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Old 08-31-2006, 07:27 PM   #1
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for my mossbergshotgun a full choke and a #5 or 6 shot is best
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Old 08-31-2006, 07:43 PM   #2
 
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no offense, but mossbergs don't pattern that well at all from wat i see at the patterning range. it depends on wat kind of squirrels and the range then i could tell u something.
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Old 08-31-2006, 07:48 PM   #3
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.22 LR for me. Tomorrow I will be trying out .17 HMR.
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Old 09-02-2006, 03:47 AM   #4
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yea i agree mossbergs dont pattern well..... but i could not get a 870 for the price i paid for the mossberg
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five shot
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Old 09-07-2006, 09:55 PM   #6
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more fun with a rimfire rifle
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You got to go with a .22. It waist less meat.
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Old 09-13-2006, 03:20 PM   #8
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I shootem with a 22 LR. and an 870 12 gauge 7 1/2 shot. I have a 17HMR and it tears them apart, I wish I had a mach 2 though.. Cant wait till it opens..
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Old 09-13-2006, 07:49 PM   #9
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.22cal or .17 mach2 is the way to go, when squirrel hunting. I don't like to be spitting leads out when I'm eating.
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