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Rimfire Scope for Squirrels #14476345 01/17/20 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,670 Kansas 7_08FAN OP Campfire Regular OP 7_08FAN Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,670 Kansas I posted this in optics, but no replies. Online Content Thinking about another rimfire scope for shooting treed squirrels. I want to keep the weight down. I have a Leupold Freedom 3x9x40 rimfire so I am familiar with them. I am wondering about the same in 2x7x33. Does one trump the other or anything negative with the smaller scope? Also, are there others I should look at? Seems several have recently been discontinued. I might consider a straight 4X as well. Thanks "Mark the birds and handle your Dog"

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14478348 01/17/20 Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,188 Upper East Tennessee T TomM1 Campfire Tracker TomM1 Campfire Tracker T Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,188 Upper East Tennessee The weaver 2-7 Rimfire scope is a good one. Made in Japan. Nice and trim, believe Natchez has them on sale. Stuck in airports, Terrorized Sent to meetings, Hypnotized Over-exposed, Commercialized Handle me with Care... -Traveling Wilbury's

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14478429 01/17/20 Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 395 Arkansas B BKS Campfire Member BKS Campfire Member B Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 395 Arkansas I have a Leupold 3x9x33 EFR I might want to sell.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14478644 01/18/20 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 24,358 Western North Carolina K K22 Campfire Ranger K22 Campfire Ranger K Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 24,358 Western North Carolina Other than shooting paper where I would turn the scope up, I don't have much need for a variable powered Squirrel Hunting scope. My favorite is the old Burris Mini/Compact 6X with parallax. I still use them a lot. The other scope that works great for me is the Leupold FXII 6X36 with the parallax adjusted to 40yds by Leupold and with fine duplex crosshairs. I have the Leupold Freedom scope in 3-9X33 EFR, some Browning 5-15X40 AO (Bushnell 4200's with 3200 glass coating) and a few Bushnell 3.5-10X36 AO scopes. Nice scopes eveyone of them, but the above 2 are still what I use and they do not weigh much at all.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14488327 01/20/20 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 12,518 Radcliff, Kentucky R ratsmacker Campfire Outfitter ratsmacker Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 12,518 Radcliff, Kentucky I've killed a truckload of squirrels with an old Weaver D4, a 7/8" tube with plastic lenses, it doesn't take much. Nowadays, I use much better glass, but the old scope, on a Marlin 60, never gave me any trouble or a reason to blame it rather than my shooting. A good 4 power will work fine, if you have an old K-4, it would be a fine choice, too. You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14488453 01/20/20 Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,932 current river country MO H hosfly Campfire Regular hosfly Campfire Regular H Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,932 current river country MO Some nice offerings here,, I have a couple bushnell AR223 scopes on some shooters an really like them,,very clear and side turrent AO,, the 4200's and 3200's are very nice too,, I have an old 4x weaver that has a german post,that i love for squirrels,, put the head on the post and send it,, I AM AMERICA!

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14488682 01/20/20 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,109 OMAHA 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,109 OMAHA I primarily hunt fox squirrels with rifles chambered in 17HM2, so I like a little more magnification to take better advantage of the longer point blank range that the 17HM2 has over the 22 LR. I have Weaver V16s on my Anschutz 1502 and Marlin 917M2S and a Leupold 3-9x33 EFR on my Remington 504. The only .22 rifle that I've used to hunt squirrels within recent memory is a 10/22 with a Weaver RV9.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14488757 01/20/20 Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 1,513 D DollarShort Campfire Regular DollarShort Campfire Regular D Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 1,513 I'm running an old Vari-X II 2x7 that I picked because it just looked like the perfect fit for my rifle. Actually, it's a little farther back than I prefer, but still useable. And I didn't want to repostion the rear ring forward an inch to the next notch. A 4x28 might be a better fit. I usually set it at around 4 or 5. Here's a fuzzy picture. I like that it has a larger ocular lens than the 28mm rimfire scopes, but still the small 28mm objective. And the fine crosshairs don't hide much on small targets. But before I got the old Leupy, I had a twenty dollar pawn shop Simmons 22mag 3-9x32 on it for years that worked great. Last edited by DollarShort; 01/20/20.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14488768 01/20/20 Joined: May 2003 Posts: 16,969 Eastern KS S Spotshooter Campfire Ranger Spotshooter Campfire Ranger S Joined: May 2003 Posts: 16,969 Eastern KS I’ve go the same setup however I have a DNZ reaper one piece aluminum scope mount on it... Spot shooter www.prairiefireprecision.com

