas! I try and make my own stuff to add to the experience. From patches to bag and horn straps. I have a bag and a horn for every gun that I own now. I made a small haversack type bag that I put my squirrels in, it should hold 6 or so if I stuff them right (I got that idea from Spence) I even make my cleaning jags and needle oilers. Preparation is about as fun as hunting anymore.....almost

 

[bushytail]

Congratulations! Squirrels are a lot of fun to hunt.

 

[Carbon 6]

You would think that a .40 would tear them to bits but it makes a hole in and a hole out with little damage.

My .45 is the same way.

 

[Sparkitoff]

Sweet rifle and nice hunt!