Bill_Rights
Member
Hi, I am new the hunting portion of THR, tho been around other areas for a year or so.
I want to set myself up for squirrel (and occaisional sitting rabbit, etc.) hunting. When I was young, we mostly used shotguns, but that's no so great.
I want suggestions for rifle, ammo, scope and (maybe) suppressor.
Here are my desires:
1) Reliable head shot capability
2) I am 50+ years old, eyes not great, so probably need a scope but not more than $200 or so
3) 75 yard range max
4) flat trajectory, so I can shoot up at 25-yard-tall trees without having to worry too much about bullet drop compensation change
5) quiet shooting capability - suppressor? I am not so much trying to shoot inside city limits (though that may occaissionally happen) as to not disturb wildlife so much.
6) I don't care about the action: bolt, slide pump, lever, semi-auto are all the same to me - I just want the functionality.
7) As I said, I am shooting for pot meat - not for "pink mist" varmit elimination.
8) Trying to stay under $500 for whole rig. (That's a LOT of squirrels, if you think about it!)
9) I don't mind buying lightly used equipment.
10) I have ZERO interest in old classics, collectors' items, and stuff like that. I just want the functionality.
I was amazed to see that CCI has some .17 caliber rounds with ~2500 fps muzzle velocity. That should shoot pretty flat inside 75 yards, eh? But again, I am not after pink mist, just good reliable head shots.
Are .17 caliber rifles way more expensive than .22 LRs? I would think the best value for the dollar would be .22 LRs, just 'cause there are millions upon millions of them out there.
Thank you in advance for your recommendations on a complete package set-up!
I want to set myself up for squirrel (and occaisional sitting rabbit, etc.) hunting. When I was young, we mostly used shotguns, but that's no so great.
I want suggestions for rifle, ammo, scope and (maybe) suppressor.
Here are my desires:
1) Reliable head shot capability
2) I am 50+ years old, eyes not great, so probably need a scope but not more than $200 or so
3) 75 yard range max
4) flat trajectory, so I can shoot up at 25-yard-tall trees without having to worry too much about bullet drop compensation change
5) quiet shooting capability - suppressor? I am not so much trying to shoot inside city limits (though that may occaissionally happen) as to not disturb wildlife so much.
6) I don't care about the action: bolt, slide pump, lever, semi-auto are all the same to me - I just want the functionality.
7) As I said, I am shooting for pot meat - not for "pink mist" varmit elimination.
8) Trying to stay under $500 for whole rig. (That's a LOT of squirrels, if you think about it!)
9) I don't mind buying lightly used equipment.
10) I have ZERO interest in old classics, collectors' items, and stuff like that. I just want the functionality.
I was amazed to see that CCI has some .17 caliber rounds with ~2500 fps muzzle velocity. That should shoot pretty flat inside 75 yards, eh? But again, I am not after pink mist, just good reliable head shots.
Are .17 caliber rifles way more expensive than .22 LRs? I would think the best value for the dollar would be .22 LRs, just 'cause there are millions upon millions of them out there.
Thank you in advance for your recommendations on a complete package set-up!