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels Spotshooter #14488797 01/20/20 Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 1,513 D DollarShort Campfire Regular DollarShort Campfire Regular D Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 1,513 Originally Posted by Spotshooter I’ve go the same setup however I have a DNZ reaper one piece aluminum scope mount on it... I'll have to check that out. I've looked for one of the old short steel 3/8 base a couple of times but didn't find one. Last edited by DollarShort; 01/20/20.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14489240 01/21/20 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 24,358 Western North Carolina K K22 Campfire Ranger K22 Campfire Ranger K Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 24,358 Western North Carolina I have a couple of these (see link) and really like them. I don't twist dials or turn adjustable parallax's much except paper shooting so a fixed Leupold 6X like I posted above works for me. But..................... Scope

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14489568 01/21/20 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,670 Kansas 7_08FAN OP Campfire Regular OP 7_08FAN Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,670 Kansas All good recommendations. I am pondering the fixed six power Leupold. Don't have to have anything so that makes it harder to decide, lol "Mark the birds and handle your Dog"

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14491132 01/21/20 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 16,512 Louisiana 65BR Campfire Ranger 65BR Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 16,512 Louisiana Killed most of mine using: Bushnell 4x Sportview - long ago on a 10/22 Then later a M8 6x36 on it and later a 77/22 Since then, a few 6x36s and 33mm and more often using standard VX-1 and Freedom 2-7x33, reticles bolder than some rimfire models......parallax never caused me to miss

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14491171 01/21/20 Joined: May 2003 Posts: 16,969 Eastern KS S Spotshooter Campfire Ranger Spotshooter Campfire Ranger S Joined: May 2003 Posts: 16,969 Eastern KS What ever you do, make sure the lower end can do at least 5-8x... Plenty of newbs buy higher power scopes and turn them too high and miss the critters, 12-14x is great if you are trying to clip a squirrel poking it’s head out of a hole... BUT For everyday shooting, you’ll miss more than you hit because at 10x you can’t hold steady unless you are on a rock solid rest... so stick with 5-8x 90% of the time and you are good to go. Spot shooter www.prairiefireprecision.com

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14491408 01/21/20 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 11,664 MOGC Campfire Outfitter MOGC Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 11,664 Don't shoot a squirrel poking his head out of a hole. He'll fall back in the hole and you lose him. I think 6X is just about perfect for squawk hunting. Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels MOGC #14491763 01/21/20 Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,554 Alabama Phillip_Nesmith Campfire Regular Phillip_Nesmith Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,554 Alabama Done that before........... Shot one high in a tree over a nest that fell straight down into the nest.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14491802 01/21/20 Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,554 Alabama Phillip_Nesmith Campfire Regular Phillip_Nesmith Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,554 Alabama Scopes-Ive tried 4x, 2-7, 3-9, 4-12 and 4.5-14, all worked okay, but where l hunt brush is thick and getting a shot over 50 yards is uncommon, so the last few years ive grown to like the 2-7x33mm Leupolds. Light weight, big field of view, easy eye relief, not bulky, fits well on most rimfire rifles. If l hunted areas where a lot of long shots were common, I'd probably go to a 4-12.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14491808 01/21/20 Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,228 B Blackheart Campfire Ranger Blackheart Campfire Ranger B Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,228 My favorite squirrel rifle has a 2-7X32 Nikon Pro-Staff shotgun scope {75 yd. parallax} on board. I've killed a truckload of squirrels with that setup with no complaints.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14492191 01/21/20 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,670 Kansas 7_08FAN OP Campfire Regular OP 7_08FAN Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,670 Kansas Might change my mind after I try it, but going to try a Leupold 4x33 on a light weight 10/22. I can always go back to the variable if this don't pan out. I hunt with a dog an most trees aren't that tall here. I appreciate reading what everyone has used successfully. "Mark the birds and handle your Dog"

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14493196 01/22/20 Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,015 Central Louisiana D Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,015 Central Louisiana 2-7 Kahles rimfire if you can find one. DF

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14493200 01/22/20 Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 1,513 D DollarShort Campfire Regular DollarShort Campfire Regular D Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 1,513 Originally Posted by 7_08FAN Might change my mind after I try it, but going to try a Leupold 4x33 on a light weight 10/22. I can always go back to the variable if this don't pan out. I hunt with a dog an most trees aren't that tall here. I appreciate reading what everyone has used successfully. That's a nice bright, compact and lightweight scope that should work fine. I have an old Redfield Widefield 4x tv screen scope that I may put on my 39m in place of the Vari-x ii 2x7 to move the eye relief forward without moving the rings. Optics on the old Redfield might not be up to par with new scopes. But it has a really wide field of view compared to any other 4x I've used. And I don't do much shooting with it near dusk or dawn anyway.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels Dirtfarmer #14493384 01/22/20 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,670 Kansas 7_08FAN OP Campfire Regular OP 7_08FAN Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,670 Kansas Nice set up. I am trying to cut weight and quality of my hunting rig. Dog hunting I go through the brush and sometimes have to lay it down in less than ideal conditions. I like Ruger for the ability to load and unload them quickly with the box magazine. I am going to get a new 10/22 strippo and retire my 77/22 for a while. Will see how it works out. "Mark the birds and handle your Dog"

