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RWE, I've regretted getting rid of my SA and am looking to replace it. Let me know if you decide to dump it. I'd love to be the guy that makes YOU regret it, too....grin , Don

Winchester 75 Sporter.

He was a challenge

Somebody on another thread posted a pic yesterday of a pile of goofy looking fox squirrels like that they said they got in Va...


I think they are cool

This one made several more, I spotted them all over the place all fall.

cz 452 American, winchester power point

That rifle is too pretty to take afield!

How about this 1416 Annie.

Marlin 880 Squirrel, CZ 452, Marlin 39. I grab one of these when rat huntin.

Almost forgot, Ruger 10/22 and TC Contender carbine. All good!

I used a remington 521t for yrs, but recently sold it. I bought a 880sq awhile back to replace it. It shoots great with a couple different kinds of cheap and mid grade ammo,but much more fussy then my remington was. I did the trigger spring tricks on it,and have the pull down to around 3 pds. I have a boyds laminate stock and a ss trigger gaurd on the way. I plan on making up for lost time from a knee replacement. Tree rats beware...

In the early 80's I gave a guy 40 bucks for Marlin 39A Century Limited. He was transferring overseas and couldn't take it with him. I stuck a cheap Tasco 4X scope on it and I've been dragging it around the woods ever since. All my kids have been introduced to shooting with it. The stock is banged up and the brass is tarnished & it still shoots perfect.

Lo and behold I find out they're selling for 700 bucks nowadays. Lol.

my best squirrel killing rifle is not my most accurate rifle, nor is it my most reliable...

my favorite rifle for the squirrel woods is my old 552a speedmaster semi-auto...
mushy trigger pull, shoots about a tight tennis ball group at 50 yards, and just occasionally it'll bobble on the ejection and stick one on me...

but it is the sweetest pointing and swinging squirrel killing rifle i've ever held in my hands...

the squirrel timbers here are pretty thickly grown over, and a 35 yd shot is on the long side... but when 2 or 3 squirrels are running through all the understory the sure point and easy swing are much appreciated...

I have a 2.5X shotgun scope mounted on it, and it is surely quick to get on target.

I also have a sako and a remington in bolt action that are more accurate and reliable, but i kill more squirrel with the speedmaster...

If I were to find any fault with the speedmaster, it is that the action toggle for it is on the left side, and ahead of the receiver. Sometimes on a high angle shot I will drop my left hand back and grip rigt behind the toggle, and when it comes back to cycle it'll get your attention...

That is a very nice looking Annie! The 64 actioned rifles are lighter and easier to carry with plenty good accuracy. I own a mint 164M that I have not had a chance to shoot yet. Looking forward to it though!Here is my 1422:

Beautiful 1422,I am a bit envious.

As a youngster I loved nothing more than sitting in a grove of hickory nut trees with my grandfather's Win M-90 on my lap, waiting for an old fox squirrel to show .
In college I enjoyed head shooting them with my Anchutz M-54 sporter and today my choice is a Rem 40X in a synthetic stock and a 4-12X Leupold with mil-dots.

They were, and are, all great.

LMK when you decide to sell that 1416!

Ever seen a 17 squirrel CF?

Here's a Cooper Model 38 single shot from way back.

39a with "realist" low power variable- - 1.5-4x I think. Dead tree rat. If I miss, it's not the gun! She likes Winnie Super X HP's.

When I lived in Squirrel country (Mobile) I bought a Browning semi-auto (the little takedown). I thought it was a great, little Squirrel gun. I still have it, but haven't fired it since I left Mobile (1987). Memories.....

Of course all the rifles in this thread are wonderful, but the memories (as LarryfromBend just reminded me) are why I keep coming back to re-read. Very good thread.

Bob