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Breaking the rules of a true squirrel hunter

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Re: Breaking the rules of a true squirrel hunter

Post by Mags » Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:02 pm

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2fer! ya that was a deal to envy.
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Hey Mags, got 'em both for $226 shipped and transfered.
$110 for one, & $106 for the other. :D
What's not to like?

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Re: Breaking the rules of a true squirrel hunter

Post by North Country Gal » Fri Nov 01, 2019 10:40 am

Bandit, you took them on the run with the shotgun, so no criticism from me. Love the way you shared them with your buddy, too.
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Re: Breaking the rules of a true squirrel hunter

Post by markiver54 » Fri Nov 01, 2019 10:53 am

JEBar wrote:
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back home in the mountains of NC, shotguns weren't taboo .... in fact, for some folks they are the premier weapon used by squirrel hunters .... the main problem with using one is the cost of the ammo
I have not purchased any 12 ga shells in a long time, but last time I did, they were very $ cheap. :?:
Has something dramatically changed?
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Re: Breaking the rules of a true squirrel hunter

Post by JEBar » Fri Nov 01, 2019 10:58 am

haven't bought any 12 ga high brass shells in many moons so I have no clue as to cost ... would expect them to still be a good bit more than the cost of a 22LR bullet
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Re: Breaking the rules of a true squirrel hunter

Post by bandit1250 » Fri Nov 01, 2019 6:13 pm

JEBar wrote:
Fri Nov 01, 2019 10:58 am
haven't bought any 12 ga high brass shells in many moons so I have no clue as to cost ... would expect them to still be a good bit more than the cost of a 22LR bullet
I have cases of 12 ga shells I bought back in the early 2000's when I worked in a sport shop. I paid around $3.00/box when buying by the case. They are high power 1 1/4 oz. loads by PMC and RWS Rottweil. Very good loads but not really popular in most shops. I really don't put a price on my hunting enjoyment. It is only a few months of the year season is in. I spend my money on guns and ammo instead of booze, smoking and gambling like a few of my not really close friends. They are not close friends because their habits don't work well with mine. Never did drink and never ever smoked or gambled so my ammo didn't cost any where near what they have wasted in their lives on their habits. I can still buy mid-powered loads for a 12ga. here for under $6/box. Also I can shoot my 12 ga. for quite a bit less than a 410 and I don't like 410's any way. Shotguns for me start at 28 ga. and end at 12.
My 17 Mach 2 ammo is over $8/box of 50 so that isn't as cheap as 22 LR but in the open woods is like hunting with a laser compared to the trajectory of the 22 LR so it is worth the difference to use the Mach 2 especially after the woods opens up more after the leaves come down. Every one has their gauge they prefer in shotguns and mine has always been the 12 ga in the older Model 870 Remington. Happy hunting!
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Re: Breaking the rules of a true squirrel hunter

Post by JEBar » Fri Nov 01, 2019 7:47 pm

bandit1250 wrote:
Fri Nov 01, 2019 6:13 pm
Every one has their gauge they prefer in shotguns and mine has always been the 12 ga in the older Model 870 Remington.
back in my younger days my squirrel and rabbit hunting was in the mountain hollows around our home in western NC .... small pastures and farm/garden fields surrounded by native growth timber .... homes certainly weren't thick but folks lived all around .... for squirrels I used a 22LR rifle (have never owned 17 or22 mag) or 12 ga .... occasionally I would use a 22R revolver .... I well remember seeing the Range 1 Mile warning on the 22LR box and I took it seriously .... while watching squirrels moving in the treetops, I kept thinking about how far a bullet from my 22 would travel before coming down who knows where ... for that reason, most of the time, I hunted with a shotgun
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Re: Breaking the rules of a true squirrel hunter

Post by Vaquero » Fri Nov 01, 2019 7:58 pm

Most of my squirrel hunting was done with 12 ga, as that an old Marlin 30-30 were all I had back then.
Heck I was in my 30's before I ever owned a 22, now I have a passle of them.
But I don't hunt squirrels any more.
The wife don't eat 'em, so I don't bother with them.

As far as the shotguns go I'm much more partial to the 20's these days.
I have a couple 410's but they will be going to the grandsons before long.

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Re: Breaking the rules of a true squirrel hunter

Post by Tcallbuilder » Fri Dec 06, 2019 7:56 am

Wait...no shotguns for squirrels...is that a rule?... man Im in trouble.
Early in the season i use a 20ga shotgun, after the leaves fall the .22. I reload shells for the20ga to cut cost, not really about the money tho, just like to handload.
Nice looking bunch of bushy tails there, good eating too. Congrats.
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Re: Breaking the rules of a true squirrel hunter

Post by bandit1250 » Fri Dec 06, 2019 8:51 am

[quote=Tcallbuilder post_id=115847 time=1575636984 user_id=3278]
Wait...no shotguns for squirrels...is that a rule?... man Im in trouble.

Not a rule carved in stone. In my area with a lot of places with the big open woods it is a rifleman's favorite place to be in squirrel season with a rifle especially after the leaves are down and the woods really opens up. Most squirrel hunters here are rifle guys.
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Re: Breaking the rules of a true squirrel hunter

Post by Mags » Fri Dec 06, 2019 11:28 pm

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No rule here. I use a .410.
Tcallbuilder wrote:
Fri Dec 06, 2019 7:56 am
Wait...no shotguns for squirrels...is that a rule?... man Im in trouble.
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