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14493472 01/22/20 Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,015 Central Louisiana D Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,015 Central Louisiana This 10-22 has a Volquartsen barrel, Jard fire control unit, Hogue stock and a 4-12 Cabelas scope with A/O I bought here on the Fire from JB. It's a tack driver. A/O lets me adjust parallax to 50' for my indoor range in my carport attic. On low power at 4X, it's OK for offhand shooting. DF Last edited by Dirtfarmer; 01/22/20.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14497682 01/23/20 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 16,512 Louisiana 65BR Campfire Ranger 65BR Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 16,512 Louisiana OP - long ago took my then Jack Russel Terrier out.....had a Marlin 75 Carbine, short barrel, tube feed, set up with a 2.5x using Rem Subsonic HPs - I laid many a cat squirrels (gray squirrels) down running thru the trees, and did feel handicapped but it worked. Shot further than I would have thought I would have connected. Now on that note, a fellow once told me his preferred scope....he hunted up north. On his Anschutz, he ran a straight 3x, saying it seemed odd, but was perfect for how he hunted at his distances. You will do fine. If you ever move up, as I did, the 6 x or 2-7x will give you that little extra, should you feel you need it. Simplicity is good, and a 4x has served many owners well using the 22 LR.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels TomM1 #14512726 01/27/20 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 11,375 SW Missouri Cheesy Campfire Outfitter Cheesy Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 11,375 SW Missouri Originally Posted by TomM1 The weaver 2-7 Rimfire scope is a good one. Made in Japan. Nice and trim, believe Natchez has them on sale. I bought 3 of them in last few months. Put one in my new Henry lever action, and each of the kids got one in their Broening SA22s that Santa dropped off. Verdict to be determined, but so far so good.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14516648 01/29/20 Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 6 B BadBrassSauce New Member BadBrassSauce New Member B Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 6 Either 2-7 or 3-9 would serve you fine. With a .22, your ammo selection is generally 10x more important than your scope. Spend some time running nice quality HPs (eley, etc) and patterning then. If you want to go all out, chrono for lowest SD to remove yourself from the equation. Ultimately, when we tune loads to a riflearm, we are adjusting powder charges (just the tip of the iceberg during this step), until we are running in a FPS node that matches the harmonic responses frequency of the gunshot. The sound wave should be back centered as the bullet exits the muzzle. The opposite way of doing that, is testing different ammo in it, until it’s accurate. This is why different guns like different ammo. Once you know what your rifle likes to eat, you stand a much great chance of hitting a l squirrel well and getting a good clean kill.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14517434 01/29/20 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 455 Arizona D Dobegrant Campfire Member Dobegrant Campfire Member D Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 455 Arizona I have several of the 2x7 leupold and I like them, but recently have been using the Burris rimfire scopes,very clear glass. Benefactor Life Member NRA, Arizona Hunter Education Instructor

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14520833 01/30/20 Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,695 Southern Oregon USA S Seafire Campfire 'Bwana Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,695 Southern Oregon USA use a 410 and ya don't need a scope... "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14520957 01/30/20 Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 8,448 State of Jefferson T T_O_M Campfire Outfitter T_O_M Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 8,448 State of Jefferson Originally Posted by 7_08FAN Thinking about another rimfire scope for shooting treed squirrels. I have a Leupold 4-12X FD / AO on my rimfire. Mostly shoot from a rest of one sort or another. I haven't shot it 'cept at 12X in quite a while, maybe a couple years. I'm not a knob twister. I would look for the same scope but with their new-ish "TRI-MOA" crosshair. Anyone who thinks there's two sides to everything hasn't met a M�bius strip. Here be dragons ...

