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#13836731 - 05/21/19 Your favorite gun for small game?
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 15,806 Reloder28 Campfire Kahuna
Reloder28 Campfire Kahuna Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 15,806 Deer Park, Tx	What format do you prefer for your small game gun: bolt, semi-auto, lever, pump, single shot ? For me: 1. Bolt action 2. Single Shot The U.S. government is the largest organized crime ring in the world.

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#13836745 - 05/21/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Reloder28]
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Texczech Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,984 Texarkana Texas	I like bolt or single shot. I tend.to take more time to make that 1st shot count. I would use a marlin 39 if I could find one i could afford. Never had the opportunity to use a pump. With shotguns same principle. I prefer single shots or doubles. Molɔ̀ːn Labé Grandpa:the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Dad:son you have 2 choices for supper eat or don't eat.

#13837918 - 05/21/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Reloder28]
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auk1124 Member Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 134 KY	Rimfire: Browning BL22 lever Shotgun: Mossberg 500 pump

#13838210 - 05/21/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Reloder28]
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,608 MOGC Campfire Outfitter
MOGC Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,608	My absolute favorite is my old Marlin M39A. It has a Williams aperture sight and small flat faced gold bead front. It's slim, light, accurate and handles perfectly. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. - Mark Twain

#13838569 - 05/21/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: MOGC]
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 15,806 Reloder28 Campfire Kahuna
Reloder28 Campfire Kahuna Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 15,806 Deer Park, Tx	Originally Posted by MOGC My absolute favorite is my old Marlin M39A. It has a Williams aperture sight and small flat faced gold bead front. It's slim, light, accurate and handles perfectly. How old are you since you’re using open sights? The U.S. government is the largest organized crime ring in the world.

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#13838953 - 05/22/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Reloder28]
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,608 MOGC Campfire Outfitter
MOGC Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,608	Originally Posted by Reloder28 Originally Posted by MOGC My absolute favorite is my old Marlin M39A. It has a Williams aperture sight and small flat faced gold bead front. It's slim, light, accurate and handles perfectly. How old are you since you’re using open sights? 59... I don't need glasses yet. Feel fortunate for that. I'm still able to kill them with my S&W K22 or Ruger MK III Hunter open sights handguns. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. - Mark Twain

#13840503 - 05/22/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Reloder28]
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RememberBaker Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 961 The Green Mountain State	I grew up shooting rabbits and squirrels with my great grandfathers octagon barreled Rem mod 12. It had cool sights, probably something from Marbles, a rear tang mounted aperture sight and the front could flip from a bead to a bead in a ring. Loved hunting with that rifle. Now days I mostly hunt small game with a .32 muzzleloader. NRA Endowment Life Member

#13841031 - 05/22/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Reloder28]
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Hubert Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 8,818	savage 17 mach2

#13843012 - 05/23/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Reloder28]
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,080 Robster Campfire Regular
Robster Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,080 Central NY	I use a single shotThompson Center Encore handgun with a 10" .410 barrel. I hunt cottontail with beagles and squirrels with my Black Mouth Cur with it.

#13845753 - 05/24/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Reloder28]
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 9,606 Blackheart Campfire Outfitter
Blackheart Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 9,606	I switch between several bolt, semi auto and lever action .22's and .22 mags. depending on what, where and how I'll be hunting. I like them all and can't really say I have a favorite.

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#13845865 - 05/24/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Reloder28]
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IMR4350 Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 626 MISSOURI	My favorite small game rifle is my Marlin 1894 CL in 25-20 WCF. The bullet is bigger and heavier than a 22 so it really knocks those squirrels over well. Velocity is moderate so you don't get any meat damage. It has a fixed power Weaver K2.5. My heavy barreled CZ 452 in 22 LR is my other favorite. It's incredibly accurate.

#13846216 - 05/24/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Reloder28]
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 15,806 Reloder28 Campfire Kahuna
Reloder28 Campfire Kahuna Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 15,806 Deer Park, Tx	My bolt action is a Ruger 77/22 LR. The barrel is smooth, no open sights. It loves Remington Vipers &/or Yellow Jackets. With those rounds it will shoot very flat out to 85 yards. The single shot is a Stevens Favorite, circa 1917. This gun literally looks fresh out of the box. It is a joy to behold for its age. The U.S. government is the largest organized crime ring in the world.

#13847643 - 05/25/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Reloder28]
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shawlerbrook Campfire Regular Joined: May 2010 Posts: 706 upstate ny	First would be my Remington 581 bolt followed by my Henry H001.

#13847748 - 05/25/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Reloder28]
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44mc Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 1,047 north east fla	ruger 22/45 mod 3 with a bushnell red dot 50 yard head shots on tree rats

#13847985 - 05/25/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: MOGC]
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,505 JimHnSTL Campfire Guide
JimHnSTL Campfire Guide Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,505 St. Louis, MO	Originally Posted by MOGC My absolute favorite is my old Marlin M39A. It has a Williams aperture sight and small flat faced gold bead front. It's slim, light, accurate and handles perfectly. +1 Help keep our sport going. take a kid outdoors!

#13848129 - 05/25/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Robster]
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 26,922 Dirtfarmer Campfire Oracle
Dirtfarmer Campfire Oracle Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 26,922 Central Louisiana	Originally Posted by Robster I use a single shotThompson Center Encore handgun with a 10" .410 barrel. I hunt cottontail with beagles and squirrels with my Black Mouth Cur with it. Hunted swamp rabbits with beagles as a kid. This was my rabbit rig. My grip was more comfortable than the TC grip. DF

#13848133 - 05/25/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Reloder28]
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Dirtfarmer Campfire Oracle Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 26,922 Central Louisiana	I like this one for genl use. The pistol goes in my deer hunting pack for coons and squirrels. Same can fits both. DF

#13849575 - 05/26/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Reloder28]
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viking Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 7,971 ND	When the shooting is hot and heavy (well populated gopher patch) I will go to my 10/22 with open sights. Extended range I like my savages, 17 HMR AND 22 mag.

#13850374 - 05/26/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Reloder28]
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SCGunNut Campfire Guide Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,486 Columbia, S.C.	CZ .17 HM2 CZ .22 Mag 10/22 (duh!) Browning .22 Short .22LR/.410 .22 Mag/20ga

#13850672 - 05/26/19 Re: Your favorite gun for small game? [Re: Reloder28]
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Prwlr Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 8,674 Colorado Springs, CO	Kimber Hunter 22LR Ed A person who asks a question is a fool for 5 minutes the person who never asks is a fool forever.

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