Squirrels.

[Britsmoothy]

I noticed some squirrel hitting the beech nuts this week.
Them being vermin over here and I rifling fox's all week with the 17HMR I needed a return to a purer form of shooting. Time to break out the 45.
Loaded with 3/4 oz of #7 and about 50gns of the finest grade I can get my sticky fingers on I set of looking for squirrels.

Then another.

I got four today then a huge shower soaked us!
My little 45

 

[tenngun]

Dinner on the hoof… or claw in this case

 

[user 49399]

That’s about like shooting a 410 shotgun I’d say. Nice gun. Is it a smooth bore?

Makes me think I should try my 50 caliber Kentucky rifle with shot on squirrels sometime.

 

[andy52]

Shooting squirrels here this time of year is just boringly easy just sit under a pecan tree and you'll have your limit in less than an hour.

 

[Britsmoothy]

That’s about like shooting a 410 shotgun I’d say. Nice gun. Is it a smooth bore?

Makes me think I should try my 50 caliber Kentucky rifle with shot on squirrels sometime.

I find it a little better than a 410.
Smoothbore yes.

 

[Britsmoothy]

Shooting squirrels here this time of year is just boringly easy just sit under a pecan tree and you'll have your limit in less than an hour.

Not these. These are a little bit smart and you've got to be sneaky.

 

[andy52]

There are a few very large pecan trees on my property all I have to do is walk in sit on a stool let the critters calm down a bit and normally I can get my limit out of one tree which is six.

 

[user 49399]

I know you’ve probably said before but what brand is it?

 

[Britsmoothy]

I know you’ve probably said before but what brand is it?

It's an Italian ARMI SPORT. From around 1983.

 

[sheriff john]

Greys or Fox squirrels? Lots of young ones running around right now - tender and dumb.

 

[Grimord]

The squirrels are starting to hit the hickory trees in my area now that the nuts are ripe. Our early squirrel season starts Sept. 1, and I have been getting my gear ready and been out a few times shooing my .32 NC flinter to get ready for the season. Only hope the weather moderates some, cause it is too hot and muggy to be out in the woods, and the bugs are really bad.

 

[Old Timer 48]

I just love your adventure posts! Love your little hunting partner also! Thank You Sir!!

 

[Sidney Smith]

Shooting squirrels here this time of year is just boringly easy just sit under a pecan tree and you'll have your limit in less than an hour.

Too damn hot around here to be in the woods. They moved up our squirrel opener to mid September, and it's still too hot even then. I tried it last year, no thanks. Plus too much foliage. Ill wait until early October before going after them this year.

 

[bushytail]

Nice shooting. Looks like your dog is eager and ready to get the squirrels for you.

 

[andy52]

Too damn hot around here to be in the woods. They moved up our squirrel opener to mid September, and it's still too hot even then. I tried it last year, no thanks. Plus too much foliage. Ill wait until early October before going after them this year.

The season here in Missouri runs from May 31 to January of the following year. The temps aren't too bad here right now but that could change by tomorrow.

 

[Sidney Smith]

We were in the middle 90s last week with dew points around the 65 to 68 range. It was sweltering and miserable. I can't imagine it being comfortable in the woods even if the temp is a few degrees cooler in the shade of the trees. Add to that the incessant bugs and spider webs everywhere. No way.

 

[Britsmoothy]

We were in the middle 90s last week with dew points around the 65 to 68 range. It was sweltering and miserable. I can't imagine it being comfortable in the woods even if the temp is a few degrees cooler in the shade of the trees. Add to that the incessant bugs and spider webs everywhere. No way.

Only around 70f here.

 

[4575wcf]

Did the .45 start out as a smooth bore? I don't remember any commercial smooth rifle here, except the TC .56 Renegade. Perhaps the offerings are different for places with different rules. Regardless-nice looking rifle, and a nice looking squirrel.

 

[Britsmoothy]

Did the .45 start out as a smooth bore? I don't remember any commercial smooth rifle here, except the TC .56 Renegade. Perhaps the offerings are different for places with different rules. Regardless-nice looking rifle, and a nice looking squirrel.

Yes sir. Many in Europe were made smoothbore. Some countries like the UK, a shotgun licence IS granted to an applicant. A licence for a rifle often requires a demonstration of a need for one, or a good reason must be given or some kind of hunting test maybe required etc etc.

 

[4575wcf]

For any except longer range small game hunting you aren't giving up much. Too bad Parliament cannot find something better to do with their time than legislate that which does not need legislated. Have you told them that?