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels Seafire #14521040 01/30/20 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 11,375 SW Missouri Cheesy Campfire Outfitter Cheesy Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 11,375 SW Missouri Originally Posted by Seafire use a 410 and ya don't need a scope... I’ve read it on here before, “my dad would rather have a daughter that worked in a whorehouse than a son that would shoot a squirrel with a shotgun”. Can’t say I’ve ever shot a squirrel with a shotgun, nor do I ever plan to. Not saying you can’t though.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14521403 01/30/20 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,003 U urbaneruralite Campfire Tracker urbaneruralite Campfire Tracker U Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,003 I shoot a lot of treed sq. using a Weaver RV7. 75% of shots are at 7x. 25% at 2.5x. I could do all at 2.5x but 7x is easier if I have time and helps with snaking the bullet through twigs. That scope is plenty clear out to about 75 yards but not further. If compactness is wanted, a Leupold 4x is a small scope and is enough for treed sq. We're only talking 35 yards or so. The bigger challenge is staying on line to get them when they're timbering. That's when you want a shotgun. When more than one person is along we always take both a 22 and a shotgun. I hit one running down a limb at about forty yards a few weeks back. Headshot, too. The cur was the only witness, though, and I haven't been able to teach it to talk yet. It'd probably just complain about all the times I missed instead, anyway. Living in a world of G17s and 700s, wishing for P7s and 202s

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels BKS #14524653 01/31/20 Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 221 Indiana R redjones Campfire Member redjones Campfire Member R Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 221 Indiana Originally Posted by BKS I have a Leupold 3x9x33 EFR I might want to sell. This right here,one of the best rimfire scopes ever made,my opinion of course, I have 5 of them. Greg Semper Fi

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14525760 01/31/20 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 16,512 Louisiana 65BR Campfire Ranger 65BR Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 16,512 Louisiana I dropped one a few weeks ago, OVER 100 paces.......iron sights, BL-22........ Whatever you use, practice.......know where your POA = POI with ammo of rifles choice......many ways to ...........skin a squirrel

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14526502 02/01/20 Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 74 Bucks Co Pa O Old_Man Campfire Greenhorn Old_Man Campfire Greenhorn O Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 74 Bucks Co Pa I'm a diehard Leupod fan, but I have but one eception, that being a Weaver 4X Classic Rimfire scope. I use it on a Mossberg .22 LR shooting an informal silhouette match at my gun club. It is capable of keeping a one hole group off sand bags at 25 yds, so I figure it should be more than good for squerills. Not cheap, but not too pricy for the quality I see in it either, I think I paid about $130. Youthful enthusiasm is replaced by old age and treachery!

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels Cheesy #14534040 02/03/20 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,345 Charlotte, NC B blairvt Campfire Tracker blairvt Campfire Tracker B Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,345 Charlotte, NC Originally Posted by Cheesy Originally Posted by Seafire use a 410 and ya don't need a scope... I’ve read it on here before, “my dad would rather have a daughter that worked in a whorehouse than a son that would shoot a squirrel with a shotgun”. Can’t say I’ve ever shot a squirrel with a shotgun, nor do I ever plan to. Not saying you can’t though. Dad let me hunt with a Winchester 37 410 for one year, then got me a Remington 521 T with a Weaver K4 on it. He would give me 6 shells (6 squirrel limit). Learned to make them count

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14848630 05/04/20 Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 754 O Old_Crab Campfire Regular Old_Crab Campfire Regular O Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 754 A low cost 4-power rim fire that is very clear with a crisp reticle is the Simmons 22-mag scope. I am not a Simmons fan, but this scope has been a mainstay with lots of people for decades. Go-figure! Read some reviews on it, and you’ll be surprised. “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” --- Will Rogers

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels blairvt #14850644 05/05/20 Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 754 O Old_Crab Campfire Regular Old_Crab Campfire Regular O Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 754 Originally Posted by blairvt Originally Posted by Cheesy Originally Posted by Seafire use a 410 and ya don't need a scope... I’ve read it on here before, “my dad would rather have a daughter that worked in a whorehouse than a son that would shoot a squirrel with a shotgun”. Can’t say I’ve ever shot a squirrel with a shotgun, nor do I ever plan to. Not saying you can’t though. Dad let me hunt with a Winchester 37 410 for one year, then got me a Remington 521 T with a Weaver K4 on it. He would give me 6 shells (6 squirrel limit). Learned to make them count Your Dad is/was a very wise man. Great story on him! “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” --- Will Rogers

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels redjones #14850752 05/05/20 Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,008 West Texas L lynntelk Campfire Regular lynntelk Campfire Regular L Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,008 West Texas Originally Posted by redjones Originally Posted by BKS I have a Leupold 3x9x33 EFR I might want to sell. This right here,one of the best rimfire scopes ever made,my opinion of course, I have 5 of them. Greg Ditto

