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same here, always room for another good squirrel rifle. i fell hard for the .17's too, but in any caliber, a good rimfire in the woods makes a great day even better.

contender carbines in 17Aguila & 17M2


Cooper LVT's in 17M2 and 17HMR


CZ452 american in .17HMR


CZ452 varmint in 17M2

Nice stuff there FyrepowrX!! Im not only a 22 slut but a lumber whore too.

FyrepowrX..

You Suck!

I cant even post pics of my poor decrepit looking Ruger 77s now.....




Nice stuff!!

Ingwe

ditto...my inner termite keeps me prowling for timber, and it is a thirst that cant be quenched. been lucky on the CZ's, scrounged up a few others too that have wood way beyond typical.

ingwe, i like the 77/22's too, got 3 boat paddle guns meself, a pair of stainless in 22LR & 22Mag, and a blued HMR. kinda nice to just lash those the the 4 wheeler & not worry about scratching anything, and they get used as much as the eye-candy ones. the 22LR wouldnt shoot worth a chitt though, re-barreled it with a 16" fluted green mountain tube but havent shot it much since then. taking it out this weekend for some more serious tests.

My two main rimfires are both Ruger 77/22 and 77/17 in VBBZ, both wearing Burris 3x9 BPs...
Plain, utility working guns...but accurate as all get out.And Durable..
My "squirrel" shooting consists of ground squirrels out here, infestations can be quite "good" and 1,000 rounds per day through either rifle are not uncommon...
The rugers have been doing it without a bobble for years..but they are sure plain to look at...


Ingwe

A Remington 541-S that I bought back in about '78. It loves Remington's subsonic HP, CCI's SGB, Green Tag or Std velocity load.

Yall may have prettier wood than I have but my Bronco has better looking pot metal than yall have.

cant bring myself to scope this one, just feels to good with irons. Its a Grade II in .22 short. never shot it much at longer range but at 25 yards even with my lousy eyeballs it'll headpunch squirrels easily.

used it with CCI .22short HP's a couple years ago to sit under a mulberry tree in a creekbottom on opening day(mid may here) and busted 3 fox squirrels & 1 gray.

This one hase been killin' squirrels since the 30's.
Winchester 60A Target

Yeah Ingwe..

I'm in the same boat you are...Couple of Rugers, a CZ 452, and a pair of NEFs for rimfires.. Own 3 heavy barrel 10/22s for Seafire Jr and some of his friends to use..

Also a couple of Marlin Rimfires in 22 Mag and 17 HMR...
They are all as accurate as any of the rimfires as shown above....

but some of you boys have rigs that are just plain gorgeous!
makes my rigs look like trailer trash...

Going over to Klamath today to shoot squirrels with a buddy who has never shot them before.. I think he will be taking a dozen rifles or so...he is like a 10 yr old ready to go, even tho he is 63...

Myself, I am taking a 223, and a Model 94/22..between the two they will probably go thru 500 to 700 rounds today..

I've retired it, but for squirrel hunting when I lived in MN, I had a very old Savage 24 with a 22 on top ( that my grandfather actually shot out!) and a 410 on the bottom...

That 410 was the 'easiest' thing to hunt squirrels with on the planet. Unlike Oregon, 410 shells were dirt cheap in MN.
that little shot gun throws out a pattern about the size of a garbage can lid at about 30 yds...

you could nail a squirrel with a 'hip shot' from that shotgun anywhere within 50 yds...and using light 410 loads, it never seemed to penetrate the meat at all..

squirrel and wildrice made a pretty tasty meal...

17 HM2s:

Ruger 10/22 conversion with GM 96/22 barrels retrofitted, mounted with a Weaver RV7 2-7x28 in Warne rings.

Savage Mark II BVSS mounted with a Pentex Gameseeker 4-12x40 in Warne rings.

Jeff

I have a 77/22 All Weather that has accounted for many a crock pot of squirrel. I don't get to hunt them much anymore but it is my favorite hunting hands down.

As for eating it is: Squirrel, Dove Wraps, Catfish...in that order.

I like my 22 lr rim fires and my 32 and 36 caliber muzzle loaders. I like the muzzle loaders as you can load them down or up as the shot requires and there is more of challenge.

Very pretty!

Remington 541T with a Burris 3X-9X-32mm Compact scope in Burris steel mounts.

I have exactly the same one, and yeah, it's about perfect for taking squirrels; has been for a LONG time.

Here is something retro, a Mossberg single shot Model 25. I have other rifle choices when out in squirrel habitat, but this one just seems to be the right thing to carry sometimes.

I love my remington 581 with a nikon 3+9,Its real light.

I pretty much use a Ruger 10/22 mannlicher these days. I just posted a Savage 93 in 17 HMR for sale in the classifieds that does a FANTASTIC job but I am left handed and have decided to stick with the automatic unless I find a left handed bolt 17 or 22 that I can not live without. Sadly, I don't have any pictures of the 10/22 though I love the full length stock. Always wished they would have made the 77 RSI in lefty.