Shotgun vs 22

Both!

But if you make me choose.....i like a well scoped .22.
And my friend loves his .17HMR.

When the leaves are down, a scoped .22 for me. Lately 17Mach II has been my go to. I like the accurate shots.

shotgun when the leaves are up 22lr for after they have fallen. it is just getting cold here in ny hope to go out soon. there seam to be lots of them this year and they are big to.

I have a Savage MK2 22 LR suppressed with a 4x scope. More than capable of head shots at squirrel range, and very quiet with aguilla HP subs. Last fall I dropped 4 in one go with 4 rounds, each in the head, in a matter of seconds. The lack of noise kept them from being alerted to the fact they were being slaughtered. Between the accuracy, quiet, and being able to pick up the squirrel in the 4x scope among the brush, its almost not fair.

I like a .22 , don't like the pellets and the meat damage of a shotgun .

Ive shot a few with 12ga #4 and 20ga shells and always blows them apart and not worth messing with. I use a 22lr now with cci standards and so head shots.

For those shooting 17cal rifles not being a jerk here just asking. You guys aren't concerned with a fast round zipping through treetops or down the road? I always hated the idea of using a 22lr for squirrel hunting cause of the round traveling who knows where once it leaves the treetops. I don't mind it now with the cci standards cause most my spots now are woods for along time and no houses or business around.

Have done both, but prefer a classic .22 with iron sights. A form of reliving the nostalgic memories of my youth. Few things better than a crisp fall day listening for rustling leaves that gives away "Mr Squirrels" location.


52 Winchester Sporter

Very nice rifle Rembrandt .

It depends on the location. I prefer a 22 but you must be really careful about the direction you shoot. A shotgun is safer when shooting up into trees, and probably more efficient.

I prefer the.338 Win Mag

.22, preferably a pistol. Rifles and shotguns are cheating.

Rembrandt said:

Have done both, but prefer a classic .22 with iron sights. A form of reliving the nostalgic memories of my youth. Few things better than a crisp fall day listening for rustling leaves that gives away "Mr Squirrels" location.

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That's a beautiful rifle.

Ruger Mark II if I’m walking tree lines, Savage Bmag 17 WSM if I’m still hunting woods.

17 hmr followed by 410 with #4s, then 22.

I have killed more with a .22 pellet gun than anything else. It’s always been enough to get them out of any tree I have found them in.

I don't want them so bad that I'd shoot them with a shotgun.... BUT, when you have squirrels like "I" do,



Makes ya think maybe you should carry a deer rifle...

DM

Scoped .22 LR. Even when the leaves are still in the trees you can find them in the scope.

I used to do pretty good with a Stevens 16ga when I was younger. Could take them out of the trees without tearing them up too bad
Of course, that was my only gun, so it was my squirrel, rabbit, quail and deer (with slugs) gun

I yoosta take head shots with the iron sights on my BL22.
...now i cant tell which end has the head on it without a good 4x scope!

I am going to sight mine in tomorrow and do some ammo testing if it is not raining .

BEHOLD THE BEAST! This is the coolest little .22lr ever made and apparently it's worth more now than it was when it was bought. Remmington Nylon Apache 77. Shoots dead nuts all day long.

Edited because of exclamation points were too abundant....

My current fave .22 rifle for squirrel is a 10/22. I still have the old Remington M512X I got for my 9th birthday and it's still a tack driver, but I just like this little 10/22 and it shoots one hole at 25 yards with CCI standard velocity.




The group on the top left is CCI Standard Velocity. The others ain't bad, but this stuff is cheap match ammo.

View attachment 808337 Shotgun yesterday while working on memorizing the book of Philippians.

Live on 1.25 acres so not shooting a rifle in the air. I will shoot them on the ground from an upstairs window, however. Just put on my orange hat first for legality

Started out decades ago with shotgun because it was my only option ( my dad's old .22 had a broken sear spring).... Eventually got to prefer a .22 and been going .22 ever since. Last year even carried on the tradition with a .22 cal. air rifle just for the challenge of getting closer. The next challenge is gonna be with the .22 Ruger Single Six just to keep life interesting.