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14851250 05/05/20 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,798 Indiana M maddog Campfire Tracker maddog Campfire Tracker M Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,798 Indiana I have a Nikon Prostaff EFR 3x9 on my RAR. I like it very much.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14853549 05/06/20 Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,536 T thumbcocker Campfire Regular thumbcocker Campfire Regular T Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,536 I have a nikon prostaff 3x9 rimfire on mine. I like it so far.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14854084 05/06/20 Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,025 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,025 In the Swamps El Paso Weaver K2.5 or perhaps a Leupold Compact 2.5 is all you need. Cheap and durable. I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14857760 05/07/20 Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,695 Southern Oregon USA S Seafire Campfire 'Bwana Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,695 Southern Oregon USA Weaver 2 x 7 Rimfire if you can find one.. they are out of production.. or the old 4 X Rimfire Weaver... out of production also.. I use both, each one on a 30/30.... One a Win Legend.. and the other is Stainless Marlin.. "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14862321 05/09/20 Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 4,366 WI./FL. Windfall Campfire Tracker Windfall Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 4,366 WI./FL. My go to squirrel rifles are a Ruger 77/22 RSI with a Leupold VX-2 3-9x33 EFR Rimfire and a Winchester m61 with a soon to be arriving Leupold VX-1 2-7x28 that I found in the classified. I do like being able to turn that EFR down to ten meters to eliminate all parallax at close range when I have the time to be deliberate, but that 2-7x28 Rimfire should be good for running and gunning. My other auto is a .45 The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14869061 05/11/20 Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 171 Iowa J J71248 Campfire Member J71248 Campfire Member J Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 171 Iowa Originally Posted by 7_08FAN I posted this in optics, but no replies. Online Content Thinking about another rimfire scope for shooting treed squirrels. I want to keep the weight down. I have a Leupold Freedom 3x9x40 rimfire so I am familiar with them. I am wondering about the same in 2x7x33. Does one trump the other or anything negative with the smaller scope? Also, are there others I should look at? Seems several have recently been discontinued. I might consider a straight 4X as well. Thanks The 2x7x33 Leupold is the biggest piece of junk I own. Bought it new and the gray haze was horrible. Sent it back on my dime and its better but still worse than some of the cheap junk out there. Come to find out I'm not alone in my dislike for them.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #14886878 05/17/20 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 18,876 Missouri 1 10gaugemag Campfire Ranger 10gaugemag Campfire Ranger 1 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 18,876 Missouri tagged. The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15059352 07/17/20 Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,922 Pennsylvania P PennDog Campfire Regular PennDog Campfire Regular P Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,922 Pennsylvania Leupold’s discontinued 6X AO compact is my absolute favorite squirrel rifle scope. There are many others that work great too - the rimfire series from Leupold, the EFR 3-9X compact, weaver’s rimfire series, the Nikon EFR, the Kahles rimfire scope (rarer than hens teeth) and many others mentioned here all work well. PennDog

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15064183 07/19/20 Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 238 WV G gbear Campfire Member gbear Campfire Member G Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 238 WV I’m currently using and am very much satisfied with the 3x9x40 rimfire scope made for Tract optics. The glass is excellent, adjustments are crisp and accurate, and this model is parallax free @50Yds. Eye relief is very generous, an easy scope to get behind. Assembled in the Philippines with Japanese glass I think. They also offer a 4x12 rimfire scope. My previous rimfire scopes I’ve used are the Leupold 3x9x33EFR, and the Leupold vx 2 4x12 AO, ....nice scopes but I like the Tract much better for hunting squirrels and such. I have it mounted on a TC 22 classic with a 1pc Leupold base and low rings and there is 1/8” clearance at the objective. I have the bdc reticle and it’s very nice and clean, with a finer crosshair and grad marks than depicted on the website info page. It cost 174$ shipped. This is a lot of scope for the $$. Any questions give Jon a call @Tract, a great guy to deal with.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels Dirtfarmer #15066041 07/20/20 Joined: May 2008 Posts: 3,676 4 43Shooter Campfire Tracker 43Shooter Campfire Tracker 4 Joined: May 2008 Posts: 3,676 Another vote for the 2-7x33 Leupold and I'd probably leave it on 2 for most shots till the leaves are off the trees. Last edited by 43Shooter; 07/20/20.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15069157 07/21/20 Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,647 Indiana pointer Campfire Outfitter pointer Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,647 Indiana Just mounted a SWFA 3-9 on a Tikka T1X. Built to be a trainer for a T3 (with same scope) that I use for big game. Hope to put it to use on some late season squirrels this year. Early season I prefer to use a 20ga.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15070802 07/21/20 Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 17,816 Armpit of midwest H hookeye Campfire Ranger hookeye Campfire Ranger H Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 17,816 Armpit of midwest Id like to find another Leupold 4x compact.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels PennDog #15103117 08/02/20 Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 2,807 South Carolina J JB in SC Campfire Regular JB in SC Campfire Regular J Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 2,807 South Carolina Originally Posted by PennDog Leupold’s discontinued 6X AO compact is my absolute favorite squirrel rifle scope. There are many others that work great too - the rimfire series from Leupold, the EFR 3-9X compact, weaver’s rimfire series, the Nikon EFR, the Kahles rimfire scope (rarer than hens teeth) and many others mentioned here all work well. PennDog That 6X Compact AO was a sweet scope. I had one on my Clackamas Kimber 82 Custom Classic. Pains me to think about how many nice rifles have passed through my hands.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels J71248 #15110229 08/04/20 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 16,512 Louisiana 65BR Campfire Ranger 65BR Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 16,512 Louisiana Originally Posted by J71248 [quote=7_08FAN]I The 2x7x33 Leupold is the biggest piece of junk I own. Bought it new and the gray haze was horrible. Sent it back on my dime and its better but still worse than some of the cheap junk out there. Come to find out I'm not alone in my dislike for them. I guess mine are much better than yours..........my go to rimfire scope, dropped many squirrels. Used 4x and 6x and even 2.5x also with success. Never needed more.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15113879 08/06/20 Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,015 Central Louisiana D Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,015 Central Louisiana I've had good luck with a couple of Leupold EFR 3-9x33 rimfire scopes. ER is a bit short, but who cares on a .22LR... As you can see, this one is set back a good bit. DF

