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Ruger 10/22 with a Simmons "22 Mag" 4x. Cheap but effective. No squirrel is safe at 100yds and out at the range I can hit bowling pins at 200yds. Although I can't always knock them over.

all of my 22's have a simmons 4x of some sort on them, maybe one has something different but i cannot remember right now.

Remington 541-T w/leupold Vari-X 3-9, Remington 581-S w/Tasco World Class 3-9 (kid's gun), Remington 552 w/Sightron 2.5 fixed, Ruger Mk-1 6.5" barrel w/Leupold 4 power fixed, now if those grey squirrels will just hold still long enough for my to find em' in the scope.

CK

CZ 452 fs(full stock) with leupold ultralight 3-9power with 32 objective.It shoots eley high v solids.The other squirrel getter is a ruger 77/22 in .22 wmr.It has a two pound dayton traister trigger and wears a leupold vx II 4-12 with 40 objective.It shoots remington 33 gr v-max.I only take head shots with this one or there is not a lot left to eat.

Three have Baush & Lomb Elite 3x9x40's on them and one has a Williams Fool Proof aperture sight. I probably hunt most with the M39A Marlin lever action and its peep sight. Just seems a natural in the squirrel timber.

My old Remington 521t Target rifle has an equally old El Paso Weaver K4. Thats all I have needed for over 30 years of squirrel killing.
My plinker, and back up tree rat rifle is a Ruger 10/22, Mannlicher stocked carbine, and wears a Simmons 4X scope. It does everything that I require as well.

Nikon 4X Prostaff on a japanese Winchester 52, 22lr. Grouse gun is a Win 9422WMR with a receiver sight.

17hmr in a Savage 93R17BTVS with a Nikon prostaff 3x9. I had a BSA with a AO but didnt care for it I was always fiddling with it for a clear image.

Uncas,

How do you like your 17HMR? I see CZ now offers the 452 American in 17HMR and was at Dicks yesterdasy and saw their 17HMR was not that much money. Looks like it would hit hard and prolly have less drop at 100 yds? How does yours shoot?

I got two 22Mags, one is a 882 and tghe other is a CZ American. I also got a couple Marlin 39. Been thinking the 17HMR would complete my6 rimfire arsenal.

How do they compare with the 22mags?

thanks

I've got a CZ 453 w/single set trigger wearing a Burris 4-12 Compact w/target knobs & AO which I use for squirrel hunting and target shooting. I generally keep it on 4X when hunting, but can zoom in and count the wiskers when I need to.



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Leupold 3x9 on a 10-22 And a Leupold 4x on a Marlin bolt....

other than the fact that my 223 wears the 44mag and my lefty CZ 452 wears an Aetec, everythings the same, even the ammo.

Savage 93/17 HMR Stainless , Std. dia. barrel, black syn. stock , with a Weaver 3>9 x with adjustable objective. Will shoot the balls off a gnat at 100 Yds.

The squirrels and I have an understanding. They don't use binoculars and I don't use scope sights.

Older Leupold Vari-X 3 3.5 X 10 AO on a Savage Anschutz 54 sporter.

My squirrel rig consists of a Kimber Hunter .22 rifle with a Burris 3x9 AO/RF scope in Kimber mounts. She is squirrel head accurate to well past 50 yards. I use WMT ammo. I've never seen the need for hi-velocity HP ammo to cleanly kill squirrels.

Mine is a Win 52 with a Leupold 2-7 rimfire on it. Only bad thing about hunting in Montana is that the squirrels are all small pine squirrels and taste like...well, they don't taste so great. I miss the big fox squirrels and greys.......looks like a small game road trip is in order for next season.

Welcome Whip

Where are you in NW Montana? I'm in Helena. And looking for squirel/gophers.

I use open sights.

I hunt with several different bolt action rimfires in .22lr and .17m2 calibers, the only constant is my scope, all my rifles have a Leupold 3-9x33A.O. these scopes are the best Ive seen (although expensive). and yes I do prefer an adjustable objective on a rimfire scope....................547.