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Old 01-02-2006 | 06:04 PM
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hey, whatever knocks them down! i really want a 17 HMR but i basically use a .22
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Old 01-07-2006 | 12:45 AM
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i always usemy trusty50 bmg. they seem to do the trick every time. not much left of them but u can take them at a 1000 meeters.if that dont work i always carry my trusty swiss army knife and stab it to death
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Old 01-07-2006 | 08:37 AM
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Marlin model 60 .22 LR. with a 4X scope.
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Old 01-07-2006 | 11:30 AM
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i use full choke 12 gauge with #6 shot. i dont understand what they are talking about. i can always get all the shot out of the squirrels pretty easy. I also use a .17 hmr but i wouldnt recomend it for squirrel because if you dont make a good head shot it is catastrophic on the meat. Id try a .17 mach 2. i dont think it would do a lot of harm to the meat

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Old 01-07-2006 | 02:43 PM
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if that dont work i always carry my trusty swiss army knife and stab it to death
!!! you get that close to a wounded squirrel to stab it with a 2 inch blade?! your nuts! i just pop another cap n its head. i got bit in the web of the thumb picking up a squirrel that i thought was dead. i was wrong!
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Old 01-07-2006 | 02:53 PM
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I killed over 50 one year using primarily a 410 with #6 shot. The last two years, I have used a 17. It makes a bigger hole than a .22 but I haven't had any that were really tore up, even when shooting fairly small greys.
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Old 01-07-2006 | 04:30 PM
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Take the best of both worlds..... my favorite I use is my grandpa's 22/410 over and under
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Old 01-07-2006 | 05:29 PM
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I use a 410 shotgun and a 22.
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Old 01-07-2006 | 06:10 PM
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nah squirrelkilla23 i clime in the treesand murder then in their own home..crazy aint it. haha




i surehope you are not believeing this!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 01-13-2006 | 07:33 PM
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i use a bolt action 22. caliber, with a weaver k4 scope on it.
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