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels gbear #15121040 08/08/20 Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,922 Pennsylvania P PennDog Campfire Regular PennDog Campfire Regular P Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,922 Pennsylvania Originally Posted by gbear I’m currently using and am very much satisfied with the 3x9x40 rimfire scope made for Tract optics. The glass is excellent, adjustments are crisp and accurate, and this model is parallax free @50Yds. Eye relief is very generous, an easy scope to get behind. Assembled in the Philippines with Japanese glass I think. They also offer a 4x12 rimfire scope. My previous rimfire scopes I’ve used are the Leupold 3x9x33EFR, and the Leupold vx 2 4x12 AO, ....nice scopes but I like the Tract much better for hunting squirrels and such. I have it mounted on a TC 22 classic with a 1pc Leupold base and low rings and there is 1/8” clearance at the objective. I have the bdc reticle and it’s very nice and clean, with a finer crosshair and grad marks than depicted on the website info page. It cost 174$ shipped. This is a lot of scope for the $$. Any questions give Jon a call @Tract, a great guy to deal with. I’ll have to try one of those - they look like nice sized scopes for a .22 hunting rifle. Thanks for the info I did not know about these scopes but your review has piqued my interest! PennDog

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15129182 08/11/20 Joined: May 2020 Posts: 582 Arissona E Esteban325 Campfire Regular Esteban325 Campfire Regular E Joined: May 2020 Posts: 582 Arissona NC Star 4x30 compact P4... if you can mount it right. Very light.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels TomM1 #15131608 08/12/20 Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,181 Great Basin Condition Yellow Campfire Regular Condition Yellow Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,181 Great Basin Originally Posted by TomM1 The weaver 2-7 Rimfire scope is a good one. Made in Japan. Nice and trim, believe Natchez has them on sale. I’ll second that. The glass is surprisingly clear.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15135169 08/14/20 Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,212 Misery R Rustyzipper Campfire Tracker Rustyzipper Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,212 Misery Years ago. I used a Redfield 2.75X Widefield on a Marlin 39A and killed a lot of squirrels. I used it to shoot gallery shorts for hand thrown targets. The my other rig was a Marlin tube fed 22 Mag. with a 16X LWBR scope. I did make some loooong shots with that rig. Then I let a friend in a gun shop trade me out of the scope. The 22 mag has sat forlorn in a corner since. I recently bought some CCI 22 mag ammo so maybe there is some hope. I think a 3-9X EFR might be a good scope for my tastes. And maybe look for an annie to put it on. Be Well and shoot squirrels, Rustyzipper. Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15142783 08/17/20 Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 885 W WVGuy Campfire Regular WVGuy Campfire Regular W Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 885 I have an old Weaver 3X9 with AO. I have used this combo over thirty years. I usually have it set on four or five power. The scope may a bit over size for a 22, but it has served me well. The scope came on. Rem 700 30.06 that has been to harvest numerous deer.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels DigitalDan #15147797 08/18/20 Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 563 Jacksonville, Fl wahoo Campfire Regular wahoo Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 563 Jacksonville, Fl dan is on to something here. i have two setups, one ancient and one modern. one of my fave hunting spots is a depression surrounded by oak trees. it's about 30 yards across and there in a stump about 2 feet high on one side. early season...leaves on trees. sit on stump wait for them to start moving. pop one with an old rem 552 with a weaver 1x4.5 shooting short hps. late season, no leaves rem 541t with burris 6x silouette scope. any of the setups described will work. just remember field of view is important for game that isn't posing for their picture to be taken If you're not having fun; you're not doing it right!

