You do have to circle the tree several times until you can use the trunk as a back stop, you may loose your game but it's just part of the hunt, better safe than sorry. Best to sit and take game on the ground or even uses a elevated stand when hunting with a rifle.Use shotgun. Shooting projectiles up is not a safe practice.
Think giant donut, big hole in the pattern, out of curiosity I believe everyone has tried it, myself included, some sort of paper shot cup may help.I grew up in Texas, learned to shoot at 6 years old. Hunted my whole life, probably killed enough squirrel in my 61 years to feed a whole camp. Lol
Never have killed one with a 45 flintlock, thinking about experimenting with a #7 shot load for my 45 flinter. Any thoughts on this?
For years all I had was a .50 calibre, and it took many many squirrels and rabbits. Check your local game laws and if allowed...awesome.I have a 45 caliber Flintlock rifle Spanish made, it shoots extremely well and Sparks very good. I was wondering if the 45 caliber would be a feasible caliber rifle for squirrel hunting?
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