Wasn't being flippant Uncle, just practical. Not much meat on a squirrel in the first place so I aim for the only spot where I am not losing meat. That be the head. Takes practice to be consistent on squirrel head shots. Plain and simple. It's a small target and one that never sits still for very long. I still have an old Weatherby XXII semi that I bought in the early 60's with my farm money. That thing has head shot more squirrels and rabbits than I can count. Out of the 8 .22 rims I own, my hand naturally floats to that old girl whenever I am going to go pop some tree rats. It's also the very first rifle my kids and grandkids ever live fired. When I was living in Pa and had to go to a manually operated .22 for tree rats I hunted down and found the newer Mark XXII bolt action based on the Anschultz and danged if that puppy isn't just as accurate. Now personally I like the CCI stinger hollowpoint ammo. Pretty much anywhere you hit them in the head, you will have a dead squirrel. I would imagine the same results from a 45 grain V-Max pushed at Hornet velocities. Pink mist anyone?