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15187691 09/01/20 Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 274 Anchorage N Nykki Campfire Member Nykki Campfire Member N Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 274 Anchorage Burris 1.75x5 on my Remington pump 22, it's killed a lot of bunnys and spruce chickens. I shoot squirrel with my pellet pistol w/o a scope.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15301638 10/10/20 Joined: Oct 2020 Posts: 5 A acker New Member acker New Member A Joined: Oct 2020 Posts: 5 The Leupold VX Freedom 3-9x works well for 10/22s.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15305352 10/12/20 Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,015 Central Louisiana D Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,015 Central Louisiana VX-2 3-9x40 CDS, dial set up for the 38 gr Fed. Gameshok, a great bullet that's very accurate. Trigger stop on the Marlin 39 with near match grade trigger. DF

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15736581 02/02/21 Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,066 Mississippi W whitearrow Campfire Regular whitearrow Campfire Regular W Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,066 Mississippi got a current offering leupold vx freedom 3-9x33 efr on my 10 yr old sons CZ scout 455 and he hits spinner plates at 60 yds like its nothin'. Big Ed "Only accurate rifles are interesting" Col. Townsend Whelen

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15751059 02/06/21 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 149 Fairfax, VA C Circles Campfire Member Circles Campfire Member C Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 149 Fairfax, VA Hey 7 08 Did you buy a scope yet? I'm another squirrel dogger. I spend more time in the woods after squirrels with the dog than all my other hunting combined. I used a Leupold 2-7x rimfire for years, and I would prefer it to the 3-9 or 4x. But all three have almost the same functionality for what you're talking about. I've come to prefer a standard duplex over the rimfire or fine reticle. That's what I would look for if I was you. Several years ago I splurged and had the Leupold custom shop build me a scope. It's a VX-R 2-7x33 with the parallax set at 50 yards and a cds dial on top. I REALLY like the firedot. Turns out I don't use the cds dial for my hunting so I could have saved a few bucks. I'm very happy with this scope and can't imagine anything better for hunting squirrels with a dog. Circles

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15752603 02/06/21 Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,255 E Ella Campfire Regular Ella Campfire Regular E Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,255 708 fan, On your original question: I use a Leuopold vx II 3-9 with parallax reset to 50 yards. But I hope you and Circles will start a squirrel dog thread and post some pics. Every once in a while I think about finding up a squirrel cur or a feist....

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels Ella #15753641 02/06/21 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 149 Fairfax, VA C Circles Campfire Member Circles Campfire Member C Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 149 Fairfax, VA Originally Posted by Ella 708 fan, On your original question: I use a Leuopold vx II 3-9 with parallax reset to 50 yards. But I hope you and Circles will start a squirrel dog thread and post some pics. Every once in a while I think about finding up a squirrel cur or a feist.... Be careful with that. You get a good squirrel dog and all your deer hunting buddies will wonder what happened to you. And your freezer fills up with squirrel. Circles

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15756981 02/07/21 Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,255 E Ella Campfire Regular Ella Campfire Regular E Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,255 I'm already there. A good squirrel dog might get me more company. Throw up a thread and some stories.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15861188 03/04/21 Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 90 Northern Ontario H hoytcanon Campfire Greenhorn hoytcanon Campfire Greenhorn H Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 90 Northern Ontario Nothing fancy required if you are standing below the tree and shooting up... too much magnification can make it difficult to find the squirrel in the leaves... I like a variable scope, because where I hunt in open beech forests, I have taken 100 yard shots numerous times.... my Anschutz 1416 HB is wearing a VX-3 4.5-14X40 EFR, 4.5X when shooting up, 14X when hunting eyeballs at 100 yards. A few other rifles wear the VX-2 3-9X33mm EFR and other wear the VX-2 4-12X40mm EFR... my M77/22 Walnut/Stainless has the 4-12 and it sees alot of action.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15872724 03/07/21 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,670 Kansas 7_08FAN OP Campfire Regular OP 7_08FAN Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,670 Kansas I haven’t kept up in this thread. Yes, I scored a Leupold FX 4 power and I set the parrellax. It has a duplex reticle and works great. I put it on a new barebones 10/22 and had a brimstone trigger job. Lightweight and has sling studs molded in. Very accurate as well. About perfect IMO. As for dogs and pictures, I gave up on them being to hard to post and Photo Bucket ruining many good reference pictures on here when they tried to capitalize on what they hooked us on for free. Lots of good pups available now days. Get one and have fun. "Mark the birds and handle your Dog"

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15923466 03/21/21 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 67,659 N. Central Florida, and Miami Mannlicher Campfire Kahuna Mannlicher Campfire Kahuna Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 67,659 N. Central Florida, and Miami Leupold 2-7x rimfire on a Marlin 39A Sam......

