Smooth rifle squirrel

[BradCayton]

Work has kept me busy lately but I got home before dark this evening and took my .62 Issac Haines smooth rifle out for a walk. I saw two greys and one offered me a shot.



It felt very good to be out again and enjoy Gods gifts.

 

[nchawkeye]

Beautiful gun...

 

[agill]

:hatsoff:

 

[pab1]

Congrats! Great pic! :hatsoff:

 

[JeffG]

Very nice! I can't wait until I get out with mine next week! :hatsoff:

 

[Britsmoothy]

:hatsoff: great ain't it :hatsoff:

B.

 

[BradCayton]

Thanks fellows. It is a hoot being out hunting again.

 

[jamesthomas]

Welcome to the Forum! Nice rifle an good shooting! What was your load combination?.

 

[ncmtmike]

I am interested also on your squirrel load,,.62 smoothie is all I have too.

 

[gdick]

Good drills mate! :thumbsup:
Reiver XXV

 

[robinsroost]

Nicely done sir! And yes, that is a beautiful fowling piece. Keep yer powder dry...........Robin :wink:

 

[larry wv]

It frosted here this morning. Expect it has at your place also. Helps with the Warbles and skeeters. Yes that is a nice rifle. :thumbsup:

Larry

 

[hanshi]

Welcome to the forum. That's the way to do it and that gun is beautiful.

 

[WV-Rocklock]

armakiller and mtmike,

I was shooting 60 grns of 3F, an OS card, 1 1/8 of 5s and another OS card.

I'm still tinkering with it but I can't seem to get good patterns with a OP cushion wad. I've used post it notes as a shot cup like Roundball and some of the others on the forum have when I was working on a turkey load.

Thanks for the kind words fellows. I joined the forum back a few years ago as WV-Rocklock but couldn't log back on so I registered with my name this round. Guess I'm a newbie again :grin:

 

[larryp]

Beautiful gun! Good shootin'! :hatsoff:

 

[jamesthomas]

Well, it looks like you have your old name back! :thumbsup: .

 

[Spikebuck]

Beautiful picture. Very nice wood on that stock. :hatsoff:

I love using a smooth rifle on squirrels and turkey. In my .62 Virginia with a 42" Swamped Octagon barrel I load 50 grs 2F, two soft felt 1/8" lubed wads, an oz of #6's, and two overshot cards. Very good patterns and have taken some squirrels that were "out there" a ways for a shot load out of a cylinder bore.

 

[BradCayton]

Thanks. I've read on here of others using felt wads. I need to give them a try.

 

[roundball]

Excellent...great looking gun there as well !
:hatsoff: