lets see your squirrels, and rifles

[newtothis]

i was sitting on a ridge this weekend with my .58 hawken watchin a squirrel in the tree my foot was propped on, thinkin how much fun it would be to hunt squirrel/rabbit with a small calliber prb. i know most foks use shotguns, as that makes more sence, but id like to see some of your squirrel harvests, rifles, and id like to know where yall shoot them, and what calliber yall use. in short, id like to have some pics to drool over and some info to ponder. thanks guys!

 

[luieb45]

This'll seem a little big but was the most accurate gun I had at the time. Traditions Kentucky .50 percussion w/ 35 gr. 3fffg black powder, .016 cotton drill patch and mink oil tallow, .490 hornady roundball.

 

[newtothis]

nice shot. :grin: where did you hit it?

 

[shootemup]

I don't always take pictures with squirrels - should do more. Here's a couple of one of my favorite squirrel rifles:

I LOVE the Dixie Tennessee rifles. They are my all-time favorite production rifle.

I also have a TVM Tennessee in .40 that I use for deer and small game:

:hatsoff:
Spot

 

[George]

My favorite squirrel rifle is a .30 caliber flintlock, shoots 15 gr. 3F and a .290 PRB, tack driver. I try for head shots whenever I can. Can't see the squirrels well in the photo, tails hanging out at my waist. Three that day, and it was a muggy hot one.

Spence

 

[TKelly]

Wasn't too big, we can still plainly see that it's a squirrel! :applause:

 

[TKelly]

Nice Varminters!

 

[arw22lr]

Very nice rifle, Spence. Did you build it? Who made the barrel & what are the spec's on it? Thanks

 

[hawk]

:thumbsup:

 

[hawk]

nice gun :thumbsup:

 

[hawk]

good shotin' :thumbsup:

 

[Trench]

Haven't taken many squirrel's with her, but this is "Liberty's Fist", my most accurate rifle. I've also taken a raccoon and a big ol' snappin turtle with her.

It's a .36 caliber and I shoot a .018 patch with either spit or mink oil as a lube over 40gr of FFFg. I'll be taking her out again in December for some squirrels.

 

[Skychief]

My favorite squirrel rifle is a .30 caliber flintlock, shoots 15 gr. 3F and a .290 PRB, tack driver. I try for head shots whenever I can. Can't see the squirrels well in the photo, tails hanging out at my waist. Three that day, and it was a muggy hot one.

Spence

Dog-gone it Spence!

I wish you would quit posting pictures of that sleek little 30 caliber. My rifles feel inadequate whenever you post them. :rotf:

BEAUTIFUL.....(and thanks for posting). :haha:

Skychief.

 

[jethro224]

Here's my squirrel rifle with the first squirrel it ever shot.
It's a .36 TOW kit gun that I had Roy Stroh build for me. I shoot a .350 ball, .018 patch lubed with Stumpy's Moose Snot, and anywhere from 20-40 grains of Goex 3F.
Shoot 'em in the head.

 

[biliff]

Don't have any dead critter pics with it, but here's the rifle (.32)

 

[luieb45]

Ball hit the head but went through a bunch of brush and things the squirrel was in so the body got kinda tore up also.

 

[hoochiepapa]

Here's my .32. Don't have huntable squirrels here so hunt grouse and rabbits

 

[rabjr]

Haven't had a chance to get after squirrels yet but had a New England style squirrel getter built by Roy. Applewood half stock .36 cal.

 

[TKelly]

What an exquisite thing of beauty!!!

 

[TKelly]

Wow!!!

You guys have some of the sweetest looking guns I've ever seen in my entire life!