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels wahoo #15946151 03/28/21 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 24,358 Western North Carolina K K22 Campfire Ranger K22 Campfire Ranger K Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 24,358 Western North Carolina Originally Posted by wahoo dan is on to something here. i have two setups, one ancient and one modern. one of my fave hunting spots is a depression surrounded by oak trees. it's about 30 yards across and there in a stump about 2 feet high on one side. early season...leaves on trees. sit on stump wait for them to start moving. pop one with an old rem 552 with a weaver 1x4.5 shooting short hps. late season, no leaves rem 541t with burris 6x silouette scope. any of the setups described will work. just remember field of view is important for game that isn't posing for their picture to be taken Those Burris 6X AO scopes are Awesome Squirrel scopes. Perfect in my opinion. This one isn't the "Silhouette" model, it's the 6X Mini AO model. The rifle isn't a real 541T, but is a 581S action with threaded barrel and receiver, and some other custom stuff. Really nice Squirrel rifle. The target is 45rds. of SK Standard Plus at 50yds. I think it was SK Standard, it could have been RWS Subsonic, Wolf MT, or Norma Subsonic. I can't remember. It was an Internet contest that was going on and you were suppose to shoot 50rds. In my first try I used a Kimber HS model and figured I could better it with the 581/541 if I zeroed below the center bull so I had a place to put the crosshairs. After 45 rounds I became bored and quit. The Kimber target which I think was 45 rounds also. Last edited by K22; 03/28/21.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15948287 03/28/21 Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,653 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,653 Either Texas or Idaho I am a big fan of the now discontinued Weaver 2-7X as previously mentioned. Plenty of scope. Of late I have moved to the Burris Droptine Rimfire 3-9x. They have been fine so far and a bargain for $120. Conduct is the best proof of character.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #15948618 03/28/21 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 24,358 Western North Carolina K K22 Campfire Ranger K22 Campfire Ranger K Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 24,358 Western North Carolina Those Droptine Rimfire scopes look like a real bargan EDM. How would you compare it to your Weaver? Nice Anschutz. Would it be a 164 Savage/Anschutz?

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #16087947 05/15/21 Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 190 Missouri bootheel D DeWman Campfire Member DeWman Campfire Member D Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 190 Missouri bootheel I have an old wide view 4x Weaver on my 511-x and a Leupold 4x on my 10/22. There are cooler scopes out there but I can't recall being handicapped yet.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #16091020 05/17/21 Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 2,079 Willamette Valley S SS336 Campfire Regular SS336 Campfire Regular S Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 2,079 Willamette Valley That’s some excellent shooting, k22. That 581S is a keeper, for sure.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #16092161 05/17/21 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 24,358 Western North Carolina K K22 Campfire Ranger K22 Campfire Ranger K Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 24,358 Western North Carolina Thanks SS336. In truth, it has a 541T barrel on it.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #16095240 05/18/21 Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,420 Maine, ayuh. B buttstock Campfire Regular buttstock Campfire Regular B Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,420 Maine, ayuh. I have a couple of Bushnell Banner ( Japan made) 1 inch straight tube, fixed 4x rimfire scopes. They are very bright, with very crisp optics. They were bought used for about $40. Plex reticle. Click adjustments. I have one one a CZ 452 American 22LR, and a Marlin 880 sq (22LR). I really like them. "Behavior accepted is behavior repeated." "Strive to be underestimated."

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #16100370 05/20/21 Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,052 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh Campfire Ranger gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,052 Annapolis, Md. I use a Leupold FX-4 on a BRNO Model 2 and am tickled sh*tless with the combo. "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels buttstock #16100838 05/20/21 Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,228 B Blackheart Campfire Ranger Blackheart Campfire Ranger B Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,228 Originally Posted by buttstock I have a couple of Bushnell Banner ( Japan made) 1 inch straight tube, fixed 4x rimfire scopes. They are very bright, with very crisp optics. They were bought used for about $40. Plex reticle. Click adjustments. I have one one a CZ 452 American 22LR, and a Marlin 880 sq (22LR). I really like them. I really liked the one I had too. Unfortunately it finally gave out on me after many years of use on several different .22's a couple years ago. The horizontal crosshair broke right at the intersection of the vertical.

Re: Rimfire Scope for Squirrels 7_08FAN #16108696 05/23/21 Joined: May 2021 Posts: 1 S stephens163 New Member stephens163 New Member S Joined: May 2021 Posts: 1 i have 2 vortex crossfire2 2x7x32 on my 22s and love them.very clear and the turrets track is precise