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I have been hunting small game (squirrel, rabbit, nutria, etc...) with a pistol for a few years. Small game hunting is a great way to keep your skills up between deer trips. After a while, I lost interest in small game because there was no real challenge in it. Thats when I started going squirrel hunting with a .22 pistol and 2 mags that hold 10 rounds each, and thats it. Talk about a chalange, I came back many days with one rabbit or no squirrels. I have enjoyed the chalange of pistol hunting so much that I totally decked out my ruger. It has a 2.25lb trigger job,the body is polished, custom handles, the bushings have been replaced with the older MKII bushings, the trigger/sear engagement is so polished its reflective, and its topped off with the BEST scope I could find, a Leupold VXIII 2-7 pistol scope!!!
I digress... I was at a friends farm today and he was telling me about a squirrel that chewed its way through the roof of one of his store houses and no matter how many times he has tried to catch it with rat traps he just hasn't had any luck. He even had his son's .22 rifle sitting by the porch in case he saw the squirrel coming out of the roof. He told me that it was 50yards to the store house from the porch and even though he has taken a few shots, he has missed the squirrel every time. Now its chewing the electrical wires and he has already lost the lights to the store house and said hes afraid it may start a fire. After dinner we saw the squirrel coming out of the roof and he grabbed the .22 rifle. I had my pistol with me because we usually do some target shooting when I come over. He bet me $50 that I couldn't take the squirrel with my pistol. I shoot 50 yard bench rest and set up my rest on his picnic table just outside the door. About 5 minutes later the squirrel came back. Relax.....squeeze.....BANG!!!!! Right through the ear!!! one shot at 50yards!!!
In the end, I made my longest pistol kill ever and he even gave me the $50
P.S. for anyone that cares. Although it was not during hunting season, the state allows the destruction of any rodent species that are damaging property.
I digress... I was at a friends farm today and he was telling me about a squirrel that chewed its way through the roof of one of his store houses and no matter how many times he has tried to catch it with rat traps he just hasn't had any luck. He even had his son's .22 rifle sitting by the porch in case he saw the squirrel coming out of the roof. He told me that it was 50yards to the store house from the porch and even though he has taken a few shots, he has missed the squirrel every time. Now its chewing the electrical wires and he has already lost the lights to the store house and said hes afraid it may start a fire. After dinner we saw the squirrel coming out of the roof and he grabbed the .22 rifle. I had my pistol with me because we usually do some target shooting when I come over. He bet me $50 that I couldn't take the squirrel with my pistol. I shoot 50 yard bench rest and set up my rest on his picnic table just outside the door. About 5 minutes later the squirrel came back. Relax.....squeeze.....BANG!!!!! Right through the ear!!! one shot at 50yards!!!
In the end, I made my longest pistol kill ever and he even gave me the $50
P.S. for anyone that cares. Although it was not during hunting season, the state allows the destruction of any rodent species that are damaging property.
